What’s a Hippo Roller and how is Project H involved?
The Hippo Roller is a simple rolling barrel device that allows the millions whose livelihoods depend on the daily fetching of water to more easily access and transport their daily water supply, and reduce the risk of long-term bodily injuries. The roller holds 3-4 days worth of water for a family of 7, about 5 times the amount of water that can be moved using traditional methods, which frees up time for more productive economic and educational activities. It’s an amazing product and an amazing story of good design enabling communities.
In April of this year, Project H will be traveling to South Africa to visit the Hippo Roller’s manufacturer and headquarters, and will personally hand over fifty rollers to a community in Northeastern South Africa in need of enabling water systems. The rollers are a gesture of support and a catalyst for more collaboration on larger water systems projects within Kgautswane. $100 sponsors the production and delivery of one roller in your name. Thank you in advance for supporting this amazing product and the amazing people whose lives you’re improving.
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What we’re funding: 50 (now 75!) Hippo Rollers for a group of 17 villages in the Kgautswane community of Northeast South Africa- total population 120,000Deadline: March 15, 2008Total amount needed: $5000 (50 rollers, $100 each- $90 for production and $10 for delivery- Project H is not taking any part of your donation) **Extended target = 75 rollers.
Levels of Donation:
$100- one roller for one household
$500- five rollers for a small micro-community
$1000- ten rollers for a village
What you’ll get in return: A photograph of the roller handover ceremony, and a DVD about the community members using the rollers, following the April trip.
How to Donate:
Donate online with your credit card via Paypal using the link below. Simply enter the amount you’d like to donate, based on the $100/roller designation.
