Jeevika Trust
Walking for Water 2016
Women and children walk miles in extreme heat to fetch water in rural India. Help us raise £5,000 to support villagers to restore reservoirs and rainwater-catchment systems instead.
Story
India is a terrible place to be born a woman. In the poverty-blighted villages, women are the poorest. But hunger isn’t their only problem. Violence – and the fear of it – prevent women striving for more.
But when women in India’s rural communities are supported and empowered, the results are dramatic.
- Less female malnourishment, so fewer malnourished babies born.
- More girls and boys sent to school.
- More girls staying in school through puberty.
- Greater prosperity for all, through boosted women’s livelihoods.
That's why we're Walking for Water. Join us:
DATE: Sunday 16th October, 2016, 2-5pm
MEET: 2pm, Pistachios in the Park, Hampton Wick, Bushy Park, KT1 4ET
WALK: 4-mile round trip through Bushy Park.
END: 4.15pm with a tiffin tea and a talk about Jeevika by director Andrew Redpath at the Glass House, Barge Walk, Hampton Wick, KT1 4AB.
Find our more about our work at Jeevika.org.uk.
