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1 The Water Challenge is WaterAid s annual fundraising event, coinciding with World Water Day on 22 March. Choose your Water Challenge this March, improve your health, and help provide lifesaving safe water in some of the world s poorest communities. March 2016 waterchallenge.org.au

2 CESALTINA S STORY By participating in the Water Challenge not only are you improving your health, but you re also helping to transform the health of women like Cesaltina from Timor-Leste. Cesaltina spends hours every day collecting water, even though she is pregnant. There is only one water tank in her village, and it is often empty during the dry season. The jerry cans are heavy, but she must walk the long and difficult journey to collect water for her family. In developing communities, 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. Furthermore, drinking unsafe water makes people sick and can cause death. The community where Cesaltina lives has recently established their own Water Committee and with your support, communities like her s will be able to develop lifesaving safe water supplies. 2

3 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 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. WALK FOR WATER How far would you walk for a glass of water? Each week, women and children walk approximately 50 kilometres just to collect water in some of the world s poorest communities that s around 10,000 steps each day. Get active this March and participate in the original Walk for Water challenge. Set your personal distance goal and walk or run your way to good health between 14 and 20 March, whilst raising money to help provide lifesaving safe water for the world s poorest. 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. Fact: Tap water in Australia is amongst the purest in the world. Fact: 10,000 steps is the average distance walked by the world s poorest women and children to collect water each day. 10,000 steps is approximately 7 kilometres, or 90 minutes of walking. Please consult your health care provider if you are unsure about your current level of fitness. Swap bottled drinks for tap water and add the money you save to your fundraising tally. Download the Choose Tap App now to locate drinking taps near you. **Please note, not all locations are covered. 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. Please note: WaterAid will not be providing pedometers in 2016, and there is no registration fee to participate. 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, between 11 and 17 April. Visit to learn more and get involved. 3

4 WHY YOUR WATER CHALLENGE COUNTS Safe water is essential for life and good health, yet 650 million people worldwide don t have access to it. 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. MAKE YOUR 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. THE IMPACT 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. WaterAid has reached more than 2 million people with safe water in the last year, and over 23 million people since But there is still more to do, as 650 million people still don t have access to safe water. 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, the Solomon Islands and also Cambodia. $70 = 1 x $350 = 1 x $1050 = 3 x $3500 = 10 x 4

5 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. Raise $500 and receive a Choose Tap water bottle. More prizes for our top participants, so check your s 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, , text and word of mouth don t forget to use #WaterChallengeAU Download fundraising resources such as posters and social media tiles from CONTACT US If you have a great story to share, need assistance or have any questions about getting involved, please get in touch. events@wateraid.org.au Phone: facebook.com.au/wateraidaustralia twitter.com/wateraidaus instagram.com/wateraidaustralia 5

6 IN 2016 WE ARE AIMING FOR 1500 PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL ACROSS AUSTRALIA TO TAKE THE AND GET HEALTHY TO HELP RAISE $250,000 SO WE CAN HELP PROVIDE THE WORLDS POOREST COMMUNITIES WITH LIFESAVING SAFE WATER & GOOD HEALTH 6