1. Global Challenge
Walking for Water
Lesson 1

2. What are the benefits of walking?
can help prevent NCDs e.g. heart disease and diabetes
helps to keep blood pressure at healthy level
can help to manage weight
helps to strengthen bones and muscles
can improve your mood

3. At least 10,000 steps every day
NHS walking target
At least 10,000 steps every day

4. Counting steps

5. Learning objectives: to understand the health benefits of walking
to consider how walking habits have changed and the implications of this
to develop empathy for children who have to walk long distances to collect water

6. Why do we walk less than we used to?
more cars and public transport
lack of time
lack of motivation
change in activities (e.g. computers, phones)

7. What journeys have you made and why?

8. Ethiopia

9. Walking for water

10. Questions
How do you think walking for 8 hours every day impacts on Aysha’s life? Think about her:
school and learning
social life and friends
other opportunities
health
feelings

11. The Water Burden Often falls to women and girls
Means they miss out on education and play as they spend hours every day fetching water
School can be impossible
Water may be contaminated meaning increased likelihood of disease

12. Estimate how far Ayesha walks & the number of steps she does
Total of 8 hours a day round trip
4 stops of 15 minutes to rest in the heat
walking at an average pace of 4 km per hour
1km = approx 1500 steps
8 hours - 1 hour = 7 hours of walking 7 hours x 4 km = 28 km total walking
28 x 1500 steps = approximately 42,000 steps

13. Walk as many steps as Ayesha does in1 day over 4 days.
Your challenge
Walk as many steps as Ayesha does in1 day over 4 days.

14. Learning objectives: to understand the health benefits of walking
to consider how walking habits have changed and the implications of this
to develop empathy for children who have to walk long distances to collect water