tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185594755430140515.post3318539064251765301..comments2023-08-28T12:31:53.112+02:00Comments on Annie B. Takes on Mozambique: Form Before FunctionAnnie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395123218813722641noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185594755430140515.post-83282120978552751612012-03-14T06:36:09.336+02:002012-03-14T06:36:09.336+02:00You should be a journalist or something. This is r...You should be a journalist or something. This is really well written. In environmental engineering we talk a lot about how simple and 'well tested' water and sanitation ideas (like centralized pumps, or solar water disinfection, or latrines or whatever) are often really ineffective in practice. It is hard to pinpoint why exactly they fail, but your story is another example of how the water pump isn't this 'wonderful' solution to water access: it is inconvenient and annoying because half the time it doesn't even work! But in the spirit of form before function, the Moz government or whomever funded the pump can check off that your water supply is 'improved' because you have a pump even if the pump isn't working.<br /><br />And Parabens para Elsa!!!Danielinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936142257718524654noreply@blogger.com