Take a Water Challenge this March, improve your health, and help provide lifesaving safe
water in some of the world’s poorest communities.
The Water Challenge is WaterAid’s annual event, coinciding with World Water Day on 22nd
March. We are signing up people like you from all over Australia to take a Water Challenge and
ask your friends and family to sponsor you along the way. Every dollar you raise will help some
of the world’s poorest families get access to clean, safe water. Registration for the Water Challenge is free.
March 2017
waterchallenge.org.au
CARLINDA’S STORY
By participating in the Water Challenge not
only are you improving your health, but you’re
also helping transform the lives of women
like Carlinda from Mozambique.
The water she collects is dirty and often makes
her children sick with diarrhoea. One of Carlinda’s
five children has died due to diarrhoea caused by
unsafe water.
Collecting water is a task of the women in
Carlinda’s community.
In developing countries, walking long distances
for water is a daily necessity, and deprives women
of time to earn a living and children of time to get
an education.
During the dry season the tank in Carlinda’s
village is often empty. As a result, Carlinda must
travel long distances to collect water where she
is at risk to poisonous snakes and wild animals.
Carlinda’s village has established a Water
Committee and is working with WaterAid to
improve access to safe water in her community.
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WHAT IS THE
WATER CHALLENGE?
The Water Challenge is WaterAid’s annual fundraising event,
coinciding with World Water Day on 22 March.
The concept is simple. Choose your Water Challenge this March,
improve your health, and help provide lifesaving safe water
in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Registration is free.
Visit www.waterchallenge.org.au to learn more and get involved.
Choose your challenge:
DRINK JUST WATER
1 in 10 people worldwide don’t have access to safe, clean water.
Water is essential for life and good health.
Drinking sugary drinks can have disastrous effects on your health. It can
lead to weight gain, tooth decay and insulin resistance to name just a
few of the known health issues.
Swap bottled drinks for tap
water and add the money you
save to your fundraising tally.
Challenge yourself to make ‘just water’ your only beverage for 14 or 30
days this March, to improve your health and raise money to help provide
lifesaving safe water to others.
Tip:
Drinking water doesn’t have to be boring! Make it exciting by adding
some fresh strawberries, lemon, cucumber and mint. Get creative!
– OR –
WALK FOR WATER
How far would you walk for a glass of water? Each day, women
and children walk an average of 30 minutes just to collect water
in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Walk 10,000 steps a day between 20 and 24 March, whilst raising
money to help provide lifesaving safe water in some of the world’s
poorest communities.
This year you can record your
kilometres travelled with the
easy to use MapMyFitness App
which can be synced to your
personal fundraising page for
your sponsors to see.
Fact:
Some women in the world’s poorest communities often carry
water on their heads weighing 20kgs, the same amount as the
average airport luggage allowance.
Please consult your health care provider if you are unsure about your current level of fitness.
WaterAid is also proud to partner with Netball Victoria and the Melbourne Vixens. As part of our annual
Water Challenge, your netball team can participate in Goals for Water, throughout the month of April.
Visit www.goalsforwater.org.au to learn more and get involved.
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WHY YOUR
WATER CHALLENGE COUNTS
THE IMPACT
Safe water is essential for life and good
health, yet 650 million people worldwide
don’t have access to it.
Everyone, everywhere should have
access to safe water, sanitation and
hygiene. These basic services underpin
health, education and livelihoods, and
are central to eradicating extreme poverty.
When you take WaterAid’s Water Challenge
you can improve your health, and help
provide lifesaving safe water for people living
in some of the world’s poorest communities.
WaterAid has reached more than 1.9 million
people with safe water in the last year, and
over 24 million people since 1981. But
there is still more to do, as 650 million
people still don’t have access to safe water.
MAKE YOUR
The funds and awareness raised through
the Water Challenge will help WaterAid‘s
work across the Asia Pacific region,
including programs in our neighbouring
countries Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea,
and Cambodia.
FUNDRAISING COUNT
For every $70 raised you can help
provide safe water for a child.
Here are some great examples to
help you set your fundraising goal
and stay motivated.
$70 = 1 x
$350 = 1 x
$1050 = 3 x
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$3500 = 10 x
REACH YOUR FUNDRAISING GOAL
•For every $70 you raise, you
can help provide safe water
to a child.
• This year we have some
great prizes and incentives
to reward your efforts.
Check you emails regularly
to see how you can take out
a major prize.
• Ask your friends and family to
sponsor your Water Challenge.
• Every donation can make a
difference.
GETTING THE WORD OUT
Share a link to your fundraising page
through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,
email, text and word of mouth – don’t
forget to use #WaterChallengeAU
Download fundraising resources such
as posters and social media tiles from
www.waterchallenge.org.au
CONTACT US
If you have a great story to
share, need assistance or have
any questions about getting
involved, please get in touch.
facebook.com.au/WaterAidAustralia
twitter.com/WaterAidAus
instagram.com/wateraidaustralia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1300 858 022
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IN 2017 WE ARE AIMING FOR
2000
PARTICIPANTS
FROM ALL ACROSS AUSTRALIA TO TAKE THE
AND GET HEALTHY TO HELP RAISE
$150,000
SO WE CAN HELP PROVIDE THE WORLD’S
POOREST COMMUNITIES WITH LIFESAVING
SAFE WATER
& GOOD HEALTH
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