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Dear RedR Experts,

I am writing on behalf of Cameroon Catalyst - a charity run by civil engineering students at the University of Southampton. For the past five years, we have fundraised, designed and built a number of community infrastructure projects in eastern Cameroon, including a health centre, primary school, solar hub and carpentry workshop with the idea that students use the skills they have learned on their course to provide the catalyst to further development in the region.

This year, we plan to construct three new hand-pumps (either Bluepumps, Afridev or India Mk IIs) to provide water to up to 1000 people. We still need a lot more information on the preliminary steps before drilling a borehole and building a pump, such as whether there are geological records readily available for the area or the steps that would need to be taken to investigate the available aquifers, or whether preliminary boreholes would need to be drilled and the correct methods of doing so. Any information in this regard would be much appreciated.

Many thanks for your time,

Alex

Dear RedR Experts,

I am writing on behalf of Cameroon Catalyst - a charity run by civil engineering students at the University of Southampton. For the past five years, we have fundraised, designed and built a number of community infrastructure projects in eastern Cameroon, including a health centre, primary school, solar hub and carpentry workshop with the idea that students use the skills they have learned on their course to provide the catalyst to further development in the region.

This year, we plan to construct three new hand-pumps (either Bluepumps, Afridev or India Mk IIs) to provide water to up to 1000 people. We still need a lot more information on the preliminary steps before drilling a borehole and building a pump, such as whether there are geological records readily available for the area or the steps that would need to be taken to investigate the available aquifers, or whether preliminary boreholes would need to be drilled and the correct methods of doing so. Any information in this regard would be much appreciated.

Many thanks for your time,

Alex

Dear RedR Experts,

I am writing on behalf of Cameroon Catalyst - a charity run by civil engineering students at the University of Southampton. For the past five years, we have fundraised, designed and built a number of community infrastructure projects in eastern Cameroon, including a health centre, primary school, solar hub and carpentry workshop with the idea that students use the skills they have learned on their course to provide the catalyst to further development in the region.

This year, we plan to construct three new hand-pumps (either Bluepumps, Afridev or India Mk IIs) to provide water to up to 1000 people. We still need a lot more information on the preliminary steps before drilling a borehole and building a pump, such as whether there are geological records readily available for the area or the steps that would need to be taken to investigate the available aquifers, or whether preliminary boreholes would need to be drilled and the correct methods of doing so. Any information in this regard would be much appreciated.

Many thanks for your time,

Alex