| Title: | Analysis of boreholes' functionality in Northern Malawi |
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| Description: | The data is obtained from a survey conducted in Wasambo in Karonga district (Northen Malawi). This data is about boreholes and handpumps that people mostly rely on for drinking water, secondary to wells and rivers. The data were collected in June 2023. |
| Authors: | Mabvuto Yesaya [aut, cre] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3234-9699>), Juliette Preisig [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3259-1858>), Hastings Kayira [aut], Mian Zhong [aut] (ORCID: <https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4546-7214>) |
| Maintainer: | Mabvuto Yesaya <[email protected]> |
| License: | CC BY 4.0 |
| Version: | 0.0.1 |
| Built: | 2026-10-09 10:26:46 UTC |
| Source: | https://github.com/openwashdata/boreholefuncmwi |
The data is obtained from a survey conducted in Wasambo in Karonga district (Northen Malawi). This data is about boreholes and handpumps that people mostly rely on for drinking water, secondary to wells and rivers. The data were collected in June 2013.
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A tibble with 108 rows and 17 variables
Identification number of the observation
Date the survey was filled out
Main role of the respondent. Options include 'Area Mechanic', 'Chief/Village Headman', 'Community member', 'Councilor', 'Head teacher/Teacher', 'HSA/Health officer', 'Hand pump borehole committee chair', 'Hand pump borehole committee member', 'Hand pump borehole owner', 'Water Seller', and 'Water User Association/Water Board member'
How many people are on the Hand pump borehole Committee as of 2023?
How many community members attended the last meeting? (Label 99 for unknown number of attendants)
How much money in Malawi Kwacha do you need to manage this borehole without financial problems annually?
Name of the village
How many households use this hand pump borehole?
What costs were considered when setting the tariff or user fee? Options including Maintenance costs, Operation costs - e.g. salary of the water seller, Total replacement cost for the system, Set by local government, and Bill payments.
How often is the tariff/user fee collected? Including per month, per 2 months, per quarter, per year and when required for repairs.
How much is the tariff/user fee in Kwacha?
How much money in Malawi Kwacha do you source to support operations and maintenance annually?
How many households in the community paid a water fee the last time it was collected?
How far away are/were the materials you use for hand pump borehole repairs? Options include '>20km', '0-20km', 'within community', and 'don't know'.
Is there a service provider or someone responsible for operating and/or maintaining this hand pump borehole or water system? Yes for 1 and No for 0.
Do you conduct preventive maintenance? Yes for 1 and No for 0.
Functional status of the borehole. Functional for 1, Not functional for 0 (including 'Partially functional but in need of repair', 'Not functional')