Keelhauling

Q-Drum - rolling water

The Q-Drum. I'm a fan. Very creative and smart solution to a very serious problem.

At Tiburon Baptist Church, we have an event in the fall of each year called the Tiburon Fall Classic, which is basically a day-long cycling event through the Napa Valley, raising money for Africa. (Some pictures here.) In past years, we've done things like funded a veterinary clinic and refurbished water cisterns in numerous villages. 100% of the money raised goes to the African people.

One of the things I learned last year was that the need to carry all their water from rivers or lakes, sometimes miles away, kept the women from work and the children from school. It impacts productivity, incomes and education, and ultimately, their entire quality of life. I was shocked at the magnitude of the impact of something as simple as having readily available water, something we take for granted everywhere we go.

Q-Drum is not the answer, but it's a huge improvement in the short term situation.