Thank you for visiting the 2008 walktheirwalk general donation page. Hundreds of people are committed to walking 12-miles on Saturday, September 13, 2008 in an effort to raise funds necessary to build three fresh water wells in Twachiyanda, a community in Zambia.  Your support is needed and greatly appreciated!

Zambia is also a beautiful nation that is home to giraffes, gazelles, zebras, hippos, and elephants. One of the largest concentrations of wildlife in Africa can be found in Zambia's Luangwa Valley National Park.

Zambia, a country where 11.5 million people live on less than $2 US per day, is stricken with one of the worst HIV and AIDS problems in Africa. With 16% of the population HIV positive and over 1,000,000 children already orphaned by AIDS, this struggling country is groaning under the weight of the AIDS pandemic.

Zambia is an arid country and the community of Twachiyanda is located in one of the driest places within Zambia. 40% of people living in Twachiyanda lack sustainable access to safe water supplies. The people of Twachiyanda, mainly the women and young girls, must walk five to six miles to collect water for their families, and in many cases the water they collect is contaminated. When people have compromised immune systems as a result of HIV and AIDS, drinking contaminated water could be a death sentence.

The people of Twachiyanda need access to fresh water to live longer and healthier lives. Having access to fresh water is a matter of life or death for many people of Twachiyanda. Participants of walktheirwalk desire to be apart of the life saving solution of providing fresh water to an entire community of people.  Will you help me make this happen?

Please support walktheirwalk by making a tax-deductible donation.  Donating is simple and completely secure. World Vision will use these gifts to build fresh water borehole wells in Twachiyanda. YOU can be apart of the solution!

To find out more about walktheirwalk please go to www.walktheirwalk.com

Thank you!