Walk for Iraq is a fundraising movement for providing humanitarian aid to Iraqi people. It began in the United Kingdom in 2007 and has also been active in New Zealand and Canada.
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Mission
Walk for Iraq was set up in June 2007. It describes itself as an impartial, independent and neutral global movement whose exclusive humanitarian mission is to organise sponsored walks that generate funds for life-saving work throughout Iraq. It also supports the humanitarian assistance of the millions displaced inside and outside of the country.
History
Walk for Iraq was initially set up in the United Kingdom to fund life saving activities in Iraq. Due to its success, the movement was later picked up in New Zealand (NZ) and Canada. All the raised funds were donated to the work of well established non-government organizations (NGO’s) for Iraqis in need: UK's walk donated the money to the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)and to The Iraqi Orphan Foundation, UK. The NZ walk donated the money to the work of Refugees International for the Iraqi Refugees and UNICEF’s emergency relief fund for Iraqi children. Canada's walk donated the money to the Iraq Appeal fund of the Canadian Red Cross and also to UNICEF’s emergency relief fund for Iraqi children.
Future vision
Walk for Iraq has become an annual event and it is now moving to other cities around the world.