Not Only For Health, Running Can Help NTT Children Have Access To Medium Clean Water

JAKARTA - In recent years running has become a lifestyle sport that has a lifestyle trend in society. This sport is done to improve health, spend time with people closest to you, to become an event to provide assistance to others.

One of them is the Run & Rise 2025: Brighter Future for Children. This is a daily run aimed at helping children and other residents in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) get access to proper clean water.

The running event organized by Gugah Conscience Indonesia, in collaboration with Mutual Care and Kitabisa invites the public not only to run, but also to contribute directly to humanitarian missions.

This is done because in fact access to clean water is still a dream that has not been fully realized for many children and families in remote parts of NTT. Like in the West Manggarai and East Manggarai areas, children must travel 2 to 3 kilometers every day with two jerry cans containing 10 liters of water only to get clean water.

The water is used for various needs, starting from drinking water, bathing, cooking, and others. However, it should be noted that the water is also not fully guaranteed for cleanliness and is suitable for consumption or not.

The water that is accommodated is used for all activities, bathing, cooking, drinking, and the quality of the water certainly cannot be guaranteed. That is not very good, especially for children and toddlers. Therefore, we are trying to help drain the water better," said Executive Director of Gugah Conscience Indonesia, Fransisca Sianturi, during a press conference in the Bintaro area, South Tangerang, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Therefore, Run & Rise 2025 is held as a tangible form of cross-party collaboration, the general public, the running community, the private sector, media, and social institutions to help build access to clean water for children and NTT residents.

We chose to run as a symbol of the children's struggle in NTT. They struggle every day, treading soil and rocks as far as kilometers just for a summer of water. We want to invite everyone to join in running with them, not only physically, but also in the spirit of humanity," he added.

Meanwhile, Run & Rise 2025 will be held on July 27, 2025, at Aviary Park, South Tangerang. People who want to participate can directly participate in the running event, as well as donate as a form of support for children and NTT residents to get access to clean water.