Children Play, and Pump Water
Carousels will pump drinking water in Mozambique through new UN project.
"It is wonderful to see the children having so much fun on these roundabouts while at the same time bringing an essential service to the community," he added.The roundabout pumps are part of a broader programme called "Flourishing Schools" initiated through a US$444,000 donation from TNT. In the first phase, 30 roundabout play pumps will be installed in schools in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane. In addition, 30 conventional hand pumps will be installed in Manica and Sofala.
"By ensuring children have access to clean water, food and an education, we are giving the children of Mozambique the best possible chance of building a brighter and healthier tomorrow," said WFP Country Director Angela Van Rynbach at the inauguration.
This is an appropriate technology export from 'developed' countries, and we should applaud this kind of human-scale intervention for children's and rural community health in a third-world country. Pretty neat, eh?
Comments
Fred, your comments section wasn't working yesterday (like Colleen's); I wonder if this same technology could be used to pump water out of NO?
Posted by: kenju | September 16, 2005 8:08 AM
Much better than land mines. These children now need some food to go with their beverage like McDonalds or Taco Bell. I see huge branding and marketing opportunities... just kidding.
Posted by: Jim | September 16, 2005 8:39 AM