Thirsty Planet Water

Thirsty Planet Water

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Thirsty Planet WaterThirsty Planet is a brand of bottled water whose sole purpose is to raise money for the provision of clean water in Africa. Over a billion people in developing countries still cannot access clean drinking water, while in the west, clean drinking water is taken for granted.

Thirsty Planet water is dedicated to bringing clean water to millions of people in sub Saharan Africa. Thirsty Planet works exclusively with Pump Aid, a UK charity with 12 years experience in delivering sustainable and cost effective solutions to provide clean water to impoverished communities.

The donations from sales of Thirsty Planet water allows Pump Aid to provide whole communities with clean water.

When you buy a bottle of Thirsty Planet water from an Autobar operated vending machine, you are helping to provide clean water to those in need. Thirsty Planet is currently funding a new pump every 6 hours.

Autobar was recently presented with a Certificate of Support from Pump Aid in recognition of their sales of Thirsty Planet water. Autobar have raised over £50,000 for the cause, which has enabled 140 Elephant Pumps to be installed in Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Autobar and Thirsty Planet, working together to provide fresh water to those in need.

Elephant pumps greatly improve the quality of life in impoverished areas of Africa, by providing clean water to the local community.

elephant pumps

Elephant Pumps are very simple to construct and material costs are low. On average, they supply around 500 people with at least 20 litres of clean water per day.

An Elephant Pump costs £500. 5p per bottle goes to Pump Aid . Sales of 10,000 bottles Thirsty Planet buys an Elephant Pump. The current focus being Malawi.

Autobar have funded 140 Pumps – which is by a long way the best of any Vending Operator in the UK.


Elephant Pumps

Due to their simplicity, Elephant Pumps can be sited virtually anywhere in Africa. They are quick and efficient, being capable of extracting a litre of water every second. They are designed to be self-cleaning so they do not clog up, and because excess water is diverted to storage tanks or vegetable gardens, hardly any water is wasted – essential during the long dry seasons.

Elephant pumps have many benefits:

Blue Dot Bullet Children no longer have to walk miles to fetch water
Blue Dot Bullet This allows them to go to school to gain an education
Blue Dot Bullet The waste water is used by villagers to help grow vegetable crops for food allowing them to be sold for a small income
Blue Dot Bullet There are significant improvements to health and quality of life
Blue Dot Bullet Significant reduction in deforestation as water no longer needs to be boiled
Blue Dot Bullet Elephant Pumps are also very environmentally-friendly as they are operated by hand or foot.


See our Official Certificate of Support here...

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