Playpump


A good example of association between design and environment: lots of African countries face the problem of water supply. Most of times, the water is not clean, and it is far from the village. This Playpump, designed by Ronnie Stuiver, offers to children a lot of fun, while they pump clean water for the village. The water is stored in overhead tanks, on which are displayed commercial and health awareness advertising, helping to generate revenues for the maintenance of the playpump, and educating people on health issues. The system has been first implemented in South Africa, then in Swaziland and Mozambique. Maybe later it will be spread in all Sub-Saharan Africa where the lack of water is very important.

Information extracted from: http://www.playpump.org/

Pauline Lazareff