THE students of St Joseph’s School saw the culmination on Tuesday of several weeks of seeking sponsorship to walk in solidarity with the world’s most vulnerable people.
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They participated in the Caritas Ks (Kilometres for Compassion), and by raising money they demonstrated solidarity with people who have to cover many kilometres to access fresh water, attend school or work, or flee from natural disaster or conflict.
Particular focus in the last couple of weeks has been on the devastating earthquake in Nepal and this was the motivation for all students to walk the distance in a circular loop on the walking track alongside the Bombala River.
Many students covered several kilometres and they were encouraged by others along the way as well as being made aware of just how far people have to walk to access services in developing countries.
For example, in rural Bangladesh the nearest hospital can be a 20km walk away or in Peru it may be a 2km walk just to access clean drinking water.
The students, with the support of staff and the wider community, did an outstanding job of fundraising, with over $1200 going directly to Caritas to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity in order to create a more just and compassionate world.