Cassandra Mai

Walk For Water 2023

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Introduction and why I'm walking for water

For the first week of October, I’ll be walking for water for WaterAid Australia to help raise awareness and funds in addressing the lack of accessible, clean water to people around the world - an issue that is important to me. Put simply, access to water, sanitation and hygiene is a human right.

There has been positive progress since 2015, from 69% to now 73% of the world population who have access to clean drinking water, but we still have a long way to go, especially with growing challenges from population growth, water security and climate change impacts. In addition, the demand for water is also rising due to increasing water needs from agriculture, industry and energy sectors. By ensuring everyone has access to clean drinking water, we will also contribute to their poverty reduction, food security, human rights, ecosystems, education and economic growth.

Feel free to join me, my WSP colleagues and my dog (he has no choice!), as we walk for water between 2 - 6 October. I, along with billions of people around the world, would appreciate any little bit of support you’d like to contribute to the important cause.

What is Walk for Water about?

771 million people in the world – one in ten – do not have clean water close to home. Every day, women and children walk long distances to collect and carry water for their families. Girls and boys often begin collecting water as children and girls continue to collect and carry water throughout their lives. Many girls spend hours each day collecting water, which can cause them to miss time at school. And not only that, sometimes the water they are forced to collect is dirty, carrying water borne diseases and leading to sickness in their community.

This is why we need your help – we are asking you to walk for water, so that they don’t have to.

By walking, running or riding for five days, you can raise awareness and funds so people around the world can access clean water for the first time.

Please donate to my fundraising page to contribute to WaterAid's amazing work. For just $40, WaterAid could buy pipe to provide a rural community with clean water.

The more people that know about WaterAid, the more we can achieve together.

Please spread the word by sharing my fundraising page with your friends and family. Thank you in advance for your generosity, it means a lot!

My wonderful sponsors

$31.20

Cassandra

$27.43

Federico Groppa

Go Cass!

$12.66

Erick Coomans

$10.55

Sian Chadfield

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