PlayPumps: Bringing Water to Children in Africa

PlayPumps: Bringing Water to Children in Africa

PlayPumps: Bringing Water to Children in Africa

The PlayPump® Water System

The PlayPump® Water System
A PlayPump® water system is a child's merry-go-round attached to a water pump and storage tank that provides clean drinking water and powerful educational messages to children and families in schools and communities in rural Africa. More than one million people already generate clean drinking water with the PlayPump® system enabling improvements in health, education, gender equality and economic development.

Girls spin on PlayPump Merry-Go-Round

Girls spin on PlayPump Merry-Go-Round
Photo attributed to Frimmel Smith

Clean Drinking Water

Clean Drinking Water
Photo attributed to Frimmel Smith

Kids having fun on the PlayPump Merry-Go-Round

Kids having fun on the PlayPump Merry-Go-Round
Photo attributed to Frimmel Smith

Public Health Messages

Public Health Messages
Billboards around the storage tanks are used for product advertising as well as public health messages. This message is promoting Nelson Mandela's campaign for HIV/AIDS awareness.

Boys taking a spin in the Intaka schoolyard

Boys taking a spin in the Intaka schoolyard