Proving once again that sometimes the simplest ideas are the most powerful, the Q-Drum makes water transportation a (rolling) piece of cake. For the vast majority of Sub-Saharan Africa, fetching water isn’t as easy as a nearby well, often involving daily trips to water sources miles away. Q-Drum makes these trips less taxing, and proves that a simple tweak to a simple barrel shape can, in fact, re-invent the wheel and bring life-saving water to millions a little more easily.

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