Summary of Text
This text is about the problem of not having clean water in Africa. The Practical Action team solved this problem in the area of Turkana by installing solar powered water pumps to pump water from 100 metres below the ground.
My Thoughts
I found this text really interesting. The fact that something as simple as a solar powered pump could make such a huge difference to peoples' lives is amazing.
The idea that a product must "fit a purpose" is personified in this case. The designers did not create anything overly complicated and used the resources that were present in the area to power the pump, lots of sunshine!
It is very sad to thing of the women in this text having to walk so far only to have to dig a hole by hand to get to the water, which may not even be clean due to all of the dirt in the hole and may not even be there in times of drought
This text really makes me think about the fact that we take so much for granted and so many products are designed that we really don't need
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