PlayPump

Interesting piece on  PlayPump, which allows kids to play on a merry-go-rounds and pump water for villages at the same time. There are a number of issues tied up in this, ranging from child-labor to band-aid solutions to the concept of "play" time and what that really means. But it's also an example of thinking outside the box to find solutions, which is why I post it here.

For more discussion, check out the following:

Frontline Story

Leading Questions blogpost