We all know kids have boundless amounts of energy and a need to play – so why not channel some of that energy into much needed rural infrastructure? That was the brilliant idea behind the PlayPump: a humanitarian design project that consists of a water pump hooked up to a small village merry-go-round. Access to clean drinking water is a huge concern in developing regions of the world, and now the PlayPump system is bringing clean water into the hardest hit regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, where it has been installed in rural villages and primary schools, so that kids can have fun while pumping all the clean, potable water that their families need.
If the Merry-Go-Round water pump is so “cool”, why have both the South African “PlayPumps” and the USA version of the same group, gone out of business ? Why has WaterAid globally refused to use the technology and used WASRAG (Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group) to inform all Rotary Groups about this decision ? UNICEF – another serious global player – has published a report which raises serious questions about the technology. If something seems too good to be true – it probably is.
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