The question isn't if we will run out of water. It's when.
Unless we change.

 
 
 

Through my work with the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, I came to learn about the planet's unfolding water crisis: by 2030, we face a 40% shortfall in the global supply of accessible, reliable water. 

I have since dedicated my life to educating leaders and young people alike about this crisis and how we can solve it.

All photography provided by Kelvin Trautman

 
 
 
Mina Guli Running in Death Valley
 
 

Ultra runner

I run expeditions to draw global media attention to the water crisis and tell the amazing stories of people around the world living with water scarcity. 

Water Advocate

In 2012, I founded Thirst, an organization that has educated hundreds of thousands of young people in China about their water footprints.

 
“I run for every person that uses water.”
 
Mina Guli Running in the Richtersveld National Park in South Africa
 
 
“I want every single person on the planet to be able to realize their aspirations.
Without a reliable water supply, that is not possible.”
Mina Guli among the students of Thirst Water Program
 
 

Mina's Instagram 

"I was a little intimidated, so I leaned forward and looked carefully. Written on a piece of white paper in clear black block letters, were the words: I WANT. I CAN. I WILL." Today on the blog I talk about some important advice I received from my guru massage therapist: http://www.minaguli.com/blog/i-want-i-can-i-will . . #runningdry #everydropcounts đź“· @kelvintrautman
Why run? Because running allows me to get out there and experience the realities of the water crisis - to speak to people, to walk beside them and see with my own eyes what’s really happening on the ground 🤝#EveryDropCounts #RunningDry
Delighted to be part of @mediaplanetusa’s water and sanitation feature in USA Today and at #WWWeek. Read more about #RunningDry and the crazy idea to run 100 marathons in 100 days for water here: https://bit.ly/2PfhXZn
I run to inspire action. Awareness alone won’t save the global supply of reliable water. Join @Colgate and me during #WorldWaterWeek, and every week, by turning off the faucet when brushing your teeth. . . #RunningDry #EveryDropCounts #ColgatePartner
Water is the most important issue facing the world. I'm running 100 marathons in 100 days to show what 100% commitment to this issue looks like. Time for everyone to step up their water saving! #StepUp2018 #GCAS2018
Writing out the grocery list for #RunningDry. It's not normal. Guess how many bags of @Lays I need to run 100 marathons in 100 days? (Hint: it's more than 100!) #carbs . . đź“· @kelvintrautman
I'm often asked what it's like to train for a 100 marathons. It's definitely not easy, but sometimes the challenge is more in the mind than it is in the body. Today on the blog I write about pain and the power of our minds. . Read more at www.minaguli.com/blog . . #runningdry #everydropcounts #running . đź“· @kelvintrautman
"Think warm thoughts." Some very practical advice that my crazy photographer @kelvintrautman told me in Antarctica two years ago and which I'm now applying as I train for #RunningDry in an outdoor pool at 6 am when it's 4 degrees outside. More on the blog at www.minaguli.com/blog #runningdry #everydropcounts #thirst4water
It's funny the things that trigger memories. Late last week it was the photographs on the walls of the Australian Antarctic Division and the incredible images of the explorers who risked their lives doing something most people believed impossible. . Being the first at anything is hard. It's lonely and it's tough. There are tears and moments of disbelief that what you're attempting is even possible. But to create change, we need people who believe that "just because it hasn't been done, it doesn't mean it can't be done". . Here's to finding the explorer within each of us -- mentally, emotionally and physically. May we challenge conventional thinking -- of others and of ourselves -- and find that the boundaries of change are limitless. . . . #runningdry #everydropcounts

Mina on Twitter

 
 

"Blessings & burdens are not mutually exclusive"- Ryan Holiday, the obstacle is the way

Mina Guli running on Bad Water Flats in USA