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2008 Walk |
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Following closely in the footsteps of an overwhelmingly successful WALK FOR IRAQ event last year, Walk For Iraq - NZ 2008 has just been launched.On Saturday the 17th of May 2008 we will be taking part in an 11km walk in Auckland's City Centre from Victoria Park, along Tamaki Drive and Auckland's stunning water front all the way to Saint Heliers Bay to raise funds to support UNICEF's efforts in Iraq.
60 per cent of children have no regular access to safe drinking water. Only 20 per cent outside Baghdad have working sewerage in their community. Children are orphaned by violence almost daily. Tens of thousands of Iraqi children have lost parents, siblings and other family members to violence. At least one in five primary school-age children are unable to go to school.
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Walk for Iraq (NZ) 2008 © Walk for Iraq
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Some 600,000 children are among the 1.2 million Iraqis displaced over the past two years. Most families are still unable to return home.
UNICEF is still working inside every governorate of Iraq, delivering assistance to iraqi children even in the most insecure areas. Supplying emergency health care, immunization campaigns, safe drinking water, sanitation, critical protective support and emergency education programs.
This year's Walk For Iraq in NZ has two targets:
- Raising NZ$20,000 that will be donated to assist with UNICEF's efforts in improving the lives of iraqi children national wide.
- Raising Awareness about the every day life sufferings and struggles of children all over iraq and the ways everyone of us can help.
To join the walk, please contact us asap on newzealand@walkforiraq.com
To sponsor us please go to www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/walkforiraq
Our country's future relies fully on the health, education and happiness of its children. Help us improve their lives today so they can lead the way to a better tomorrow.
To read more about UNICEF's programs in Iraq please go to:
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2007 Walk |
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On Saturday the 11th of August, 2007, a group of enthusiastic walkers from different ethnic backgrounds took part in a challenging 20 Km walk from Browns Bay to Devonport (North Shore City Coastal Walk) to fund lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for the Iraqi Refugees in Middle East.
The displacement of Iraqis from Iraq is now the fastest-growing refugee crisis in the world. Although they have received additional funds for this crisis in 2007, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees can’t provide adequate protection and assistance to Iraqis. The UN estimates that over 4 million Iraqis have been displaced by violence in their country, the vast majority of which have fled since 2003. Over 2 million have vacated their homes for safer areas within Iraq, 1.5 million are now living in Syria, and over 1 million refugees inhabit Jordan, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, and Turkey.
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Walkers holding the Iraqi and the New Zealand flag © Walk for Iraq
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Walk for Iraq (NZ) successfuly raised 21,939 $NZ (18,085 $NZ Dollars cash donations and 3,854 $NZ on-line donations) for the Iraqi refugees. Also the walk raised more awareness on the suffering of the displayed Iraqis and the size of the Iraqi Refugees crisis. All the money were given to Refugees International (RI) work with Iraqi Refugees which generates lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection.
The success of this walk has lead to the initiation and the planning of a bigger Walk for Iraq event in the summer of 2008 in Auckland, New Zealand.A documentary about the walk is in the making which will shed the light about Walk for Iraq achievements, goals and achievements.You can see trailer one and trailer two of the documentary on youtube.
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