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    Sustainable water services in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    16 November 2016

    This paper examines the sustainability of water services in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Photo: Concern Worldwide.
    Photo: Concern Worldwide.

    This brief details the way the rural village of Mande, in the South-Eastern province of Tanganyika, has been applying the Life-Cycle Costs Approach promoted by the DRC WASH Consortium to ensure the sustainability of the water point which was installed by Concern Worldwide.

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