(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
What would you do to raise awareness on an issue?
Around the world, millions of people have to travel far to find fresh water. Women and girls in developing countries, in particular, walk an average of six kilometers every day to collect water for their families.
The task of collecting water keeps children out of school and prevents women from engaging in other, more productive economic activities. Growing water scarcity also has widespread implications for global health, food security, economic prosperity, and eco-systems.
Raising awareness on water issues is one reason why volunteers from the U.S. Department of State, the World Wildlife Fund, WASH Advocates, The Nature Conservancy, and others chose to do the State Department’s fourth annual 6K Walk for Water on a sunny, but cold and very windy day in Washington, D.C.
Why else do people walk? Check out what some of the experts from the State Department, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Nature Conservancy, and WASH Advocates had to say.
- “A Problem That Can Be Solved” - Judy Garber, U.S. Department of State
- Protecting Our Drinking Water Areas - The Nature Conservancy
- Saving the Planet for People & Nature - WWF
- Speaking Up for Those Who Can’t - WASH Advocates
With thanks to our colleagues at the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and WASH Advocates for working with us on this event.
