by Rik Haanen | Dec 6, 2021 | Highlights
After six months of hard work, the water entrepreneurs in Petauke have been trained and are now ready to drill boreholes and install pumps independently without supervision. The tools for manual drilling and the rope pumps are supplied by the trained welders and...
by Rik Haanen | Nov 9, 2021 | Highlights
Every now and then we are asked why trainers come from “far”. And by “far” we mean the Netherlands, USA, Tanzania and Malawi, among others. The reason for this is simple: we first need to train local trainers and they must have sufficient experience. When we started...
by Rik Haanen | Oct 5, 2021 | Highlights
Covid-19 restricted our training programmes, but risks have reduced and we are allowed to train again. Just in time for the Jacana SMART Centre in Petauke to kick-off. Over the past two months, a lot of hard work has gone into providing the office in Petauke (which is...
by Rik Haanen | Sep 6, 2021 | Highlights
See an article about Jacana SMART Centres in a Dutch printed paper. Read the digital copy here. Jacana will also be on Dutch national television once again NPO 2 on 24 October 2021around...
by Rik Haanen | Aug 30, 2021 | Highlights
This is our contribution to Stockholm World Water Week. The session was about Self-supply and water security for all so allow me to I start with a statement. Can we provide 50% of the SDG6 target group with family owned water supply; without spending more than...
by Rik Haanen | Jul 21, 2021 | Highlights
After a year of hard work, Jacana Business Center is finally ready. With a team of 33 people, we worked on it for a year. Of course we had setbacks, but overall everything was achieved within the set goals. How it all started In 2016 Jacana moved from central Zambia...
