In addition, because the water table is only about 13 feet below the top of our well casing, we were able to choose a simple, shallow-drawn hand pump for our purposes rather than having to buy a ...

To Martin Fisher, 48, and Nick Moon, 51, a simple pump could be the solution to poverty for millions of Africans. They’re the co-founders of KickStart, a San Francisco–based nonprofit that ...

The simple up-and-down motion of hand pumps could help scientists secure a key water source for 200 million people in Africa.