On October 12th, Luke Vorstermans, from the Rotary Club of Gibsons gave us an update on the progress of his club's work to promote the District 5040 Hippo Roller project in South Africa.
On average, a woman spends six hours a day collecting and transporting water to supply her family’s daily needs. A single hippo roller carries enough water to meet the basic needs of five people per day.
Fewer trips to collect water means women and children can spend their time on productive educational and economic opportunities along with access to better hygiene and living conditions. Packages of seeds for locally-viable produce are now included with the hippo rollers - making the program even more beneficial.
To learn more about this project or to help with funding this social revolution by bringing this life-changing tool to those who need it - https://portal.clubrunner.ca/252/page/international-project