Walk for Water

That's me, freezing cold but still with a smile on my face

Picture this...It's Sunday, March 25th, and I have to wake up at 9:00am!! I mean, I only slept at 3am in the morning and it's Sunday. What could possibly be so important?

I was going to participate in a charity walk organised by WaterCan, a Canadian non-governmental organisation dedicated to providing clean water, basic sanitation and hygiene education to the world's poorest people.

In Africa, WaterCan has projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. In Tanzania, it's working in partnership with WEPMO (A local NGO) to improve local residents access to clean drinking water in the Gongo la Mboto area.

The walk was a 6km one (the average distance walked by mainly women and children to access water for their families' basic needs). This was WaterCan's first organised walk in Toronto, and it was held to coincide with World Water Day (March 22). A total of $5448.56 was raised, which is just great and so worth the effort. It costs about $25 to provide clean water for one person in these areas.

I took my camera with me to share the experience.

Meeting point, prior to the start of the walk

An enthusiastic and loud group of walkers

Exactly what I was thinking as I walked past this building

We even had a police escort, stopping the traffic as we passed, Sweet!!

Yup! Your eyes ain't decieving you, they've got a Zanzibar on Yonge St. It's not what you think though, it's a strip club!! Have you guys been?