Catriona Gray holds outreach in Siquijor village facing clean water crisis
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray recently visited an isolated community in Siquijor to help address the residents’ ongoing lack of access to clean water.
In a recent Instagram post, Gray shared details of her outreach activity in Sitio Catugasan, a mountaintop community where more than 100 residents live far from the rest of the barangay.
“Access to clean water [is] a basic human right. Our first community visit in Siquijor was to Sitio Catugasan,” the beauty queen began her post.
According to Gray, the community currently receives water rations only every four days through a 10-kilometer pipe connected to a spring.
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Residents also rely on makeshift rainwater collection systems such as drums and buckets, which Gray said are still insufficient for daily needs.
During the visit, Gray and partner organizations conducted an educational workshop on the importance of clean water and taught residents how to provide safe drinking water for their families.
“We were able to meet with the community, host an educational workshop on the importance of clean water, and demonstrate how to properly use their newly donated water filters so that they could provide clean and safe drinking water to their families,” shared the beauty queen.
“Something that many of us take for granted – accessible clean water – is not a reality for all Filipinos,” Gray concluded her post as she encouraged the public to get involved in the ongoing initiative aimed at improving water access across the province.
Gray, who recently made her acting debut in the romantic drama film “The Loved One,” has previously participated in relief operations for typhoon-hit communities, coastal clean-up drives, and fundraising efforts for marginalized sectors.
The actress-beauty queen recently served as the keynote speaker at the second edition of the She Shines Summit to mark this year’s Women’s Month. /edv
