Did you know that 6 is the average distance that many women and children in developing countries must walk in order to obtain drinking water for their families. Often the water is heavily contaminated but no other option exists for over 800 million people who do not have access to safe drinking water. Every day more than 4,000 children die from diseases caused by drinking unsafe water – more than die from HIV/AIDS and malaria combined.
Last year, Pantene pledged to donate one year’s clean water to four women and their families for every employee that participated in a 6K walk, resulting in clean water for 1,300 women and their families. This year, they want to increase that number and have added Olay and Venus to the team.
More than 3,000 P&G employees in over 10 cities around the globe (the cities include Cincinnati, Boston, NYC, Iowa City, Panama, Geneva, Nairobi, Johannesburg, Bangkok, Manila and Singapore) will participate in the Global Carry Each Other 6K Walk for Water in an effort to raise awareness of the global water crisis and provide clean drinking water to save the lives of women and their families. For each employee that participates, the brands will donate one year’s worth of clean drinking water to a woman and her family in the developing world through the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program(CSDW).
Now you can feel good about supporting these brands by purchasing their products. It’s always nice to know that companies do their part to give back.