Impacts
Videos
Hippo Roller Handover
The community celebrates with music and dance as the Roll a Hippo Foundation delivers 15 hippo rollers to women in a rural community in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
1000 Survival Gardens Project
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Roll a Hippo Foundation launched the 1000 Survival Gardens Project. Hear Mbongeni’s story on how the project has improved her life.
Rotary Rolls Hippos into Lesotho
Through a collaboration of Rotary clubs and the Roll a Hippo Foundation, six Australian volunteers delivered 25 hippo rollers to the St. Augustine – Maseru Centre for Teenage Mothers.
Vingerkraal Community Gardens
The Roll a Hippo Foundation delivered 65 hippo rollers enabling local farmers to expand the number of vegetable gardens from 8 to 28 in just one year.
Program Impacts
Number of hippo rollers delivered to individuals in need
2,000+
Number of home garden kits provided to families in need
600
Individuals impacted by our work
10,000+
Communities supported
30+
Check out the impact report from our recent project funded by the Government of Canada
Stories of change
From Beneficiary to Advocate
When Nelly Nkosi was asked why she started wearing her traditional headdress, she replied, “Now that I do not have to use my head to carry buckets of water, I can use it to wear my headdress!”
Rekindling a Community’s Flame
As a Project Leader in South Africa, Iris saw first hand the amazing impact the hippo roller can have on a community, and how it can help build resilience and rekindle a community’s flame.