Luke Vorstermans and Linda Ryan have raised $175,000 and sent 2,500 ‘hippo water rollers’ across parts of South Africa and Namibia
To help people in Africa transport water
When he returned home to Gibsons, B.C., from one trip, Mr. Vorstermans saw a handy device on the internet called a “hippo water roller” that made moving water much easier. The roller is essentially a plastic barrel with handles. Once the barrel is filled, it can be easily rolled along almost any surface. “I looked at this and I said, ‘Why are women still carrying water in the old, hard way when this is available?’,’ Mr. Vorstermans recalled.
They worked with the local Rotary Club and raised enough money to buy 50 rollers and send them to women in Africa. That was just the start.
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