April 17 "Live Earth Run for Water - Cairo"
On Sat April 17 Hayah International Academy will hold a full day event where participants can either walk or run a maximum distance of 6 KM (15 laps in the school's running track) which is the average distance women and children in developing countries need to walk to reach water or simply pledge a donation for runners and walkers.
Contributions will come from pledges made for every lap participants complete, as well as the entrance fees (30 le for adults and 15 le for kids) for the event. Participants can get a donors' pledge form from the sign up tab on the blog
You can also find our Fan page on Facebook at "Live Earth Run for Water - Cairo"
How can YOU help?
Come run/walk
Support a runner
Come watch
SPREAD THE WORD
Contributions will come from pledges made for every lap participants complete, as well as the entrance fees (30 le for adults and 15 le for kids) for the event. Participants can get a donors' pledge form from the sign up tab on the blog
You can also find our Fan page on Facebook at "Live Earth Run for Water - Cairo"
How can YOU help?
Come run/walk
Support a runner
Come watch
SPREAD THE WORD
Join the World in the Run For Water
Come join the fun on Saturday April 17, 2010 at Hayah International Academy. You can run or walk a maximum of 6 KM. Or participate by sponsoring any of the runners or walkers.
Sign up for the Cairo event at liveearth.org/run or just show up at the address.
Why 6KM?
6 KM is the average distance women and children walk everyday in the developing world to have access to water. Close to a billion people are without access to safe drinking water.
Water Crisis Facts
884 million people, lack access to safe water supplies, approximately one in eight people- Every 15 seconds, a child dies from a water-related disease.
- Taking a five-minute shower uses more water than the typical person living in a developing country slum uses in a whole day
- On average, worldwide it only costs $25 (140 LE) to provide someone with water for life. Costs for improved sanitation is even less. How far will you go?
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