Did you know some women have to walk 6km each day for clean water?

On the 20th of March 2020 a group of Watercare employees will be walking 6km in Auckland while carrying 20 kilograms of water.

Many places in the world access to water isn’t so easy - 29% of the population still does not have access to a ‘safely managed’ drinking water service, and that the burden of acquiring water for their families falls disproportionately to women. In parts of Africa and Asia, this burden is an average of 20 litres carried six kilometers.

Engineering Without Borders New Zealand (EWBNZ) is working hard to help local engineers design, operate and maintain locally sourced water supplies in a culturally appropriate context.

Photo credit Carrying Water by magnusfranklin https://www.flickr.com/photos/adjourned/3069327644/in/photostream/