PlayPumps: Their impact on communities and kids
What is it? So you’ve heard of play and you’ve heard of water pumps, but what happens when you put the two together? PlayPumps combine a fun activity for kids with an important secondary purpose: helping bring water out from the ground for communities who might otherwise struggle to have enough. How did it get […]
New PlayPumps in Northern Cape
Last month, thanks to generous donor funding, we installed three PlayPumps in the Northern Cape, one of the driest areas of South Africa. All three schools reported a very serious shortage of water. They all had to rely on water from the community and when the community pumps broke the school could go for three […]
14 year old raises funds for maintenance
14 year old Samantha Falcon of The Sacred Heart Convent, Connecticut, USA on hearing of the drought in South Africa and the desperate need for reliable clean drinking water for the rural poor decided to embark on a fund raising drive and chose to help Roundabout Water Solutions with the maintenance of their existing PlayPumps. […]
His Thirsty Community needs help
We recently received a letter from Modudi asking for help for his community. He said (abbreviated) My never-say-die spirit continues and I have no choice BUT to continue. I have been writing emails for the last 11 years to countless companies and their foundations, both national and multi-national. Have written countless emails of plea to […]
Beautful scenery but no reliable water
Near Clarens in the Free State, set among rolling hills, is a small farm school, which up until now had no reliable water. Sometimes the children used to leave school early because they were thirsty. Though schools in South Africa normally give the children a meal, without reliable clean water they were unable to cook […]
Mampestad Primary School
We installed a PlayPump in December 2015 at Mampestad Primary School in the Northern Cape. The School Manager, L.E. Moalagobe wrote to us saying “The school Governing Body and Management of Mampestad Primary School is hereby writing this letter to say thank you for constructing the water pump for the school. We really welcome and […]
Drought in South Africa
Most of South Africa is suffering from one of the worst droughts in over 30 years. In the rural communities, cattle are dying, farmers are unable to plant crops, rivers and dams are running dry. If there is no PlayPump at the school the donkey cart is often the only source of water for the […]
The Body Shop Foundation support
The Body Shop Foundation donated a new PlayPump and maintained a further 13 PlayPumps over the 2014/2015 year. Philippa wrote saying I have been reading about the drought in South Africa – heart breaking. Thank you so much for your amazing report. It is always so wonderful to read about the impact of our […]
Maintenance in 2015
In the first half of 2015 we have maintained 160 PlayPumps with a further 32 being visited in KwaZulu Natal this month and after that we will make a trip to our North West sites. All this is possible thanks to generous donations. The PlayPumps provide clean drinking water to rural schools where there is […]
Limpopo & Mpumalanga Maintenance trip 2015
In July we went to Limpopo and Mpumalanga and carried out maintenance work on 27 of our PlayPumps. We were able to do this thanks to generous donations from many donors. Like a car, the PlayPumps do need to be maintained as cylinders can become worn, pipes can develop leaks and taps and soil crete […]