According to UN-Water, 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking
water at home. In 8 out of 10 households without water, women and
girls bear the brunt of the responsibility for water collection. The
average distance walked to retrieve water is 6K (3.7 miles). In July
2010, the United Nations General Assembly _explicitly recognized_ _the
human right to water_ and sanitation and acknowledged that clean
drinking water and sanitation are essential to the realization of all
human rights. Join the Office of Sustainability and the Women's
Commons at USD to walk in solidarity with and in recognition of the
women and girls who walk miles and spend hours per day to retrieve
WATER. This event will also allow us to reflect on our own WATER USAGE
AS A SOCIETY WITH EASY ACCESS TO POTABLE WATER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF
GLOBAL WATER CONSERVATION.
EVENT DETAILS
The walk is a one-mile loop that will begin and end at the Immaculata
Lawn on USD's campus. Participants will have the opportunity to carry
the average weight in WATER THAT WOMEN AND CHILDREN MUST CARRY FOR
WATERLESS HOUSEHOLDS. Five, one-gallon WATER JUGS AMOUNT TO THE
AVERAGE 44 POUNDS CARRIED PER TRIP. Students, faculty, and staff are
encouraged to sign up in teams and to share the burden of weight
together.
The one-gallon jugs will be donated after the event to the local
organization Border Angels to be used in humanitarian water drops and
donation to migrant shelters. Although the jugs are plastic, the
Office of Sustainability recognizes the humanitarian necessity of
clean drinking water as a priority in this instance.
Participants who register prior to the event will receive a free gift.
For more information on World Water Day, please visit
www.worldwaterday.org or www.unwater.org.
Event Route:
collecting
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