{"id":14572,"date":"2023-09-05T13:02:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T19:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/?page_id=14572"},"modified":"2023-12-12T10:28:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:28:22","slug":"runway-voices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/es\/runway-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Voces de la pista"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t<strong>Voices<\/strong> of the Runway for Water\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>In Chikhaldara, home to many of India&#8217;s tribal communities, the terrain is hilly and increasingly dry. Monsoon season brings decent rainfall, but the rocky soil makes restoring and retaining groundwater difficult. Years of discrimination, poverty, and land-use issues have left some struggling with various crises, from health to nutrition to water. Meet a few of the women who live, work and care for their families here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<!-- END .front -->\n\t\t\t<!-- END .back -->\n\t\t <!-- ifb-flip-box -->\n\t <!-- flip-box -->\n\t\t\t<!-- END .front -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read more about the Chikhaldara region of India where Water For People works.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Water-For-People_Maharashtra-Overview_Aug-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Learn More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<!-- END .back -->\n\t\t <!-- ifb-flip-box -->\n\t <!-- flip-box -->\n\t\t\t<!-- END .front -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/>\n\t\t\t<!-- END .back -->\n\t\t <!-- ifb-flip-box -->\n\t <!-- flip-box -->\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tTheir Words\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RunwayImage-Full-SizeMirrored-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Shashikala-screenshot-2-300x300-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Shashikala screenshot 2\" title=\"Shashikala screenshot 2\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"If we had access to tap water at home we could cook any time, kids could go to school on time, we can go to the fields on time. I&#8217;m a health worker &#8211; I could go to work on time. But instead, a lot of time gets wasted.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Shashikala<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity member and health worker in Ekjira Village, Chikhaldara, India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Varnmala_headshot3_Runway-circle.png\" alt=\"Varnmala_headshot3_Runway\" title=\"Varnmala_headshot3_Runway\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"We go in groups to get water. We cannot go alone &#8211; it gets really scary out there. Talking to each other gives us courage.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Varnmala<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity member in Ekjira Village, Chikhaldara India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Shyamvati_headshot_Runway-circle.png\" alt=\"Shyamvati_headshot_Runway\" title=\"Shyamvati_headshot_Runway\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Each container takes about thirty minutes to fill. So, it takes two hours for four containers.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Shyamvati<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity member in Ekjira Village, Chikhaldara, India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Shashikala-screenshot-2-300x300-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Shashikala screenshot 2\" title=\"Shashikala screenshot 2\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"There is no water in the toilets and there is no water in the schools. This is the first time\u00a0 someone has said, &#8216;We will shoot a video in your village.'\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Shashikala<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity member and health worker in Ekjira Village, Chikhaldara, India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Social_Runway-for-Water_Divya-carousel-2.jpg\" alt=\"Social_Runway for Water_Divya carousel-2\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Social_Runway-for-Water_Divya-carousel-2-e1694466217839.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Social_Runway-for-Water_Divya-carousel-2-e1694466217839-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Social_Runway-for-Water_Divya-carousel-2-e1694466217839-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Social_Runway-for-Water_Divya-carousel-2-e1694466217839-14x12.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"Social_Runway for Water_Divya carousel-2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tMaking <strong>Runway for Water<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bBiI3d4jJDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Runway for Water film<\/a> was created just before the monsoon season in May 2023 in close partnership with the women of Ekjira village, the local <a href=\"https:\/\/waterforpeopleindia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water For People India<\/a> team, and a film crew from Mumbai.The aim is to reflect the current realities and obstacles the local women and girls face while collecting water. We shared this reality with audiences tuned into the global Fashion Weeks in Fall 2023, presenting a very different kind of runway for viewers to think about.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/runwayforwater\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Runway for Water\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRunway for Water\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Divya_headshot5_Runway-circle.png\" alt=\"Divya_headshot5_Runway\" title=\"Divya_headshot5_Runway\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"We came to know about the Chikhaldara video project in the office, but where should it be shot? I thought of Ekjira Village and how far women would walk for water.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Divya<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater For People India team member working in Chikhaldara\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Bhavna_heatshot2_Runway-circle.png\" alt=\"Bhavna_heatshot2_Runway\" title=\"Bhavna_heatshot2_Runway\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"These women had never faced the camera before, they had never seen a shooting. We had a small meeting and explained the process to help make them comfortable and confident.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Bhavna<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater For People India team member working in Chikhaldara\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Sahil_headshot2_runway-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Sahil_headshot2_runway\" title=\"Sahil_headshot2_runway\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Just look at the video from the eye of a viewer and see if it excites you, if it moves you, if it actually pushes you to think about the issue. That would be the biggest achievement of the video.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Sahil<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Manager Communication and Influence, Water For People India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Bishwadeep-Ghose_color-circle.jpg\" alt=\"Bishwadeep Ghose_color\" title=\"Bishwadeep Ghose_color\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"The film is a testament to the efforts of women and girls across the globe who are walking tirelessly to ensure water is available for their households. With the civil society organizations complementing the work of the national and state governments, we will hopefully ensure that the walk for water will end completely very soon.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Bishwadeep<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCountry Director, Water For People India\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Divya_headshot5_Runway-circle.png\" alt=\"Divya_headshot5_Runway\" title=\"Divya_headshot5_Runway\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"The sun was so hot and it was irritating the women, but they kept going. They thought this shoot would help the village and that the world would know their plight. And it was a great experience.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class='uabb-testimonial-author-name testimonial-author-name'>Divya<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWater For People India team member working in Chikhaldara\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waterforpeople.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Bhavna_heatshot2_Runway-circle.png\" alt=\"Bhavna_heatshot2_Runway\" title=\"Bhavna_heatshot2_Runway\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"The projects of Water For People have empowered many women in these areas. The women learn leadership &#8211; they take initiative in the Water User Committees, they participate in meetings. 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