Londonderry group to walk in solidarity with poor

OVER one hundred staff members, parents and children from Edenballymore Sure Start Centre in Londonderry will mark International Women’s Day on March 8 by “walking in the shoes” of women in developing countries who have to walk miles with heavy loads every day to survive.
By The Newsroom
Published 8th Mar 2012, 09:55 BST

The Londonderry group are taking part in leading poverty charity CARE International’s “Walk in her shoes” initiative, supported by The Cooperative Membership.

They will walk 10,000 steps (around 5 miles) a day for one week while raising vital funds to help those living in poverty.

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Stephanie English, Integrated Services Co-ordinator at Edenballymore Sure Start Centre, said: “Coming from the context of a thirty- year conflict, during which the people in our city endured social and economic hardship as well as tragedy, we can empathise with people whose lives are impacted by social and economic disadvantage, poverty and inequality.

“This challenge will give us the opportunity to do something that will make a difference to the lives of women and children living in less fortunate circumstances than ourselves by raising funds and awareness.”

Edenballymore Sure Start Centre participants hope to encourage other groups from Londonderry to ‘Walk in her shoes’. Visit www.careinternational.org.uk/walkinhershoes Or call 020 7091 6111 or email [email protected].