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Walk For Water

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https://www.walkforwater.in

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Our Mission

Water is vital for life on earth, yet millions still do not have access to clean water. “Water is life” and we are determined to improve lives by increasing awareness, minimizing wastage, promoting rainwater harvesting and the purification of recycled and contaminated water.

Water is our religion and we intend to realize our dream to place India at the center of a global “Blue Revolution.”

Walk For Water is an organization that runs behind ‘numbers’; numbers as in ‘lives improved and bettered’ are definitely important to us. We strongly believe that the only solution to the water crisis is by spreading awareness and it is possible only by increasing these ‘numbers’. As an NGO, ‘happy lives and happier societies’ is our first focus.

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50% by 2050

Why 2020?

We can stop the sixth mass extinction if we protect approximately 50% of the 846 ecoregions that provide habitat for all of Earth's biodiversity. That means finding leaders and organizations around the world willing to align exisiting efforts around protecting and interconnecting nature in the region.

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Why Walk For Water?

Globally, an estimated 8 billion people are drinking contaminated water. It is estimated that by 2020, India will become a water-stressed nation.
  1. Lack of access. 50% of the people in India do not have access to clean and safe drinking water at affordable cost.
  2. Failure of existing projects to due lack of community involvement. 50% of projects and efforts to make water accessible fail due to lack of community involvement.
  3. Loss of valuable man hours. Women and children spend 175 million work hours collecting water.
  4. Major cause of health problems. 80% of the disease cause due to drinking unsafe water. Leading to various diseases and ailments.
  5. Majority cause of deaths. Today in India, 580 people die due to water borne diseases every day.
  6. Impacting living standards. Sickness or care for a sick family member impacts the meager income of rural household.

What We Do?

Walk For Water aims to bring the 1.2 billion hearts of India to beat for the same cause – “Water Now, Water Tomorrow, Safe Water for All!”

Water Awareness

Spread through seminars and meetings with the participation of industry experts and environmental scientists at schools, colleges and other government and non-government institutions.

Water Audit

Smaat India will offer a free promotional Water Audit at as many villages as possible, especially at the locations where the awareness camps are to be conducted. A basic water test and analysis will be performed by the company, the results of which will be shared by the concerned public.

Water Awards

Based on the findings of the water audits and also based on the implementation of the recommendations and follow up of the water audits, awards will be given at village, district, state and national levels.

Walk for Water

March 22nd – the World Water Day, will be remembered in India as Walk For Water Day! The Walk will be an event of social awareness, an occasion to bring all concerned people together, a place for celebration, a pledge to future and many other things rolled into one.

We have always said that 'Water is the local issue of global climate change, for people, and for biodiversity.

We believe in 'Think Global Act Local' and are open for collaborations for working with grassroots communities.

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How to Help

If you believe that we have a window of opportunity to end the Sixth Mass Extinction by protecting half of nature, act today and become a part of a global community transforming society's relationship with the natural world!

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