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However, after it was carried out, it wasn't long. until criticism started. In
2007 UNICEF wrote a report on the project. It said that there was a question
of the cost. One PlayPump costs about $14,000 to install, which is enough. to cover
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the cost of several ordinary hand pumps. Also, the billboard plan wasn't working
well.
UNICEF found that 75 percent of the tanks in Zambia carried no
advertisements.
8 The next thing was a majer problem in the design. In 2009 TheGuardian
wrote that children would have to be playing for over 24 hours every day to get
the necessary amount of water. To make matters worse, children were no longer
interested in playing with the pump. It was a pity that the village women now had
to push the merry-go-round with their hands.
9 Moreover, many had trouble with the pumps' maintenance. People in Zambia
had to call maintenance numbers in South Africa, and the parts would take months
to arrive.
