1. Award Winning Innovation
While PM Pumpmakers GmBh provided the R&D, the development
of the online platform was funded through a successful Indigogo campaign. Since 2012, the project
has received acclaim and support from Ted X, Ashoka, T-Mobile and others, and has won a number
of awards including the Social Impact Award in 2011. Pumpmakers have been piloting their initiative
in the remote village of Ndzofuine near Chidenguele in Mozambique with clean drinking water since
2012. The pump is supplying the village’s 800 residents with 5,000 litres of water each day.
To date, the first series production for selected companies and users began in August 2015.
As of 5 August 2015, all animated videos in English, French, Dutch, Spanish and PT were
completed, as were 95% of technical drawing for local production and installation videos. Platform
programming was 85% complete and the completion of installation manuals and booklets in the
covered languages were 80% complete. The full online launch of the platform is expected in
November 2015.
Joining their social network will also connect users with suppliers, companies, press or NGOs, and
will provide all participants with an opportunity to connect, to share best practices, to develop their
businesses, create jobs and share information about the project and other opportunities for sustainable
local development initiatives.
