Welcome to Walk My Way!

Step Out so Girls can Step Up

Thank you for exploring Walk My Way for your local community.

Let me share why what you’re doing is so important for Girls in Danger.

Angeline was 4 years old when she had to flee Burundi with her family, seeking refuge at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. With the support of generous donors, just like you, Angeline has been able to attend school.

Angeline shares, “I want to be a doctor. I pray, God, bless me so I can achieve this dream. It’s not just for me, it’s for my community, too.”

Sadly, too many girls like Angeline never get the chance to attend school so they can strive for their dreams. There are forced to leave school early, and without education, they face a much higher risk of child marriage and a life with limited choices.

Education changes everything

When girls stay in school, they are safer, healthier, and more likely to secure a good job. They have a chance to chase their dreams and help their community.

In 2026, Walk My Way will provide life–changing education to Girls in Danger of forced child marriage in refugee camps in Kenya and Somalia.

Your Walk My Way will help to equip teachers, keep school safe and cover the cost of tuition.

When you organise a local community Walk My Way event, you’re supporting more Girls in Danger to go to school, protecting them from forced child marriage and giving them the chance to pursue their dreams.

“And whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” Jesus (Matthew 18:5)

The World Bank calls educating girls “the single most consistent development investment a country can make”, and it makes perfect sense because…

Economic Impact

Each additional year of secondary education for a girl boosts her future earnings by 10–20% (World Bank). Educated women are more likely to participate in the labour force, and closing gender gaps in education could add $92 billion annually to low- and middle–income economies (UNESCO, 2023). Closing the education gender gap increases workforce participation and drives innovation. Countries lose an estimated $15–30 trillion in lifetime productivity and earnings due to limited educational opportunities for girls (World Bank, 2018).

Health Benefits

Educated mothers are 50% more likely to immunise their children than uneducated mothers (UNICEF). If all women completed primary education, maternal deaths could drop by 66%, saving more than 189,000 women’s lives annually (UNESCO). Education reduces rates of maternal mortality and improves nutrition. A child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5 (UNESCO). Education reduces rates of maternal mortality and improves nutrition.

Reduced inequality

Every year of schooling reduces the likelihood of child marriage by 6% (ICRW). Girls with secondary education are 3 times less likely to marry before age 18 compared to those with little or no education (UNICEF). Education reduces vulnerability to gender-based violence and empowers girls to make informed life choices.

Intergenerational Impact

Mothers with secondary education are far more likely to send their children to school, breaking the cycle of poverty. Educated women are more engaged in civic life, community leadership, and decision–making, creating long–term social change.

National Development and Stability

Countries with higher levels of girls’ education have lower rates of conflict and greater political stability (Brookings Institution). Every 1% increase in women’s secondary schooling boosts a country’s annual per capita income growth by 0.3% (World Bank).

See how you change lives!

Just $50 can change the world for a young girl overseas.

Teach the Teacher

Through Walk My Way, you can help train a teacher like Au Man Gaw Ni at a camp in Sittwe, Myanmar: “It is my dream job to be a teacher. We have 148 children here and four teachers. With education, children can build a better life, so they can be a success.’

12,500km of Kindness

Your kindness through Walk My Way and ALWS travels 12,500km from Australia to Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, where you help to educate some of the most at-risk children, including girls and children with disabilities.

Hope for the future

Helen shares the reason she decided to Walk My Way: “Our own children had a great education offered to them with so many opportunities. I knew that if we could do the same for at-risk children, it would give them hope for their futures.’

 
 

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