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Hippo Water Roller

Hippo Water Roller

The Hippo Water Roller is a barrel-shaped container, with a large screw-cap and clip-on steel handle, designed to transport 90 liters of water with ease. Its innovative design allows water to be placed inside the "wheel", resulting in an effective weight of just 10kg on level ground.  Specifically designed to alleviate the suffering caused by a lack of access to water in rural communities, the benefits are immediate. Much more water (5 x) can be collected in less time with less effort enabling women and children to improve their chances of a proper education and economic empowerment. Even men now help with this task. One roller serves a typical household of 7 for approximately 5 years or more.

  • Hippo Water Roller
  • Hippo Water Roller
  • Hippo Water Roller
  • Hippo Water Roller

Description

It is a tool designed to help women and children to transport more water more easily than traditional methods. i) empowers women and children ii) saves time and energy iii) reduces suffering The practical and durable design of the Hippo enables more water to be transported more efficiently and is able to cope with tough rural conditions and terrain. The Hippo, with it's large drum capacity of 90 litres / 24 gallons, frees women and children from having to spend a large portion of every day dedicated to collecting water for their households The Hippo’s drum can hold more than 4 buckets / jerry cans of water at once. Far less effort is required to roll the heavy weight of water (90kg / 200lbs) along the ground as apposed to carrying only one bucket (20kg / 45 lbs) on the head.
Website
http://www.hipporoller.org/
Unit price
$115.00
Ships from
South Africa
Restrictions on shipping
Most countries are covered, however separate quotations will be sourced and provided to prospective buyers.
Delivery lead time
4 to 6 weeks depending on quantities required and prevailing workload.
  • The Hippo roller was designed to be as maintenance-free as possible and does not require technical support, however we are always available for advice and spare parts if required.
  • The Hippo roller was designed to be as maintenance-free as possible.
Full refund or replacement (excluding shipping costs) for 12 months on an exchange basis – providing the roller has been used correctly and not misused. Faulty unit(s) must be returned to us for exchange.
Although the most obvious advantage of the Hippo Water Roller is to reduce the time and energy spent collecting water each day, its primary benefit is the empowerment of women for a variety of reasons.