Rotary Legacy in Motion: From Hippo Roller to ECOroller November 2025 The Spark In 2015, the RC Gibsons asked a simple question: What if we could make collecting water easier for women and girls? That question became a movement Help Us
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Rotary Legacy in Motion: From Hippo Roller to ECOroller November 2025<br>
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The Spark In 2015, the RC Gibsons asked a simple question:
“What if we could make collecting water easier for women and girls?”
That question became a movement — Help Us Roll 1000 Hippos.<br>
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The Hippo Roller Project (2015–2019) 51 Rotary cclubs joined the campaign.
Over 500 hippo rollers funded and delivered.
Partnerships formed across Canada, the U.S., and South Africa.
Result: Thousands of families gained easier access to clean water.<br>
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A Model Rotary Project The hippo roller initiative became a Rotary benchmark:
Collaborative, transparent, and high-impact.
Connected multiple districts and clubs worldwide.
Strengthened Rotary’s reputation for practical, life-changing solutions<br>
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COVID Changed Everything The pandemic brought hunger and hardship to rural Africa.
Our project pivoted — transforming a water project into a food security program:
The 1000 Survival Gardens Project<br>
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What the Project Achieved (2020–2024) 145 Rotary Clubs in 27 Districts.
1,121 water rollers & survival garden kits delivered.
9,000+ lives impacted.
28 communities strengthened.
From water to food — Rotary clubs delivered resilience.<br>
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Expanding Our Vision (2025-2030) The next evolution:
Scaling the Eco Water Roller
Improved design. Reduced volume, more manageable (70 liters).
More affordable. Lower cost means more units in more hands.
Highly scalable. Localized manufacturing in South Africa.<br>
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The ECOroller ECOrollers are manufactured by Eco Tanks South Africa, one of the country’s largest suppliers of water tanks and WASH products, with a countrywide distribution network.
Rotary Club Price - US$75/unit
(compared to US$110 for a hippo roller)<br>
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The Model: Fund One, Roll Two A simple, powerful formula:
Fund One ECOroller
Deliver Two!
Each donation* doubles the impact, reaching twice as many people.
Club donations are match – roller for roller -- by the Rolling Water Foundation, a Canadian registered charity. *Tax receipts provided<br>
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The Vision for Scale Goal: Deliver 20,000+ ECOrollers over five years.
Each delivery means:
Hours saved daily for women and girls
Improved health and hygiene
Time for education, work, and family
Water for household gardens
Every roller changes multiple lives.<br>
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Rotary’s Unique Strength for club collaboration Global network of trusted clubs.
Transparent project governance.
Club to club engagement across continents
Local partnerships already in place.
A proven collaborative project — now we multiply the impact.
Bigger reach. Bigger impact. Bigger change.<br>
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The Ask: How many do you want to scale? Commit to the project.
Determine the number of ECOroller you want to scale @ US$75.00/unit
Double that number to include the matching rollers. For example:
10 Rollers = US$750
10 Rollers matched
20 ECOrollers delivered
