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Meet Ned Breslin, the CEO of Water for People. He's helping local communities in Malawi get the clean water they need in a truly innovative way: with a special merry-go-round called a PlayPump.
How does the PlayPump work? Ned explains:
"While children have fun spinning on the PlayPump merry-go-round, clean water is pumped from underground into a 2,500-liter tank, standing seven meters above the ground.
A simple tap makes it easy for adults and children to draw water. Excess water is diverted from the storage tank back down into the boreh***.
The water storage tank provides a rare opportunity to advertise in outlaying communities. All four sides of the tank are leased as billboards, with two sides for consumer advertising and the other two sides for health and educational messages. The revenue generated by this unique model pays for pump maintenance."
There are many more projects like the PlayPump. Your LEARN mission this week is to discover at least one of them.
Who else has a truly creative idea for solving the water crisis? Find a great, big idea and share it with the EVOKE network.
Here are some places to start your investigation:
Water 1st International
Water.org Projects
Water for People
Water Projects on School Grounds
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During World Water Month last month, UNICEF launched their Tap Project which challenged users to go without their phones. Under the premise that we believe we can't go without our phones, UNICEF paralleled that notion to the fact that many people go without something they literally can't live without - clean water. The Tap Project created an app which measured how long users went without using their phones. For every 10 minutes unused, one day of water was provided for one child. In total, people went more than 200 million minutes without their phones to help children across the world who need clean water. As someone who constantly checks their phones, I absolutely loved this project and thought it was incredibly creative.
The water project that I find the most interesting is about Teresa Guzman, a woman who leads a Parent Teacher Association in Guatemala. Teresa and the other members of the group were responsible for bringing water to the 50-student school in order to give to students to drink, make snacks, and wash dishes. The women were realizing that many of the students were becoming sick because the only water that was available to them was contaminated. After working with the government and Water for People the women were able to provide a 50,000 liter rain catchment tank that uses the entire reach of the school's roof to collect water. Now during the rainy season they can use six water taps in the school to provide water and during the dry season they use only two taps in order to conserve the water. Now the children are not becoming sick and can focus on their schoolwork and the women do not have to search for water in order to bring it to the school.
The play pump that is used in Africa seems like a great way for children to have fun and in return be rewarded with clean water.
I was most impressed with the organization, Water For People. They collaborate with IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre and Water & Santiantion for the Urban Poor (WSUP). What I found to be interesting about them, is they define their success by seeing if every household, public health facility, and school in a given region has access to improved water and sanitation services.
I really liked Water for People andthier cause. I think that it is awesome that these organizations are reaching out to poor countries and supplying them with the resources they need to get back on thier feet. LEARN4
I found Water for People to be an awesome initiative to provide clean water to over 10 countries throughout the world. Water for People addresses the wh*** picture, going beyond just providing the actual clean water support, but also establishing a long term plan and system.
I liked the Play Pump because it also involved the children being able to have fun- so they can learn about water in an interesting way and might retain some of the information better than if they learned it in a classroom.
Water Missions International is doing sustainable clean water aid work and is based out of Charleston, SC. LEARN4
Water for People is the best idea I saw. It basically states that they will attempt to bring the society together under a universal goal. This is what humanity needs. It needs everyone to pool together and chip in. Unfortunately this is a very idealistic goal that is highly unlikely.
I actually heard about the PlayPump last year. I was very interested and did further research. I found that it was extremely inspiring to find a way for children to play safely together while gathering the very resources they need to survive.
I really like the lifestraw, it could probablly save thousands of lives. Also, I dont know about you, but the play pump seems to be really fun and an easy way to get cleen water.
I think the PlayPump is the best clean-water project because it is both fun and efficient.
I think the lifestraw is a good idea to help people get clean water. It is simple and relatively affordable, which is just what developing countries need. The playpump idea is creative, but it requires many hours of play, and smaller children my not be strong enough to pump the water up. Also, it would have to be placed in an strategical place, as they aren't cheap to build.
I think the Play Pump is the best idea because if it is fun for the kids to get the water, then they will want to more, and then you'll have more water than ever before.
I like the play pump because kids can have fun while being poductive.
My favorite is the PlayPump because it is a fun way to produce a needed supply efficiently.
The merry go round sounds fun and kids will like it they can play while making clean water.
The play pump is a really clever invention. I think that all of the best things in life happen by accident or by a simple thought. For example, chocolate chip cookies.
The merry go round is a great idea it could help many people all around the world!!
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