When we need potable water, we walk to the nearest corner store--there's one on damn near every block. But for countless women around the world—especially in Africa—clean, drinkable water is not as accessible to them as a bottle of Deer Park from 7-11 is for us.
The responsibility to walk miles each day to get water falls on women—and children. They carry what they can manage, on their heads, in unbearable heat, no matter how far. And with climate change affecting water availability in many parts of Africa, they are starting to travel even farther.
Enter The Q Drum, a rollable water container that is a simple but much needed-water container that will change the way women can fetch their water.
Their site says it is a “durable, donut shaped plastic container which when full holds 50 litres of water. Its uniqueness lies in the design of the longitudinal shaft or central hole, through which a rope is tied, to pull or roll the drum along all terrain types.”
Kudos for a small design that will make a huge difference in many women’s lives.
For more information visit: http://qdrum.co.za/
