Did you know that the water crisis affects women more than men?

At the time of writing, Day Zero has been pushed back to July 2018. At Sonke, we’ve been supporting on-going measures to mitigate the drought and its social effects, and we are actively playing our part to assist in this crisis. Below, we detail how water and gender are inextricably linked – and we suggest practical ways we can all help to lighten the load that women are so often forced to carry.