2006 Nerinx Hall HS InvenTeam (Webster Groves, MO) demonstrate their invention: a portable water treatment device for a rural Mexican village.
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Global Unity Dream - 1 month ago
www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/southernafrica904/video_index.html Sadly, it did not workout as beautiful as the idea had intended it to be
MrMeatsim - 1 month ago
www.cracked.com/article_23796_5-charities-that-failed-in-worst-way-imaginable.html
Phillip Remaker - 2 years ago
Unfortunately, the system was ultimately a failure in a lot of locations. blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/07/01/the-playpump-what-went-wrong/
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The PlayPump water system is a children’s merry-go-round attached to a water pump, a raised storage tank, an easy-to-use faucet, and four billboards surrounding the tank. The life-changing invention can provide easy access to clean drinking water, lead to improvements in health, education, gender equality, and economic development, and bring joy to children. The PlayPump water system provides an environmentally-friendly and sustainable supply of clean drinking water with ten years of guaranteed maintenance.
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