preventive maintenance in Sierra Leone : WaSH program by Inter Aide

1. The preventive maintenance strategy

2. 1. Sensitizing communities to maintenance
Training water points’ committees

3. 1. Sensitizing communities to maintenance
Training water points’ committees

4. 2. Creating a network of pump officers

5. Network of
pump officers

6. 1 Hand Pump Mechanics:
≈ in average 50 Hand Pumps to supervise at
chiefdom level

7. 1 Hand Pump Mechanics:
≈ in average 50 Hand Pumps to supervise at
chiefdom level
Strategy of preventive
maintenance:
The PM comes every year to diagnose
First repair:
Communities decide to invest to
renovate their pump (Inter Aide helps
by paying costs for parts more
expensive than 100 000 Le) and call PM

8. 3. Allowing access to spare parts = identifying suppliers

10. 4. Linking with water directorate

11. 4. Linking with water directorate

12. In brief…
• Promotion of regular check-up of the pumps to prevent
breakdowns
• Promotion of proactive contribution by the
communities to reach a determined amount for
maintenance