2025
Zwelibongile (Mkambati)
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
1 x Spring Protection
60 Hippo Rollers
Total Hippo Rollers Distributed
Xolobeni - 650+
Mpande & Sharks Point - 100+
Mdumbi - 250+
Qunu - 100+
Mqhekezweni - 100+
Mpame - 185+
KwaPhahla - 110+
KwaSabe - 100+
Ndofela Village - 100+
Mankosi - 551+
eQolweni - 50+
Zwelibongile - 60+
Mtentu - 40+
Total Boreholes & Springs
Xolobeni – 3 Boreholes
Xolobeni – 5 springs
Mpame – 5 springs
Ndofela Village – 1 Borehole
KwaPhahla – 2 boreholes
KwaSabe – 1 borehole
Rayisini and Mbobo – 1 borehole
Rayisini and Mbobo – 3 Springs
eQolweni - 2 springs
Zwelibongile - 1 spring
Mtentu - 1 spring
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Swim fundraiser
Join our fundraisers and river clean ups
Working with communities, we identify critical water supply challenges, we raise funds and support, and we deliver solutions such as mobile 90 litre water-carrying Hippo Rollers and boreholes.
With a little help from our friends, we have managed to make life a little easier for some.
2025
Mtentu
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
1 x Spring Protection close to Nyaveni Backpackers
40 Hippo Rollers
June 2025
eQolweni
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
50 hippo rollers to eQolweni
2 springs to eQolweni
April 2025
Mankosi
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
451 hippo rollers to Mankosi
Rayisini and Mbobo
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
Clinic provided with water
Borehole rehabilitated
kwaPhahla/Joweni
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
50 hippo rollers delivered to Joweni
February 2025
Ndofela
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
3 springs protected to provide water
1 Borehole delivered
100 Hippo Rollers distributed
500+ Eco bricks made by the community.
A 100 Hippo Rollers were donated to the Mbobo community, two boreholes and two springs were rehabilitated and water laid to the community clinic. Plus over 500 Eco-bricks were made!
August 2024
kwaPhahla
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
1 new spring
2 others springs in progress
Mpame
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
75 Hippo Rollers
Installing water tanks at Xhongarha Kwapahla, and distribution of Hippo rollers at Mpame, Xhorha. The project is doing amazing work, especially during this difficult dry season.
March/April 2024
Xolobeni
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
5 new springs
Our 3rd spring in the Xolbeni /Mtentu area, thank you Siya Ndovela for your commitment to the projects and your community
Support us.
Swim fundraiser
Join our fundraisers and river clean ups
Working with communities, we identify critical water supply challenges, we raise funds and support, and we deliver solutions such as mobile 90 litre water-carrying Hippo Rollers and boreholes.
February 2024
Ndofela Village
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
Rehabilitated borehole
100 hippo rollers delivered
Another great water supply project by Swim for Rivers. One hundred Hippo Water Rollers were handed out today in Ndofela village near Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape, after we rehabilitated the village borehole.
November/December 2023
Mpame & KwaSabe
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
New borehole in KwaSabe (close to KwaPathla)
100 hippo rollers delivered to KwaSabe
5 springs to get clean water from in Mpame
100 hippo rollers delivered to Mpame and.
Cheap chip packets +
2l bottles
= Eco Bricks
Exchanged for Hippo Rollers
Chip Packets + Plastic Bottles = Eco Bricks
Eco Bricks = Exchange for Hippo Rollers
Another successful Hippo Roller handover. Thank you Siyabonga Ndovela and everyone else who helped make this possible
Support us.
Swim fundraiser
Join our fundraisers and river clean ups
Working with communities, we identify critical water supply challenges, we raise funds and support, and we deliver solutions such as mobile 90 litre water-carrying Hippo Rollers and boreholes.
May 2023
kwaPhahla
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
A borehole for the village of KWAPATHLA
Raised R25000 over and above the R81000
60+ Hippo rollers
We are so excited to be able to help others and deliver on our promise. Your donation however small has and will always make a difference.
APRIL 2023
Mtentu Lodge and Kanyawu
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
29+ hippo rollers
56+ hippo rollers
An amazing few days with amazing people, blessed to be able to help others.
Many thanks in particular to Siyabonga Ndovela, Mtentu Lodge, Glen and Charmaine Jasmin, Chris Wilson, Rob Campbell, Khaya Mposula and Grant Gibbs, Toni Enderli.
February 2023
Finished our Financial year on a high
SwimforRivers with the help of others has finshed our financial year on a high, 3 boreholes with running water, 600 hippo rollers distributed and kilograms of plastic now in eco brick form.
3
Boreholes with running water
600
Hippo rollers distributed
To help us make this next year as rewarding we have made donations simpler, simply scan the snapscan code and choose your amount
September 2022
Xolobeni
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
230 hippo rollers
An amazing few days in the greater Xolobeni area, another 230 Hippo Rollers have new homes. Hoping to return soon to add to this and a few boreholes as well 
March 2022
Mdumbi
Lets have a look at what we’ve been up to:
25 hippo rollers
25 Rollers Ordered and soon on there way to Warren Hudson at Tshani Village at Mdumbi River mouth. Its almost a year ago that Swim for Rivers did our 1st handout.
Cheap chip packets +
2l bottles
= Eco Bricks