{"id":12947,"date":"2010-04-16T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2010-04-16T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=12947"},"modified":"2010-04-16T16:14:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-16T20:14:15","slug":"walking-with-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/04\/walking-with-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking with Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12942\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/BringHopetoHer066_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12942    img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Students led by Brenna Regan, a sophomore anthropology major, carry buckets of water across campus to foster awareness of the arduous task of fetching water that is undertaken by many women in the developing world from an early age.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/BringHopetoHer066_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Students led by Brenna Regan, a sophomore anthropology major, raise money and awareness for NURU, an organization that works to end extreme poverty. The event was titled Bring Hope to Her, and the buckets of water were carried to foster awareness of the five gallon buckets of water many women in Kenya carry on their heads for 20 hours a week from age 5 onward. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/BringHopetoHer066_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/BringHopetoHer066_lg-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/469;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students led by Brenna Regan, a sophomore anthropology major, carry buckets of water across campus to foster awareness of the arduous task of fetching water that is undertaken by many women in the developing world from an early age. Photos by Frank Dahlmeyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12941\" style=\"width: 186px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/BringHopetoHer039_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12941   img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Brenna Regan fills a bucket with water, which students will later carry up Route 195 and across campus.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/BringHopetoHer039_lg-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Brenna Regan, a sophomore anthropology major, fills a bucket with water, which students will later carry up Rt. 195 and across campus on their heads to raise money and awareness for NURU, an organization that works to end extreme poverty. The event was titled Bring Hope to Her, and the buckets of water were carried to foster awareness of the five gallon buckets of water many women in Kenya carry on their heads for 20 hours a week from age 5 onward. 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