Project Pargo's Ellie McGovern and Dylan Rowe (centre) demonstrate the clean water filters.
Project Pargo's Ellie McGovern and Dylan Rowe (centre) demonstrate the clean water filters.

Young Entrepeneurs Giving the Gift of Safe Drinking Water

A couple have turned an idea born on a surfing safari into a successful business that has also supplied clean water to 50,000 people in poor communities around the world.

Dylan Rowe and Ellie McGovern established Project Pargo five years ago, changing lives by selling premium, double-insulated drink bottles and cups.

Continue reading to learn more, written by Janine Hill.

दस्ते से

हमारे समुदाय के साथ कैम्प फायर वार्तालाप, स्क्वाड सदस्यों और राजदूतों से लेकर ब्रांड पार्टनर्स और सॉयर टीम तक।

मीडिया मेंशन

Why use a plastic bag when you can simply screw on this end cap, specifically designed for Sawyer water filters?

ज़ो गेट्स
Editor at Backpacker

मीडिया मेंशन

In future, I’ll use gravity when I can, and squeeze when I have to.

Richard, aka "LowRange
यात्री

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For longer hikes, it’s convenient to carry a small backcountry water filter, such as a Sawyer Mini or Micro, which allows you to replenish your water from natural sources like streams or ponds.

फिलिप वर्नर
Author and Backpacker