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1.1 billion people (18% of the world's population) lack access to safe drinking water

In a world of unprecedented wealth, almost 2 million children die each year due to a lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation

Access to clean water and sanitation can reduce the risk of a child dying by as much as 50%.

                                             What can we do?

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KIDS PLAY. WATER PUMPS

An award-winning product. A compelling business model. A cross-sector coalition bringing clean drinking water to underserved African communities.

                                          The PlayPump® water system

The PlayPump water system is a child's merry-go-round attached to a water pump that provides clean drinking water and powerful educational messages to children and families in schools and communities in rural Africa .

 The PlayPump system solution

With over 900 PlayPump systems already installed, this now results in clean drinking water for approximately two million people. 4,000 pumps will bring the benefits of clean drinking water to 10 million people in 10 countries by 2010, enabling improvements in health, education, gender equality and economic development.

 A turn for the better

 As kids play, water pumps into a 660- gallon storage tank, easily accessible by the simple turn of a tap. In addition to providing access to water and playground equipment, the storage tank carries essential social messages about issues such as how to prevent HIV/AIDS.

 Powered through play

A tool through which young people learn about themselves, gain respect for each other, break down gender stereo-types, and stimulate their bodies and minds.

                                           Sustained through advertising

 Four billboards on the storage tank carry education, health and consumer product messages and provide advertising revenue that funds a decade of pump maintenance.

                       Expanded through collaboration

Invented in South Africa, PlayPump systems are manufactured, funded, installed, and maintained through a unique collaboration between an international nonprofit, entrepreneurial businesses and an array of other partners.

                                The PlayPump® water system:

• Offers a large, 660-gallon storage tank

 • Pumps up to 370 gallons per hour with less effort than other manually operated pumps

 • Reaches a depth of up to 330 feet

 • Recycles unused water

 • Includes 10 years of maintenance

 • Gets installed near communities and schools

 • Reserves two of its four billboards for social and public health messages

 • Was invented in South Africa

 • Won The World Bank's 2000 Development Marketplace Award

                  Improving the lives of children and families by:

• Increases access to clean drinking water

 • Improving sanitation and hygiene

 • Raising awareness of how to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases

 • Eliminating barriers to education

 • Promoting children's play

 • Increasing opportunities for women and girls

 • Spurring economic development

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Kira

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