University water cooler rises to global challenge

Currently there are a billion people without access to clean water and as a result five million children die every year. However the University's decision to use AquAid water coolers has so far potentially saved the lives of 33,000 children, who now have access to a lifelong supply of clean, safe water. So how did something as small as the choice of a water cooler transform so many lives? Simply because with every sale of AquAid water cooler products, money is donated to the award winning charity Pump Aid. Pump Aid provides simple and effective technology to rural communities in southern and eastern Africa ensuring clean drinking water is available to thousands of needy people. It costs as little as £1 to provide a child with water for the rest of their life. Every day 5,500 children lose the battle for survival, killed by diseased water, so all of AquAid's contributions to the charity are a real lifeline. A child in Africa needs 20 litres (one bucket) of clean water per day for drinking and domestic use.