Women and Water, a Very Personal Relationship

When water is easily accessible to women, it transforms their lives. On average, women and girls around the world spend 200 million hours every day on collecting water. This women-water relationship seems obvious, but it is a personal one for many. Water is time, health and safety to women and girls in rural settings. Following our recent trip to the small town of Sheno, 80 km north of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, we wrote this story on how water impacts the lives and livelihoods of women.

Sorgente: Women and water, a very personal relationship