Kids play makes fun of hard work
February 23, 2008This article mentions an award-winning design whereby children in Africa contribute to collecting water by playing. The play part is the mechanism by which the water is pumped.
“Water in Africa is precious, like life itself. Women and children, in most rural and poor urban communities all over the continent, trek tens of miles daily or pay dearly for a gallon. But an innovative pump is giving children in South Africa a more definitive role in bringing clean, sustainable water to their communities.Powered by play, the PlayPump water system is a children’s merry-go-round attached to a water pump and storage tank. It provides easy access to clean drinking water, brings joy to children, and leads to improvements in health, education, gender equality, and economic development.”
To help children who do not have access to water pumps, I saw a water initiative from PUR where they donate clean water to developing countries. I read about this on this site: http://www.sendasplash.com but you can also access it via http://www.givepurwater.org/magic or http://www.givepurwater.org