WHY WE HARVEST THE RAIN

Climate change exacerbates the threat to groundwater resources, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Northern Tanzania, our work additionally addresses the devastating impact of naturally occurring fluoride in groundwater, affecting health and livelihoods. In these areas, water collection is women’s work.

They walk hours to get it. The walk is unsafe, and so is the water, if they find any. This burden forces mothers to enlist their children, denying 90% of girls an education. Alarmingly, 70% of women report experiencing physical or sexual violence during their search for water, often more than six times.*

2.2 billion people worldwide currently lack access to safe drinking water. 1 in 3 children lives in water scarcity.

*We have interviewed thousands of Tanzanian families to gather our statistics.