Hi Friends,
Habitat for Humanity is an organisation into building homes and rehabilitation of homes for Under Privileged people.
Habitat for Humanity India's core competencies are Shelter, Water Sanitation and Disaster Response.
As we know 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 multiple trips. This takes up all their time, creates health issues (as it impacts the back, neck, and knees) and leads to unnecessary stress.
Carrying pots of water, every day, for a lifetime is painful.
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.
I am participating in the Tata Mumbai Marathon to support drought affected areas in Vidarbha and Mararthwada by providing water intervention - water wheels. Come join me and support my cause.