Clean Water For All

If you were thirsty and needed a glass of water, how far would you walk for it?

Around the world, millions of people in Africa walk an average of six kilometers every single day just to collect their daily drinking water. And unlike in the U.S., the water collected in Africa often comes from unprotected rivers, lakes, ponds and watering holes. It can carry the waterborne diseases which are among the leading causes of illness and death in Africa, especially among children.

But what if you could walk for clean water – and ensure that one day, our friends in Africa won’t have to?

Walk With Embrace Relief

On May 19, 2024, you can do just that. Join Embrace Relief for our third annual H₂Ow Far Can You Walk: 5K Walk-a-Thon at Liberty State Park in Jersey City! This fun, family-friendly – and dog-friendly! – event aims to raise awareness of this critical humanitarian crisis.

By walking with us along the scenic Hudson River, you will be supporting Embrace Relief’s Clean Water Initiative and Fountains of Hope project, which are currently providing more than 900,000 people in Africa with clean water. Each of the 850-plus wells we’ve built since 2013 is creating life-saving change, improving community health and educational outcomes, empowering women and girls to achieve, and growing the local economy.

Register for Embrace Relief’s 5K Walk-a-Thon today and you can be a part of this clean water change. Together, we’ll have some fun and help people in need!