Imagine if instead of going to the sink and turning the faucet to get water you had to walk 5 miles to a well and fill a plastic oil drum with water, put it on top of your head and then walk back home another 5 miles! Many people all over Africa and in other underdeveloped parts of the world have to do this every day, or even two times a day to get clean water for drinking and cooking. This job is mostly relegated to the women and sometimes the kids of the household. Think of all of the other things a woman can do for her family if she's not spending all of that time to fetch water. And think of what carrying those heavy drums of water on your head can do to your spine and body over time.
Thanks to one of my favorite review sights, Metaefficent, I found out about this new organization called Hippo Water Roller that has come up with an ingeniously simple invention that make a major impact for a lot of people.
With this simple device pictured above transporting water doesn't have to tax your body and take all day. The drums are easily rolled to their destination by pushing the metal handle.
The website states "The daily burden of water collection undermines productivity, limits educational opportunities and traps households in poverty".
One filled HippoRoller can meet the basic water needs of a family of 5 for a whole day.
For $100 you can donate one HippoRoller to a family.
Their website is www.hipporoller.org
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