Swings, slides and other equipment retired from McKinney parks are finding new life on playgrounds in Africa and Europe.
The city is partnering with Project Playground, a Houston-based business that takes playground equipment that's being retired or demolished and refurbishes it before relocating it to new homes overseas.
"Following the addition of a playground on our property, we have noticed that school children come earlier than usual to school just to have more time to play. It has improved attendance and punctuality in schools where we hardly have any absenteeism," said Matimba, who works at the Nakowa Primary & Secondary School in Zambia.
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