(13 de mayo)
Fight Hunger: Walk the World is an event initiated by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) together with its major corporate partners, TNT and Unilever, where hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are walking together through a 24 hour period in each of the planets time zones, to raise awareness of child hunger around the world. The walk, which began in Auckland, New Zealand, is moving sequentially through major capitals and small villages in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. Walk the World aims to engage citizens worldwide to raise awareness, funds and assist more children to go to school. The money raised through Walk the World will go directly to WFPs Global School Feeding Programme. Footage available from the event in Beijing, Jakarta and Kolkata, India.
Thousands of People Across the World Join the World Food Programmes Walk the World Event
Walk the World is a global advocacy fund fundraising event taking place today in 24 time zones within 24 hours to highlight the problem of child hunger. While more than 50 countries celebrate Mothers Day, a mother loses her child to hunger every 5 seconds. The money raised through the event will go to the United Nations World Food Programmes School Feeding Programme, which links food and education by offering free meals to some of the worlds most vulnerable children. At this years event, more people are joining the walks across Sub-Saharan Africa, including dignitaries like King Mswati III of Swaziland or Ugandas President Yoweri Museveni.
