The Department of Water and Sanitation in partnership with the Word Wide Fund, South Africa (WWF-SA) will host the second Journey of Water campaign this week.

The campaign, which is WWF-SA initiative, highlights the threats to South Africa’s water security and showcases what ordinary South Africans are doing about it.

The Journey highlights the complexity of the water system on which we depend and the fact that Water doesn’t come from a tap.

It centres on a literal journey through a catchment with influential young South African’s who are introduced to aspects of the journey by water by experts, local land-owners and communities.

There are many other inputs and tasks that fit between these two main points. It also opens a platform of information sharing with the ordinary citizens. Water experts will be sharing such information with communities along the route.

The campaign which started on Monday, 11 May, 2015 kicks off in Kwazulu-Natal this year and will run for a period of four days.

The route will run from Highmoor Reserve, in the central region of the Drakensberg Maloti Park. It will follow the water path from the high lying areas to the gentle surfaces of Pietemaritzburg.

The route will then connect Spring Grove, Midmar and Henley dams and the communities of Mphophomeni, Edendale and surrounding areas. Teh journey will end at the Campus Drift Canoe Club.

The department’s Deputy Minister Pamela Tshwete will join Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of World Wide Fund-SA (WWF-SA) Dr Morne Du Plessis and a group of influential young South Africans on this four day journey.

The first Journey of Water campaign took place in November 2013 in the Western Cape. Hikers covered 84 km from the Berg River Dam in the Boland Mountain to the city of Cape Town, crossing both faultless areas and badly tarnished river systems.