Isata Kamara : Meet the hand pump mechanic who won the hearts of villagers
Forty-seven-year-old, Isata Kamara is loved and adored by most of her fellow residents in Mafaray Village, a remote community just outside Kambia district, Northern Sierra Leone.
Her fame has not come cheap. She gained popularity as her community relied solely on her to service their only source of water – the only handpump in the community, built by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with funding from The People of Japan. The handpump serves an average of 1000 people from 12 outlying communities…read more
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3 Comments
Affoutountoun Enguerran
C’est une invention très utiles au milieu rural ou les périphériques enclavé d’eau propre et pur…. Bravo 👏 india Mark 2
Sharad
oui monsieur, c’est vraiment une invention très utile, merci de l’avoir appréciée…Sharad
Bright Chiimbwe
I love the story of lady Kamara and fill inspired by her works as it pushes me to do more of the same work. I am a Zambian and involved in installation and repairing and at times supervise drilling process of Boreholes. I would like to know how I can order India mark II hand pumps direct from India.