"End Hunger: Walk the World" took place on Sunday 7 June in 69 countries around the world. More than 330,000 people walked in 209 locations, with staff and beneficiaries of WFP joining WFP’s corporate partners led by TNT, Unilever and DSM.
You can see some images of walks around the world here and you can read the full story here. Thank you all for your support and see you on June 6th 2010!
A special thank you also to everyone who ‘gave their step’ on Walk the Web. Our aim was to walk all the way around the world’s circumference – that’s 25,000 miles – counting each dollar donated as a mile walked. And we made it, feeding 125,000 children at school in the process. You can see the latest status and the inspiring messages from everyone who donated their step www.wfp.org/walktheweb.
"End Hunger: Walk the World" is an annual event to raise money and awareness for WFP’s efforts to fight child hunger and malnutrition. The Walk is a joint effort of WFP and its corporate partners, led by TNT, Unilever and DSM. Employees from these companies walk with WFP Goodwill Ambassadors, staff, and beneficiaries as well as government and NGO partners to show their solidarity in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.
TNT is a global mail and express delivery company serving more than 200 countries. Since 2002, they have been an active partner of WFP and to date have invested over $50 million in the partnership. TNT founded Walk the World in 2003 as an engagement event for its employees.
Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods with strong local roots in more than 100 countries across the globe. Unilever joined forces with WFP in January 2007 for a three-year partnership to improve the nutrition and health of poor, school-aged children around the world.
DSM is a life sciences and materials sciences company. In April 2007, DSM and WFP joined forces to ensure the nutritional needs of WFP beneficiaries are met through the creation of cost-effective micronutrient interventions to improve the general food basket.
The idea of a global Walk against hunger came from WFP’s first corporate partner, TNT, in 2003. It was inspired by the millions of poor children around the world who walk several kilometres to school every day – often hungry and barefoot – determined to get an education and improve their future.
WFP provides free school meals to tens of millions of these children. Nutritious food helps students concentrate on their studies, encourages parents to send children – especially girls – to school, and helps children develop their full physical and mental potential. Find out more about WFP’s school meal programmes.
Since 2003, the Walk has grown to include other partners and supporters of WFP, bringing together hundreds of thousands of people and raising millions to feed hungry children in school.
Watch the 2008 Walk the World Trailer.
Find out more about past walks at: www.movingtheworld.org.
