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Hippo Rollers

  • Video by: Yoni Brook , Rus Garofalo, Erik Winkowski, MacKenzie Fegan, Lindsay Utz, Morgan Currie, Michael Schaubach | Music by: Sublime Frequencies
  • Posted: November 24, 2008 at 7:00 am

In rural Africa, women spend 26% of their time fetching water, often walking for miles with heavy buckets balanced on their heads. That’s time that could be spent going to school, working outside the home, or teaching their children. The Hippo Water Roller eases the burden by allowing women to transport five times as much water with much less physical effort. In our latest LOOK video, we examine the impact of the rollers on one village in South Africa.

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DISCUSSION: 4 Comments
    • Posted by: Anonymous
    • on December 17, 2008 at 2:06 pm

    Great work!!!! I love the video..!!! T.I.A…

    • Posted by: Anonymous
    • on January 12, 2009 at 6:18 pm

    excellent piece, excellent project.  kudos to grant and cynthia.

    • Posted by: Anonymous
    • on March 18, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    See also http://www.qdrum.co.za/

    • Posted by: Anonymous
    • on May 30, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    who was actually the designer of the hippo waterroller

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  • MacKenzie Fegan

    MacKenzie Fegan

     
  • Yoni Brook

    Yoni Brook

    Director (www.ybpix.com) - A Son's Sacrifice (PBS/ITVS, Tribeca Film Festival Award Winner) www.sonsacrifice.com -Bronx Princess (PBS/ITVS, Int't Doc Festival Amsterdam '08) -The Calling (PBS/ITVS)

     
  • Rus Garofalo

    Rus Garofalo

    I produce content.

     
  • Erik Winkowski

    Erik Winkowski

     
  • Lindsay Utz

    Lindsay Utz

    My mom is a big fan.

     
  • Morgan Currie

    Morgan Currie

     
  • Michael Schaubach

    Michael Schaubach

     
  • Sublime Frequencies

    Sublime Frequencies

     

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