Malere in Lesotho receives new playpump to provide clean water for community
A new clean water pump has been built at an African village school thanks to sales of bottled water at the University of Cumbria. One Water has been the only bottled water sold on the university’s campuses since 2007 and all the profits made by the company go towards building drinking water pumps in deprived areas around the world.
The money made by the university’s sales has paid for a new water pump in Malere Primary School in Lesotho in southern Africa and will provide clean drinking water for a community of 1400 people. The University of Cumbria’s logo will feature on the side of the pump
One Water use their profits to build roundabout powered PlayPump water systems. Children play on a roundabout that pumps fresh, clean water from deep underground into storage tanks for use by the entire community. The pumps mean that families don’t have to walk for hours to collect water and then bring it back to their homes. Children are able to spend that time in school and this has already made a big difference with educational standards and attendance going up wherever the pumps have been placed.
Ann Burgess, Commercial Services Manager, started the university stocking One Water in 2007. She said:
“I’m very pleased the University students have been able to help the Malere community and fund their new water pump. As the largest provider of teacher training in the UK it is a good link to assist in the education of children whilst supporting an ethical business in this way.”