Scan with Camera App to DonateAccess to clean drinking water is a basic human right that every individual should have and unfortunately this isn't the case for far too many people.
Education is critical for breaking the cycle of poverty and yet over half of the world's schools lack access to safe water and sanitation facilities. Lack of clean water has serious effects on students' academic performance and attendance rates. The lack of safe water can cause even the best students to lose momentum as they deal with stomach pains and diarrhea from disease and hunger.
Lack of Water = Lack of Equality
For girls, the situation is especially troublesome. It is typically the responsibility of the women to fetch water thus limiting their access to both education and business opportunities. Think about it: everyday, women and young girls carry more than 40 pounds of dirty water from sources over 4 miles away from their homes. This leaves little time for education which is critical to changing the long term prospects of developing nations.
With the many additional burdens that a lack of clean water brings, education simply becomes less of a priority. This sets up an unfortunate cycle of poverty and inequality as without a proper education, there is little chance of improving one's situation later in life. The Water Project is working to break this cycle. Sometimes the first public voice the women of a community ever have, comes from an individual woman who is part of a water committee.
I am running the Bristol half marathon in September in order to raise money for this worthy charity. Please support me by donating whatever you can. Anything would be greatly appreciated and would help make such a difference to many lives.
Annabelle x
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