The EkoSkola Committee within the Gozo College Girls’ Secondary School organised for the fourth consecutive year a ‘Walk for Water’ to commemorate World Water Day.

All proceeds received from the general public during the walk, which amounted to €600, will go to a project which was chosen for the school by the AKVO organisation from the Netherlands.

This year the project is in Kenya, where a large water tank is be installed in the Ruai community.

The concept of Walking for Water was initiated in the Netherlands by the NGO Aqua for All and each year their is an increase in the number of children who participate.

Children in developing countries around the world must walk an average of 6 km every day to get clean water and the children participating in the ‘Walks for Water ‘carry water in their backpacks and walk for 6 kilometres as a way of showing solidarity with these children in developing countries.

In 2011 the concept of ‘Walk for Water’ turned international, and last year 34,000 children from around 600 schools took part.

The two litre bottles carried by the students were sponsored by Arkadia Ltd and the backpacks were supplied by the AKVO organisation.

Photographs: Charles Spiteri

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