Hippo Water Rollers improve access to fresh water.
THE HIPPO WATER ROLLER, is a barrel-shaped container which holds 90 liters / 24 gallons of water and rolls along the ground, with a handle attached to the axis of the barrel.

The name "Hippo" comes from the huge African animal threatened by loss of access to fresh water.
THE HIPPOPOTAMUS, Greek for "river horse", is recognizable by its barrel-shaped torso, enormous mouth, stubby legs and tremendous size (1.5 - 3 tonnes).

Traditionally water is carried in heavy 20 litre / 5 gallon buckets on the head.
THIS DAILY BURDEN is significantly reduced by using the Hippo Water Roller which carries 4 or 5 times more water with less effort.

The Hippo Roller empowers women and reduces their daily burden.
IT FREES WOMEN AND CHILDREN from having to spend a large portion of every day dedicated to collecting water for their households.

APPROXIMATELY 30,000 ROLLERS have been distributed worldwide over the past 15 years, directly benefitting over 200,000 people.
Currently, all Hippo Water Rollers are manufactured and shipped from South Africa. A mobile factory has been developed for local manufacture to reduce shipping costs.