Dutch public broadcasting organisation NCRV has awarded “Mr. Rope Pump” Henk Holtslag with the International Mambapoint Volunteer of the Netherlands prize. Henk received 500 Euros and a trophy at a ceremony on 26 June 2009. He said the prize encourages him to continue his work promoting rope pumps and water filters.

Henk is a Connect International consultant and an associate of the PRACTICA Foundation. He is the initiator and main author of Smart Water Solutions [1], co-published by the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and several others.

[1] Smart Water Solutions

Related web sites:

• Stichting Connect International
• PRACTICA Foundation

Source:Mambopoint.tv [in Dutch], 26 Jun 2009

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