{"id":2326,"date":"2025-09-08T07:33:31","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playpumps.co.za\/?page_id=2326"},"modified":"2025-10-02T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:00:55","slug":"how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/playpumps.co.za\/index.php\/how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How it works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The PlayPump\u00ae is a simple idea with a life-changing impact: children\u2019s play is transformed into clean, safe water for their schools and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The PlayPump is a specifically designed roundabout (1)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Step 2: Pumping from Underground<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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that drives a conventional borehole pump (2)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Step 3: Storing Clean Water<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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As the children spin, water is pumped from underground (3)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A simple tap provides easy access for people drawing water (5)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A simple tap provides easy access for people drawing water (5)<\/p>

Four billboards (7)<\/strong> screen the tank to create a unique advertising or messaging opportunity. The advertising revenue generated by these billboards contributes toward ongoing maintenance and sustainability of sites.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Maintenance Trips Site LP 007 in Limpopo Province, Seshigo Primary School. This site was originally installed on 2000, so is now over 25 years old and still supplying clean water…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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We recently visited Lesotho and maintained 22 of our PlayPumps there, thanks to generous donations from donors. These PlayPumps were installed in 2009 and 2010 and are still needed by…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n

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COVID 19 has made it even more imperative that we install new PlayPumps and maintain our existing 900+ PlayPumps. Just before lockdown we maintained 8 PlayPumps in Limpopo, North West…<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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