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Solar powered pumps
Solar water systems use the power of the sun to drive a submersible electric pump and are ideal for boreholes with a high yield. The pumps Water For All uses - helical rotor pumps - are among the most efficient and simple pumps in the world with only one moving part. The system can pump water all day and excess water is stored in an overhead tank. Solar pumps are low maintenance, require no manual operation, and use clean, renewable energy. Our signature pump, The Sun Pump, comes equipped with three 160 watt solar panels and is capable of producing between 8,000-30,000 litres of water a day based on the specifications of the borehole.
Read more about the difference solar pumps are making at Modderspruit Community Centre in South Africa, Magweni Clinic in Swaziland, and Sekenani Primary School in Kenya.
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Hybrid solar pumps
The Fun Pump is a hybrid system that uses both solar energy and the power of children at play to pump water. The system comes with a 160 solar panel, hybrid generator, merry-go-round, and storage tank. Depending on the depth and yield of the borehole, the Fun Pump’s solar panel can produce at a minimum 5,000 litres of water per day. When the children are playing on the merry-go-round, the rotations power a generator that sits inside the carousel. As a result of this secondary energy source, water production increases by approximately 20 percent.
Read about Fun Pumps at Kyeleni Health Centre and Primary School in Kenya and at Mokakana Primary School in South Africa.
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Wind powered pumps
Wind turbine systems use the power of the wind to drive a submersible electric pump and are well suited for boreholes with higher yields as they are able to pump water day and night provided there is sufficient wind. They are low maintenance and require no manual operation to extract water. They use clean, renewable electricity to power the pump.
Read about our wind powered pump at Vuyani Junior Secondary School in South Africa.
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Hand pumps
Hand pumps provide a low cost water solution for smaller schools and communities. The hand pumps we select feature the highest quality, most reliable geared pumping mechanisms and helical rotary pumps. There are a range of hand pumps suited for different depths (1) shallow wells up to 15 meters (2) medium wells up to 45 meters and (3) deep wells up to 90 meters. A hand pump can produce as much as 1400 litres of water per hour depending on the depth and yield of a borehole.
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Water Filters
In emergency situations or in remote areas where Water For All is not able to install a pump because of technical limitations, surface water filtration systems are a viable option. The LifeStraw® Personal, for example, is a portable water filter which can be carried for easy access to safe and clean drinking water. This water filtration system makes it possible to drink from surface water sources that would not otherwise be safe. The straw kills and removes 99.999% of waterborne bacteria and 98% of waterborne viruses.
Read more about Water For All’s unique partnerships in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Public Service Messages
To help reinforce the benefits of clean water, our water technologies are integrated with health and hygiene education messages. Storage tanks, for example, are decorated with public service message about hand washing, sanitation, and disease prevention. The visual messages are designed for illiterate or semi-literate communities and can be customized depending on the country or area for both language and content (eg: areas where malaria is prevalent, dangers of other water sources, etc.). |
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