I’m marking International Women’s Day on Saturday by committing to walk 10,000 steps a day for a week, in solidarity with women worldwide. I will be joining hundreds of women across the UK taking part in CARE International’s ‘Walk In Her Shoes’ campaign.
Across the world, women bear the brunt of poverty, vulnerability and domestic drudgery. By walking I will be raising funds for CARE’s work, including providing clean water to poor communities, so women and girls can spend their days living, learning and earning instead of making gruelling journeys for water, simply to survive.
I’d like to encourage readers of the Gazette & Herald to ‘walk in her shoes’ too. Please visit www.careinternational.org.uk/walk and join in.
Annabel Lawson, Fishing Lodge East, Salisbury.
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