42% of India's land area is under drought affecting nearly 500 million people. In rural India, a woman walks 7 to 20 km a day just to fetch water. They do this by carrying pots or vessel on their head and make 2-3 trips a day. This takes up all their time, creates health issues (as it impacts the back, spine, and knees) and leads to unnecessary stress.
Carrying pots of water, every day, for a lifetime is painful.
To solve the difficulty of access to potable water, Habitat for Humanity India provides water wheels to families to solve this drudgery forever. The water wheel is a simple, low cost, high impact initiative that allows them to carry a large volume of water with minimal effort. This saves them time, energy and is a game-changer in rural areas.
When you support the Water Wheels for Women campaign, you will help Habitat for Humanity India raise funds for women in drought-prone districts of Maharashtra and
i. eliminate the burden of head loading for women and make fetching water a painless exercise.
ii. creates social change as men step forward and use the water wheel to get water for the family