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...
by Rik Haanen | Jul 20, 2021 | Highlights
Position: Technical field officer in Water Sector Location: Starting in Petauke and maybe later during the year other districts in Eastern Province Start Date: 1 September 2021 Background Jacana supports small Zambian entrepreneurs in realizing their plans to grow....
by Rik Haanen | May 3, 2021 | Highlights
1. How much water do you need per day? and 2. What is the pressure your pump must deliver? Each pump sales person should ask these questions. In most cases, your first estimated answer will be way off. As a result, the pump you are buying is too expensive. 1....
by Rik Haanen | Feb 16, 2021 | Highlights
Great book on Self-supply Filling the gaps in public water supply provision by Dr. Sally Suton and John Butterworth. On the first day of publication, the book was downloaded more than 500 times already. Softcopy is free. Get your copy here ‘Self-supply has long been...
by Rik Haanen | Feb 1, 2021 | Highlights
As one of the COVID-19 responses the Jacana SMART Centre in Zambia took the initiative to provide water to Health Centres in Eastern Zambia. This initiative was supported by Wilde Ganzen and several other donors. The Dutch Water sector wrote an news article about this...
by Rik Haanen | Jan 1, 2021 | Highlights
2020 was a challenging year for all of us. Covid-19 has turned the whole world upside down. Fortunately, in Zambia, we have been less affected than expected. Why, is still a great mystery, but we hope that it will remain this way. This does not alter the fact that...
