Letter from M.S. Skatane, Principal (Acornhoek, South Africa)
“…We are even thinking of having a small garden at the school, now that we have water.  This will help learners (students) who are doing Agricultural Science to do practical work, which was never done previously.”

Letter from Pleasure Sebaqu (Acornhoek, South Africa) 
"...We no longer have to bring bottles of water to school everyday which we used to call “the-bottle-routine”, or go around to the houses near our school asking for water...”

Letter from Trifina Ngwenya  (Acornhoek, South Africa)
"...Where we used to get water is a long way from our place.  The morning was gone from very early until I came back.  My feet and my back are not hurting now..."

Letter from School Council, Primary School (Intaca, Mozambique)
"...Applauses are not enough to express our happiness for what you have done for us.  What we have received here today at Intaca is a remarkable achievement in the history of Intaca and Mozambique.  This is the first pump of this nature in the country.  We can see that we are not forgotten and there is a light in the tunnel..."

Letter from Treasure Mashego (Acornhoek, South Africa)
"...Because our school was waterless for the past few years… learners (students) fainted at school due to thirst, so this is the prevention..."

Letter from Patricia Mahlori (Winterveldt, South Africa)
"...It is a life saver for our kids they love it so much. It keeps them away from the street and being near they played the whole day. And by playing there it gave us some more water..."

Letter from Botshabelo Community Development Trust 
"... there are more positive ‘spin offs’ such as, people are now starting to grow their own vegetables and gardens and are now taking more pride in their homes and surroundings because fetching water is no longer considered ‘hard labor...."

Letter from an engineer that helped install PlayPumps
"Children have developed additional social skills by playing on a simple device they normally would never see. The provision of potable water means the children are well hydrated which is an essential ingredient to effective learning and good health."