Gunwook Nam has come up with a clever way to handle the water crisis. The concept is called the Human Pump and it captures kinetic energy generated from human foot traffic and then uses it to make a system of pumps work. Now, these pumps bring fresh drinking water to the surface in a dramatic life-saving waterfall.

The Human Pump was one of the three winners at the Re-construct competition recently as it came across as a very socially responsible design. The World Health Organisation reports that 4,500 children die everyday due to the lack of clean water. Women and girls in the Sub-Sahara cannot got to school because they have to go water-searching for miles instead.

Talks are that the Human Pump will be placed in heavy foot traffic like the main route to a school or market. Not much has been divulged about the details but we understand kinetic energy from walking and playing would be absorbed throughout the day and stored. Later in the day, the structure would have enough stored energy to pump water to the surface.

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