hippo rollers and q-drums are simple rolling barrel devices 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. e.g. a hippo 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 2008, 50 hippo rollers will be donated to a group of 17 villages in the kgautswane community of northeast south africa by project h design. you can donate and sponsor a roller.
the above video is a tv ad for the south african design indaba expo 2007.
hippo roller
q-drum
