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The gravel road to Rietfontein village 90km outside Bloemfontein
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The Nkhabele Primary School at Rietfontein Village, Thaba 'Nchu in the Free State province of South Africa
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100 Hippo water rollers are off-loaded and assembled
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A small demo model of the Hippo water roller next to branded still water bottles of Bloemwater
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Elderly man with his new Hippo water roller
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A woman walks away with her water roller while fellow residents wait for their turn
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The handover event is concluded with the singing of the national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
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Rietfontein residents return home with the new Hippo water rollers
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Rietfontein residents return home with the new Hippo water rollers
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Gorgeous little girl with their new (empty) Hippo roller
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Residents of the Rietfontein village take their new Hippo rollers home
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A mother wih her baby on her back tests the Hippo roller
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Opening the lid was difficult at first, because the roller was still new.
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Filling the roller for the first at Rietfontein's only tap and water point for the last 20-30 years.
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A Mother and her baby can now get 5x times more water and without having to carry a bucket on her head
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A local donkey car was the only local vehicle at the Hippo roller handover. Seems like this car will be able to transport 2x rollers at a time.
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A mini-roller and branded still water bottles provided by Bloemwater.
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An elderly woman takes ownership of her new Hippo water roller.
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A young mother and her baby with their new Hippo roller.
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Members of the Rietfontein community outside Thaba 'Nchu stand in line to receive their new Hippo water rollers.
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Dr. Bennie Malakoane, CEO of Bloemwater, and a local elder of the Rietfontein community handing out Hippo rollers to the community.
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100 Hippo rollers ready to be handed over to the Rietfontein community
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The Rietfontein handover in November 2012 was the second batch of 100 rollers sponsored by Bloemwater in 2012
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The Rietfontein community and local school children listen to the speeches of representatives of Bloemwater, the Hippo Water Roller Project and their local leaders
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Dr. Bennie Malakoane, the CEO of Bloemwater, relates how he was first introduced in March 2012 to the Hippo water roller at the World Water Forum in France.