sometimes it’s the simplest of ideas that can change the world most
that can change the world most
that can change the world most profoundly and sometimes it is the most
profoundly and sometimes it is the most
profoundly and sometimes it is the most challenging problems that can have the
challenging problems that can have the
challenging problems that can have the simplest solutions access to clean
simplest solutions access to clean
simplest solutions access to clean abundant water supplies is a huge
abundant water supplies is a huge
abundant water supplies is a huge problem and getting more difficult daily
currently over a billion people don’t
currently over a billion people don’t have a clean water supply around the
have a clean water supply around the
have a clean water supply around the world water related diseases kill an
world water related diseases kill an
world water related diseases kill an estimated six thousand people every day
estimated six thousand people every day
estimated six thousand people every day and dirty water is responsible for an
and dirty water is responsible for an
and dirty water is responsible for an estimated 80% of all infectious diseases
estimated 80% of all infectious diseases
estimated 80% of all infectious diseases in the world here’s part of the problem
in the world here’s part of the problem
in the world here’s part of the problem in much of the world gathering water is
in much of the world gathering water is
in much of the world gathering water is done the old-fashioned way by walking to
done the old-fashioned way by walking to
done the old-fashioned way by walking to a water source and literally lugging a
a water source and literally lugging a
a water source and literally lugging a day’s worth back home but there’s no
day’s worth back home but there’s no
day’s worth back home but there’s no guarantee this water is clean
guarantee this water is clean
guarantee this water is clean [Music]
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[Music] christena cubic is from plate pumps
christena cubic is from plate pumps
christena cubic is from plate pumps international the water is being shared
international the water is being shared
international the water is being shared by cattle goats livestock upstream that
by cattle goats livestock upstream that
by cattle goats livestock upstream that could be contaminating the river people
could be contaminating the river people
could be contaminating the river people washing their clothes and possibly doing
washing their clothes and possibly doing
washing their clothes and possibly doing other things but in many cases clean
other things but in many cases clean
other things but in many cases clean abundant water exists literally right
abundant water exists literally right
abundant water exists literally right under people’s noses in some cases as
under people’s noses in some cases as
under people’s noses in some cases as shallow as a hundred twenty feet below
shallow as a hundred twenty feet below
shallow as a hundred twenty feet below the surface
the surface
the surface but for these rural villages that might
but for these rural villages that might
but for these rural villages that might as well be Mars even if someone were to
as well be Mars even if someone were to
as well be Mars even if someone were to dig them a well they often don’t have
dig them a well they often don’t have
dig them a well they often don’t have the resources to supply the electricity
the resources to supply the electricity
the resources to supply the electricity or diesel fuel needed to run the pumps
or diesel fuel needed to run the pumps
or diesel fuel needed to run the pumps that gets the water out of the ground
that gets the water out of the ground
that gets the water out of the ground enter the plate it looks like a merry go
in fact it is a merry-go-round attached
in fact it is a merry-go-round attached to a pump every spin sends clean water
to a pump every spin sends clean water
to a pump every spin sends clean water into a storage tank at the rate of 1400
into a storage tank at the rate of 1400
into a storage tank at the rate of 1400 liters per hour play pump water system
liters per hour play pump water system
liters per hour play pump water system utilizes the power of children playing
utilizes the power of children playing
utilizes the power of children playing so if we can find a community with a
so if we can find a community with a
so if we can find a community with a rural school where children are more
rural school where children are more
rural school where children are more inclined to use the pump we’ve got a
inclined to use the pump we’ve got a
inclined to use the pump we’ve got a sustainable water supply
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[Music] the pump takes about a day to assemble
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[Music] to help pay for upkeep the sides of the
to help pay for upkeep the sides of the
to help pay for upkeep the sides of the storage tank double as billboards
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[Music] that’s great
that’s great
that’s great you took about the five minutes of play
you took about the five minutes of play
you took about the five minutes of play and now we got enough water to fill this
and now we got enough water to fill this
and now we got enough water to fill this bucket the water tastes good
drinkable but that’s not the only impact
drinkable but that’s not the only impact clean water means less disease available
clean water means less disease available
clean water means less disease available water means less carrying time
water means less carrying time
water means less carrying time especially for young girls that leaves
especially for young girls that leaves
especially for young girls that leaves more time for school / the girls are now
more time for school / the girls are now
more time for school / the girls are now in a much better position because the
in a much better position because the
in a much better position because the girls are now able to attend class
girls are now able to attend class
girls are now able to attend class on time unlike before before they would
on time unlike before before they would
on time unlike before before they would go in virtual time and they will have to
go in virtual time and they will have to
go in virtual time and they will have to join the boys later
join the boys later
join the boys later so the girls are now able to set the
so the girls are now able to set the
so the girls are now able to set the classes on time that just like everyone
classes on time that just like everyone
classes on time that just like everyone so they now gets equal opportunities
so they now gets equal opportunities
so they now gets equal opportunities like boys it is a potentially
like boys it is a potentially
like boys it is a potentially life-changing technology and the
life-changing technology and the
life-changing technology and the nonprofit group play pumps international
nonprofit group play pumps international
nonprofit group play pumps international with the help of groups like the Case
with the help of groups like the Case
with the help of groups like the Case Foundation has set an ambitious goal of
Foundation has set an ambitious goal of
Foundation has set an ambitious goal of installing 4,000 play pumps all across
installing 4,000 play pumps all across
installing 4,000 play pumps all across sub-saharan Africa by 2010 they estimate
sub-saharan Africa by 2010 they estimate
sub-saharan Africa by 2010 they estimate that will bring clean drinking water to
that will bring clean drinking water to
that will bring clean drinking water to 10 million people in 10 different
10 million people in 10 different
10 million people in 10 different countries easy to build easy to maintain
countries easy to build easy to maintain
countries easy to build easy to maintain the play pub provides a low-cost
the play pub provides a low-cost
the play pub provides a low-cost solution to a whole host of complicated
solution to a whole host of complicated
solution to a whole host of complicated expensive problems now that’s what I
expensive problems now that’s what I
expensive problems now that’s what I call a good idea sponsored by National
call a good idea sponsored by National
call a good idea sponsored by National Geographic mission programs taking
Geographic mission programs taking
Geographic mission programs taking science and exploration into the new
science and exploration into the new
science and exploration into the new millennium
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