Thanks to all your support, we have funded 75 Hippo Rollers for Kgautswane in South Africa! Our initial target was 50, which we met in less than two weeks. Project H will be on the ground to hand deliver the rollers on March 26-29th, and will report back with photos, details, and more.

STAY TUNED THIS SUMMER FOR OUR NEXT “FUND THIS PRODUCT” INITIATIVE

If you’d still like to donate, it’s not too late! Any additional donations made via the Paypal link below will go directly to Hippo Roller (not Project H) and will not be included in this batch of 75 rollers. But any additional support is greatly appreciated and will go towards future roller deliveries throughout Africa.

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What’s a Hippo Roller and how is Project H involved?
The Hippo Roller is a simple rolling barrel device that allows the millions whose livelihoods depend on the daily fetching of water to more easily access and transport their daily water supply, and reduce the risk of long-term bodily injuries. The roller holds 3-4 days worth of water for a family of 7, about 5 times the amount of water that can be moved using traditional methods, which frees up time for more productive economic and educational activities. It’s an amazing product and an amazing story of good design enabling communities.At the end of March, Project H will be traveling to South Africa to visit the Hippo Roller’s manufacturer and headquarters, and will personally hand over fifty rollers to a community in Northeastern South Africa in need of enabling water systems. The rollers are a gesture of support and a catalyst for more collaboration on larger water systems projects within Kgautswane. ——————————–
What we funded: 75 Hippo Rollers for a group of 17 villages in the Kgautswane community of Northeast South Africa- total population 120,000Total amount raised: $7500 (50 rollers, $100 each- $90 for production and $10 for delivery- Project H did not take any part of your donation)DONATE DIRECTLY TO HIPPO ROLLER USING THE PAYPAL LINK BELOW:

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PC Magazine’s blog, GearLog, has posted a video of Project H Design’s founder, Emily Pilloton, talking about the organization and some of the products it supports. The video comes from last weekend’s Greener Gadgets Conference in New York, which was a great showcase of innovative design, technology, and projects. View the whole video and article here>>>

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On February 1st in New York City, Project H Design will be representing a few great product designs that benefit the greater good and serve global citizens. At the Greener Gadgets Conference, sponsored by Inhabitat and Marc Alt + Partners, Project H will have an exhibit space showing the BOGO light, One Laptop Per Child, creations from Natalie Jeremijenko, and more. Be sure to come by the McGraw-Hill Convention center, or register for the whole conference here >>>

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