We can all help improve the lives of others by sharing our resources and ideas. I came across this innovative idea and thought I would share the idea with the hope that others may consider supporting this worthwhile project. Definitely a better way for people from less advantaged countries to collect water that is so vitally important to their daily lives. According to Matt Damon’s group Water.org, “In just one day, 200 million work hours are consumed by women collecting water for their families.” This cuts into time that could be spent on education, child care, or income-generating activities. It’s also physically taxing. Enter the Hippo Water Roller, a durable contraption designed by South Africans that cuts down on the time and effort necessary to transport water by allowing it to be rolled rather than carried. Hippo Water Rollers typically last five to seven years, and executive director Grant Gibbs estimates that more than 300,000 people have transported around 1.85 billion gallons of water with the device over the past two decades, spanning a distance of 311 million miles. The cost is $125 to users and $167 to donors.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 13:26:20 +0000
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