The SMART Centre approach An innovative way to reach SDG6 and create jobs by training local entrepreneurs Stockholm Water Week Henk Holtslag MetaMeta henkholtslag49@gmail.com 28-08-2016
Goals Reach “the last mile” Increase sustainability communal supply Scale up Self-supply Reduce rural poverty, Increase food security Create jobs If you would get a large fund, in which 3 actions would you invest to reach these goals?
The SMART Centre approach Simple, Market based, Affordable, Repairable Technologies Combination of: Innovative technologies (SMARTechs) Training the local private sector Focus on Household Water Treatment Scale up Self-supply
Examples of SMARTechs Manual drilling Examples of SMARTechs Manual drilling. Sludging, Jetting, EMAS, Baptist, Mzuzu. Cost/well of 40 m. > $150
Pumps & storage EMAS, Rope, Solar pumps. Depths to 40 m Pumps & storage EMAS, Rope, Solar pumps. Depths to 40 m. >$50 Wire cement tanks, 3R, Tube recharge
Irrigation, Household treatment Filters 2 x more effective than Chlorine
Self-supply water ladder worked in Europe, Can it work in Africa? Motor pump Electric pump Protected Unprotected
How to scale up? Learn from past Simple is not easy Invest in 3T’s Training T………
Effects SMART Centres Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique,. 40% cost reduction rural water supply From $ 4000 to $1500 per system Increased functionality; 85% Communal 95% Self-supply Increased Self–supply 5000 pumps sold to families. incomes, food Profit based sustainability, private sector 45 SMEs, 150 new jobs directly 8000 new jobs indirectly www.smartcentregroup.com