Walking for the Dalit kids!

 





About the Journey:                    

Beverley Hughes and Juni Hoel, along with the support crew have set off from the Sydney Opera House and are currently on their way back walking to Melbourne for the Dalit Untouchable Kids! Follow them on Facebook and see their progress www.facebook.com/walkforthekids                                                  

After volunteering and participating in a few endurance walking events with Go The Extra Mile, I (Bev) was inspired to do more to help raise awareness for the Dalit children.

I spent a few years living in India as a Christian missionary, and so have seen first-hand, the ravaging effects of poverty. I have enjoyed everything about the 50km Endurance walks - from training, meeting new people, seeing lives changed, making a difference in someone’s life and so much more. I am motivated by seeing what can be done here in our own country and how our efforts have the potential to effect the lives of so many other people.

I'm desperate to see the lives of the Dalit children changed, and want to be a voice for them. These Dalit kids will never have a chance to be in a position that we here in Australia are in today! 

Juni  Hoel will join me for the whole six weeks starting out from Sydney Opera house on October 1, 2011 for a total of 43 days. Our friends Jenny Cater - who is also helping in a huge way with this event will walk the last week with us.

On November 13, 2011 we will arrive back in Melbourne finishing up with an all night walking event called the 'Moonwalk'.

We would love for you to come and cheer us on as we leave, and to welcome us home, even to join the last 45km with us! So keep these dates free. There will also be a few people who are joining us along the way to walk for the kids.

We have a support crew who will be assisting us along the trip - Dazza, Stacey and Callum.

Keep your eyes open to see if we will be visiting your town! If we do pass through, you are most welcome to come out and say G’day and come along for a bit of a walk or even participate in ‘Feet For a Day’.

We are in the process of fundraising now! If you would like to get on board with this initiative, please contact us. It would be fantastic to finish this walk, but for any strange reason we are unable to complete the walk, all monies raised will be given to the Dalit children in India through Gospel for Asia.