To compensate for the low adult literacy rate in Niger, a cassette tape was produced in the nation's two most widely spoken languages, which describes how to install, maintain, and troubleshoot the pumps. This tape is included with each pump purchase. Deep well pump research is continuing. The testing of larger diameter pumps for use near the Niger River in rice production is continuing as well. These pumps are extremely low lift, but they provide almost twice the output of a standard treadle pump.
Tubewell commercialization is underway.
Five teams of well drillers in the project zone have now been trained and equipped. To date, these teams have installed a total of 52 wells, achieving an 80 percent success rate. The success of well-jetting depends not only on the quality of the installation but also on porosity of the aquifer, which cannot be determined from the surface. Fortunately, many prime gardening areas in Niger are located in former river valleys underneath which lie coarse sand aquifers that are ideally suited for tubewells. The project has also trained the well drillers to install wrapped screens, which can double the discharge capacity of an existing open well.