Dubai: Dubai Cares will organise its annual Walk for Education event on March 4 to highlight the plight of children who have to walk to school in developing countries.
Residents have been invited to walk three kilometres — the average distance underprivileged children have to walk to class — along Riyadh Road, starting from Dubai Creek Park.
The entry fee is Dh30 per person. The walk is free for children under the age of five. Those interested in participating can register online at http://dubaicares.ae or on-site on the day of the event.
Participants are requested to arrive at the park’s Gate 2 at 8am to take part in the walk’s seventh edition. After the walk, there will be entertainment and activities inside the park, including face painting, games, music and dance.
Dubai Cares CEO Tareq Al Gurg said the walk “symbolises the support and empathy of the UAE community to walk side-by-side with children in developing countries, who endure exhausting journeys to and from school, in order to gain access to education. It is our mission at Dubai Cares to overcome the economic, social and cultural obstacles that prevent underprivileged children from acquiring their basic right of education”.
He added that in 2015 more than 8,000 participants took part in the walk. “It is with the help of our valued sponsors and volunteers that this event continues to attract such an outstanding response year after year... I am whole-heartedly grateful that individuals and organisations in our community volunteer their time, efforts and resources to support the work of Dubai Cares.”
The event attracts participation from families, corporate entities, academic institutions, media, and government institutions.
Apart from the walk, there will be attractions such as a bouncy castle, DJ, games arcade, photo booth, food stands and live performances by the Dubai Police Band and Dubai Drums.
