About ATPS Director s Statement Annual Report Objectives Goals esc amp Milestones ATPS Structure Donors and Sponsors Contacts Tech in Focus Background Information Cornerstone Initiatives Campaign Profiles Progress Reports ATPS Programmes Strengthening National ICT Policy in Africa Biotechnology Policy in Africa The Youth Programme Strengthening Health Technology Policy in Africa S esc amp T Knowledge for development Agriculture and Innovation Systems Water and Environment Sustainability Publications Centre Working Papers Research Papers Special Papers Technopolicy Briefs Newsletters Annual Conference esc amp Workshops National Chapters Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Complete Country Listings Calendar Calendar of Events Media Centre Recent News News Release ATPS in the News Related Resources Lake Naivasha Slowly Shrinking Strategic research for industrialization Programmes Strengthening Health Technology Policy in Africa Water and Environmental Sustainability Biotechnology Policy in Africa Strengthening National ICT Policy in Africa Science and Technology Knowledge for development Youth Programme Research in Agriculture and Innovation Systems Research on esc quot Small Scale rainwater harvesting for Combating Water Deprivation in a Peri Urban Area of Lilongwe Malawi esc quot by Dr Henry Raphael Mloza Banda Malawi Related Projects Assessment of Rural Water Supply Management in Selected Rural Areas of Oyo State Nigeria Strat?e de gestion durable des zones humides aux niveaux local et communal dans Reducing Pollution in Lesotho In many urban cities in Africa rapid urbanization has resulted in the rapid growth of informal settlements or slums These marginal areas of urban development are seldom provided with water and sanitation amenities This is the case in high density areas of Lilongwe where most of the low income labour force resides where water is purchased from kiosks that are filled from tanks drawn by tractors This makes the supply of water erratic inadequate and unsafe for human consumption In Malawi d