Imagine walking nearly 3.7 miles every day just to collect water.

That’s the daily reality for millions of women and girls in Tanzania—sacrificing time that could be spent in school, building dreams, or just being a child.

On May 4, we’re walking in solidarity with girls who make that journey daily—not by choice, but by necessity. Walk for Water is a peer-to-peer fundraising event supporting Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls’ School in Tanzania. Together, we’ll raise funds to help provide a safe, sustainable water supply so girls can spend more time learning—and less time carrying water.

Fresh water is the most necessary—and most difficult—resource to secure at SEGA. Despite incredible progress, access remains a daily challenge:

• SEGA’s first well, drilled in 2009, only produces salty water—usable for cleaning and plumbing but not for drinking.

• A second drilling attempt was costly and, unfortunately, unsuccessful.

• Today, SEGA relies on a rainwater harvesting system with two 75,000-gallon underground cisterns and several above-ground tanks—providing about 30% of the school’s potable water during the rainy season.

• During the dry season, however, SEGA must purchase fresh water and have it delivered by truck.

This year’s Walk for Water will directly support the purchase of water and ongoing maintenance and improvements to SEGA’s water systems. With your support, we hope to create a more reliable and sustainable water supply—so that SEGA girls can focus on their education, not the burden of water scarcity.