PlayPump International's PlayPump solves for all major public health problems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Oh sorry, I hope I didn't offend you by referring to you as a male. I guess the James Dean picture just got me in the mindset of a man. Anyway, I will move onto the seven main contentions: 1. My opponent asserts that Playpumps can solve for Malaria because women do not have to walk far distances. This is simply not the case. As I stated, 1 in 4 cases of Malaria occur at night in the home. My opponent says that "getting bit while in bed will come to an end in time thanks to the clean water," which is a completely unwarranted, ridiculous claim. Unless there is some new water bubble shield that keeps mosquitoes out, water can not solve for Malaria. Also, doesn't water ATTRACT mosquitoes? Second, men will not be protected, as she states. She says the only reason this will reduce malaria cases is because WOMEN do not have to walk so far and get bitten. Third, this does not solve for the people that already have the disease. Malaria could be passed down from mother to child, and the purpose of this would be defeated. 2. First my opponent states that it would cost but $35 a person. I must say that, in Malawi, more than half of its citizens live on less than a dollar a day. Therefore, a typical person would have to spend 1-2 month's payment to pay for this. They can simply not do this when they need to buy food. Secondly my opponent states that they are doing fundraisers. But, she gives no evidence on how much they've collected or how many people have signed onto this. She must prove this will actually work before she asserts that that's where the money will come from. 3. First, my opponent dropped the argument about how local groups get ignored. She also never responds to my argument about people in rural areas not knowing about them. My opponent argues that the Playpumps have not reached the areas because they were being tested. Although, I must argue that it does not take 3 YEARS to test a product. Moreover, the product was tested by the company itself, and requires little to no double checking, as I assume they make fine products. 4. "How are playpumps affected by agriculture's overuse of water? They are not. " Au contraire, farming is the biggest industry/business in sub-Saharan Africa. Farmers will use the playpump to get their water, and will overuse it. The fact is, as she says, the PlayPump is the easiest way to get water. 5. "How will corruption take over a playpump? " I'll tell ya how. Obviously the government can not steal the PlayPump, but they can steal the water. They can use it for their own personal gain, just like money. And, as my card stated, standardization is hard in water-projects, making it more prone to corruption. 6. "politicians would gladly jump on the bandwagon and give and support a company in which is promoting the increase of a child's chance at life by 50%! " This is a completly unwarranted claim. I gave you a card with reasonable evidence and a good author, while she makes a bias claim. Also, that was not even my argument. My argument, as you can see in the card from the first round, is that making water projects a political issue makes that project less efficent, because there are so many things to deal with. If you read the card, it says NGO's feel they have an obligation to help, but officials in those NGO's think it should not be a political issue. 7. My opponent makes an odd claim that has nothing to do with my argument. I claimed that rapid use of water will make it deplete and extinction will occur, backed up by a card. She says that a person saved by the pump could stop this. First, how can we be certain this will happen? Second, I said RAPID depletion; there will not be enough time to save the human race. Third, what technology could we make that would make MORE water, a natural resource? Fourth, there is no evidence on the side of my opponent. Fifth, the card says, "Resource shortages can NEVER be sustained. "