Walk for Water
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Date and Time
- Friday, March 22, 2019 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location
The Immaculata, Immaculata Lawn
Cost
0
Details
According to UN-Water, 2.1 billion people live without safe drinking water at home. In 8 out of 10 households without water, women and girls bear the brunt of the responsibility for water collection. The average distance walked to retrieve water is 6K (3.7 miles). In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation and acknowledged that clean drinking water and sanitation are essential to the realization of all human rights.
Join the Office of Sustainability and the Women's Commons at USD to walk in solidarity with and in recognition of the women and girls who walk miles and spend hours per day to retrieve water. This event will also allow us to reflect on our own water usage as a society with easy access to potable water and the importance of global water conservation.
Event Details

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