Mandela’s relatives, rural families get help to collect drinking water

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In his autobiography, Mandela famously described the daily grind of growing up in the rural Eastern Cape village of Qunu.

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Now Qunu neighbours Evelyn Mandela, 82, and Nothemba Mandela, 71, can use new “Hippo Rollers” to move plastic buckets of water up from the river thanks to a charity infusion into the rural Eastern Cape last week.

“We struggle in the dry season. Carrying buckets is hard work so this is a huge help,” said Nothemba Mandela, whose home overlooks the rolling green hills and valleys also described in Mandela’s autobiography,Qunu is just one of several remote villages to benefit from the useful Hippo Roller devices, which operate much like a wheelbarrow, designed to fit heavy water containers that can be pulled or pushed.

Ironically, the slog of carrying water was alleviated by a different kind of slog: long-distance swimming. The rollers were donated by non-profit organisation Swim for Rivers, which raises awareness and funds to help address SA’s water challenges via long-distance charity swims, including swims in unlikely locations like polluted rivers and remote icy seas.

Humbled to visit Qunu, the home of the Madiba clan where 40 families received Hippo Rollers donated by loving folk the world over. Enkosi! Let's serve... #SwimForRivers #CleanWaterForAll

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