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Superfastwaterpumping

December 19, 2023August 7, 2011 by Nathan Nelson
Don’t do this.

Amusing as this might be, it’s pretty much a lesson in how not to use a water pump. They break when treated like this.

Categories Development, Ghana 180
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Ghana 180

Posts from when Harriet and Nathan spent six months in Ghana in 2011 working on separate development projects in the Ashanti region.

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  • Cloud poo poo land
  • Making toilets objects of desire
  • Time’s nearly up
  • Stuck in the mud!
  • Community development projects start here

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