Walk the World in Colombo

  -   Location: Colombo
  -   When:13 May 2007
  -   For more Information#
Fight Hunger Website- http://www.fighthunger
SUNFO Website http://www.sunfo.org/

You must be aware that Walk the World is an internationally famous program, which is organized by Fight Hunger so that awareness about child hunger can be induced into the common minds. The major catch line of Walk the World is   -  Peace and Equity to Fight Child Hunger  -  , Colombo in Sri Lanka is no ways an exception and also celebrates the occasion with great ride and determination. Walk the World in Colombo is thus, worth an occasion through which you can explore the socially responsible and conscious nature of the locals.

Features of Walk the World in Colombo

  -   Walk the World in Colombo is conducted through a walk of 5 kilometers.
  -   You would be surprised to learn that Walk the World drew more than 7.5 lakh participants from 118 countries and 420 areas in 2006.
  -   Two years before that it was the international cricket figure, Muttiah Muralitharan in Sri Lanka, who led the Walk the World in Colombo and helped to collect US$5000 so that it could be contributed to the school feeding program in Sri Lanka.
  -   Walk the World in Colombo consists of the main event of a public walk from Royal Collage to the Ladies Collage
  -   In Walk the World in Colombo, you will also find Kandyan dancers participating in the event accompanied by natives, tourists and spectators including children from across the country.
  -   Even other programs like arts competition, exhibition for youth and a cultural show, are organized as a part of Walk the World in Colombo.
  -   Walk the World in Colombo is conducted by the World Food Programme office in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka United Nations Friendship Organization (SUNFO).
  -   You will get a better perspective of the projects of Fight Hunger, who initiated this event with aim of abolishing child hunger by 2015 from their website.