Hundreds of children from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School will next week get first-hand experience of how children in Africa have to fetch and carry water on a daily basis.
The children, from reception class up to Year 6, will be walking from the school in Chatsworth Road to Vassals Park, where they will fill their bottles, buckets and flasks with water to carry back to the school.
Head teacher Matt Condon said: “Many children in Ethiopia have to carry much larger containers of water for much greater distances, but this Water Walk is a very hands-on approach to teaching our pupils about the reality of life for many children throughout Africa.
“While we have no intention of overloading our young learners, we want them to have some real experience of what life is like for their African counterparts.
“The sight of 250 children crossing busy Fishponds carrying huge quantities of water is bound to attract attention from many passersby. At a time when everybody is concerned by Government cuts and what this will mean for their pockets, this will hopefully remind people that they are still incredibly lucky in comparison to many people in the world.”
Sue Thomas, from For-ethiopia, said: “This is the third year that St Joseph’s has taken its pupils on a Water Walk and as well as raising awareness for a worthy cause, the children seem to get so much out of it.
“In recent years the sight of hundreds of children crossing Fishponds with litres and litres of water has literally brought the area to a stand still.”
Samara Ayton-Lambourne, 11, took part in the Water Walk around four years ago.
She said: “I remember being quite hot and sweaty carrying all the water. It was very heavy. I think I felt really proud of myself. I was helping a country that was quite poor.
“This year I’ll be filling up the bottles. It’s good that we can go out and do this and it helps other countries. It’s not fair that they don’t have the same as us.”
Sebastian Smaka, 11, added: “It’s good to do something that helps children in other areas. I’m glad I don’t have to do it every day and I’m proud that I’ll be doing it this time and helping poor children.”
The children, from reception class up to Year 6, will be walking from the school in Chatsworth Road to Vassals Park, where they will fill their bottles, buckets and flasks with water to carry back to the school.
Head teacher Matt Condon said: “Many children in Ethiopia have to carry much larger containers of water for much greater distances, but this Water Walk is a very hands-on approach to teaching our pupils about the reality of life for many children throughout Africa.
“While we have no intention of overloading our young learners, we want them to have some real experience of what life is like for their African counterparts.
“The sight of 250 children crossing busy Fishponds carrying huge quantities of water is bound to attract attention from many passersby. At a time when everybody is concerned by Government cuts and what this will mean for their pockets, this will hopefully remind people that they are still incredibly lucky in comparison to many people in the world.”
Sue Thomas, from For-ethiopia, said: “This is the third year that St Joseph’s has taken its pupils on a Water Walk and as well as raising awareness for a worthy cause, the children seem to get so much out of it.
“In recent years the sight of hundreds of children crossing Fishponds with litres and litres of water has literally brought the area to a stand still.”
Samara Ayton-Lambourne, 11, took part in the Water Walk around four years ago.
She said: “I remember being quite hot and sweaty carrying all the water. It was very heavy. I think I felt really proud of myself. I was helping a country that was quite poor.
“This year I’ll be filling up the bottles. It’s good that we can go out and do this and it helps other countries. It’s not fair that they don’t have the same as us.”
Sebastian Smaka, 11, added: “It’s good to do something that helps children in other areas. I’m glad I don’t have to do it every day and I’m proud that I’ll be doing it this time and helping poor children.”
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