Walk for Water

Alahede Dura, 18, from Ghana Before her community installed a safe water point Alahede used to walk for five hours to collect unsafe water: "Before the pump was here, I fetched water from the riverside. It was dirty and made us feel sick. I have much more time now. We use that time to weave hats, and then we sell them at Bolgatanga market."

Tragically, their time and effort goes on collecting water that is often dirty and unsafe.

This can lead to diseases such as diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera, which cause the deaths of about 4,000 children every day.

Get your school or group involved and get sponsored to walk for water - with every step you will be bringing clean water, sanitation and hygiene education closer to the world's poorest people.

Millions of people are forced to walk for water every day – but your walk can help them!

Step out and save lives, order your free Walk for Water fundraising pack today! To order your free fundraising resources please contact us on 020 7793 4594. 

Downloadable resources

Parent letter template ( DOC File 43KB)

Talk Request sheet (Email) ( DOC File 52KB)

We are supporting WaterAid A2 poster ( PDF File 1129KB)

Thermometer fundraising poster 2008 ( PDF File 76KB)

WaterAid Sponsor Form ( PDF File 116KB)

Walk to School Week

Why not combine your Walk for Water with Walk to School Week in May? Walk to School Week (17-21 May) is one week in the year where schools across the country celebrate walking to school. Why not run your own event to celebrate the week and your fundraising efforts? 

Living Streets, who run the national Walk to School campaign, run events, competitions and have free lesson plans and other resources online!

• Find out more about the Walk to School campaign