140 million hours wasted every day looking for water

140 milioni di ore sprecate ogni giorno per cercare l’acqua
It is as if we were building the Empire State Building 20 times a day, every day. The search for water is very often a task that falls to women and children who risk compromising their physical health and their growth due to the effort due to carrying such a heavy weight (25 kg on average) for several kilometers. . Immediate access to water would allow these women to devote more time to their family and other work tasks.