Treadle pumps
Practical Action
Kickstart
P.O. Box 64142
Nairobi 00620
Kenya
Tel/Fax: +254-20 3740175
E-mail: kickstart@kickstart.org
Website: http://www.kickstart.org/
Kickstart is an International NGO that designs, develops and promotes technologies for the use in
small-scale enterprises in East Africa. Kicksart was formally called ApproTEC - Appropriate
Technologies for Enterprise Creation.
The Super MoneyMaker Pressure Pump was launched in response to a demand by farmers for a
pump that can push water uphill as well as pulling it up from the source. This means it is suitable
for use on steeply sloping land where the water source may be at the bottom. This pump can draw
water from 23 feet (7m) and has a total pumping head of 46 feet (14m). It can be used to
irrigate up to 2 acres of land.
Haiti Fund Inc.
P.O. Box 1075
New Bern, NC 28563-1075
USA
jvw.haitifund@gmail.com
http://haitifundinc.org/news/articles/treadle_pump/treadle_pump_design.html
Haiti Fund, Inc. is the parent organization for the COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(CODEP). Haiti Fund Inc. was formed as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of
North Carolina in 1990.
http://treadlepump.blogspot.com/ A means of documenting and communicating the steps towards
development of a treadle pump for use in Haiti.
http://sites.google.com/site/treadlepump/buildyourowntreadlepump For those interested in
building their own treadle pump there is a site called Build Your Own Treadle Pump, offering free
plans and instructions for the CODEP treadle pump.
This technical brief was created in 2010 based on documents produced by Practical
Action Nepal.
Practical Action Nepal
PO Box 15135
Narayan Gopal Sadak, Maharajgunj
House no. 2677
Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: +00 977 1 4720 803, 4720 804 and 4720 761
E-mail: nepal@practicalaction.org.np
Website: http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/
Practical Action is a development charity with a difference. We know the simplest ideas can have the most
profound, life-changing effect on poor people across the world. For over 40 years, we have been working closely
with some of the world’s poorest people - using simple technology to fight poverty and transform their lives for
the better. We currently work in 15 countries in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
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