Date Posted: 12/11/2025Current News
Category / School News Posted on: 10/11/2025
UNICEF
Walking for Water – Understanding the Global Challenge
To help our UNICEF members understand the challenges faced by communities in developing countries, our committee took part in a “Walk for Water” activity. In many parts of Africa, people travel around 10 kilometres every day to collect water, often carrying 20 litres or more in heavy metal containers. Some water is lost along the journey, and many families must repeat this trip daily to meet their needs.
Our students tried carrying 20 litres of liquid over a very short distance - just 400 metres - swapping regularly and often carrying in pairs. They quickly realised how difficult this task can be and it gave everyone a deeper appreciation of the daily effort required simply to access clean water.
Every month, UNICEF share case studies of countries where they are working to improve children’s lives and this month’s focus is water in Malawi. We watched videos explaining how UNICEF is working to improve access to safe water, supporting communities through new wells, clean water systems, and education about hygiene and sanitation. As a UNICEF rights respecting school, these case studies are shared with form tutors so that everyone in our school community can learn about these important issues.
A special thank you to Mr Weston for sharing his photographs from his visit to Ghana, where he saw first-hand how vital water aid is. His images helped us see the human stories behind the statistics and reminded us why this work matters so deeply.
