Water & Women.
Many women spend 20 hours per week collecting water, some walk 7 miles a day, often for contaminated water. Too often the walk is not safe for them physically. It is women and the children who suffer the most without water, and who benefit most from access to it.
Capacity-building is critical to our involvement.
VAWEF thinks about the long-term result every step of the way. We want these communities to be independent of ongoing foreign aid for their water and solutions. Just like you and me, we want these communities to have reliable access to water and sanitation for generations!
This means that recipients are given the tools and trained to drill the bore holes and provide clean water themselves to more communities and when something breaks someone has the capacity to fix it. This will also create viable businesses and job opportunities in the communities
Please “Get Involved”
Your help saves lives, and access to clean water is just the right place to begin.