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G31 are building on the work of our G28 by carrying out a Walk 2 Water Event as part of their crew day on 12th May 2025.

This fundraising effort ties in with G31's current expedition (Hold Back the River) and Guiding Question: How Does Water Shape our World?

In their previous expedition: Staying Alive, students read and learned about the inequalities in accessing clean drinking water across different parts of the world. For each £2700 raised for the charity, a toilet block can be installed in a rural area of Africa. Anything we raise will be helpful in contributing towards installing important sanitation in a place of need. Our wondering G28 students and families have already raised close to half of this total, and we're hoping our G31 students and families can help reach the target!

Our partners for this challenge are the Comfrey Project in Gateshead, who have supported us with our migration expedition in Year 8 for the last couple of years - the funds raised through the website timetohelp.org.uk will be passed to the organisation Walk 2 Water.

On average, women and girls in developing countries walk 6 kilometres (approximately 3.5 miles) a day, carrying 20 litres (about 42 pounds/20 kgs) of water. It is common for this journey to take more than 15 hours a week in some areas. We want to build empathy in our students for people who don't have access to clean water, and help them to understand the hardship that some people face just to be able to drink, clean and cook every day.