Saajhi Stepping Pump wins Core77 Social Impact Design Awards
Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 10:29AM
James Read
Core77 2014 Design Awards
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 Two Professors from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Lars Fishers and James Read were on the winning team of designers for the Saajhi Stepping Pump, which won the 2014 Core77 Social Impact Design Award. 

The Saajhi Stepping Pump is a field-serviceable, stepping pump that leverages human weight and gravity to move water and irrigate crops. This technology enables smallholder farmers in rural markets to efficiently irrigate crops by drawing water from a nearby source and transporting it to crop fields…

http://www.core77designawards.com/2014/recipients/saajhi-stepping-pump/

 

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