Exodus Funds Playpump©

12th November 2010

We are proud to announce that through our partnership with The One Foundation (registered charity no: 1118810), Exodus has recently funded its first Playpump© at Utale Primary School in Malawi. These innovative pumps use specially crafted children’s roundabouts to pump water from deep underground. As children play, water is pumped into a storage tank for use by the entire community. The Playpump© at Utale gives access to fresh, clean drinking water for the school’s 1220 pupils as well as over 4,500 villagers in the wider area.

Before the installation of their Playpump©, many of the children relied on water they collected from a hand pump located at the school. This was difficult to operate and frequently broke, leaving the children without water for days on end. The arrival of their Playpump© has been life-changing; they now use the water for drinking, cooking and washing, and they are looking forward to planting a new vegetable garden.

The pump has also saved the children lots of time giving them the chance to attend lessons and concentrate on receiving the education they deserve.

The One Foundation raises much of its funds by selling a variety of not-for-profit products, such as bottled water and toilet tissue. To date One have raised over £5 million, have installed 742 Playpumps in Africa and have helped over 1 million people.

For more information about Exodus’ support of One, go to www.exodus.co.uk/one