PlayPumps International
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Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water. – Albert Szent-Gyorgy |
PlayPumps International (PPI) produces low-tech, low-maintenance water pumps powered by children playing. As children spin on a PlayPumps merry-go-round, clean water rises from the ground source into a storage tank. The holding tank protects the water supply from animals and other contaminants. It uses gravity for distribution to drinking faucets and irrigation systems.
Each pump supports ~2,000 people in rural African communities and schools. Socially responsible advertising and public health messages on water towers provide funds to pay for African maintenance crews who keep pumps running for 10+ years.
Our first PPI grant funded a pump in Mozambique and as well as the development of an information video by an acclaimed Hollywood producer. PPI was awarded a second grant to install another pump and develop a marketing plan to leverage the video production.
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