Walk for water

Live Earth: Run for Water

by Naomi Bray

            A water-awareness run/walk was recently organized in Kathmandu, Nepal.  Over three hundred Nepalis took part in the walk, over 60 of which were Umbrella guys and girls from class 6 and above.  We all met in Amadablam courtyard at 6:30 A.M. and walked 3.5 kilometers to the National Stadium where the event began and ended.  After arriving and receiving the awesome, complimentary T-Shirts, we began walking.  We walked 6 km through the center of smoggy Kathmandu (rated most polluted city with over one million inhabitants), the long line of white T-shirted walkers stretching over a half kilometer at some points.  Along the way we were provided with water in plastic cups (an awareness walk for pollution should be taking place soon!), stares by the storekeepers, and exercise, afterward we were all given juice and bananas.