Comments on: Water is Child’s Play, But You Gotta Spin!

By: 16 Unusual International Perspectives on Water : EcoWorldly

16 Unusual International Perspectives on Water : EcoWorldly — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:48:09 +0000

[...] 15. In South Africa, some children see water as the perfect excuse to play. The Play Pump, being tested in South Africa, is a combination water pump and merry-go-round. [...]

By: 10 Top Environmental Headlines of the Week : EcoWorldly

10 Top Environmental Headlines of the Week : EcoWorldly — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:30:37 +0000

[...] that generates electricity when played on by children.” (Sources: TreeHugger via Digg; EcoWorldly Play Pump; EcoWorldly Electric [...]

By: Sam Ooko

Sam Ooko — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:39:38 +0000

Thank you all for your kind comments. For Michael Bauman: I have just contacted Kristina Gubic, PlayPumps PRO in RSA on how you can help. Will extend her feedback to you.

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Week 08-09 del.icio.us links February 25, 2008 « SteveintheUK.Com — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:52:39 +0000

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By: Gavin Hudson

Gavin Hudson — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:09:28 +0000

I was just invited to this site. Anyone interested in taking a more active role can take a look into it here: http://www.change.org/nonprofits/view/53143

By: gus

gus — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:12:42 +0000

Ben,

Gender equality is attained as the girls do most of the water hauling. Now they can spend time in school, as do the boys, reaching gender equality!!

By: mike bauman

mike bauman — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:42:16 +0000

Life saving.

For those of us that have been to water poor place of Africa we know how fantastic the story you are sharing here.

Low technology to improve the lives of people. I have been to Cape Flats and district #6.

I will be going back to Zambia this next summer and clean water is clearly the most important resource we can help with.

How can I help??????????

michael Bauman

By: Water is Child’s Play, But You Gotta Spin! | Daily Impact On

Water is Child’s Play, But You Gotta Spin! | Daily Impact On — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:11:13 +0000

[...] ecolocalizer.com – 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. [...]

By: Gavin Hudson

Gavin Hudson — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:33:41 +0000

“Leads to gender equality”?
Yes, as I understand it: girls no longer have to spend hous walking for many miles to fetch water from streams, so they can go to school with the boys.

By: Shadows14

Shadows14 — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:27:21 +0000

I remember as a child one of my favorite activities was seeing how fast we could get that merry-go-round spinning. More power to those children.