The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest food aid provider. WFP is actively striving to ensure that the United Nations Millennium Development Goal, namely, the halving of chronic hunger world wide by 2015, is achieved. One such advocacy and fundraising campaign to assist WFP with its efforts is the Walk the World initiative. This is a global event that involves groups comprising of civic organizations, corporations, other humanitarian organizations, Government members and the public at large, walking a short distance along a visible or prominent location within their local region. It is expected that Walk the World 2006, to be held on the 21st of May, will see over 750,000 participants walk within 100 countries across the globe.

In support of the Walk the World 2006, WFP Nepal will send one of its staff members to the top of the world in order to raise awareness and funds for their School Feeding Programme. It is expected that Mark Squirrell (Squiz), WFP Nepal’s Field Security Officer, will summit Mount Everest within days of May 21st. The culmination of preparation, hard work and physical effort will be realised in late May but the benefits will be felt by thousands of children for months to come.

Preparations are well underway. Squiz has recently conquered the arduous peak of Ama Dablam and is now gearing up for Mount Everest. Your help with the next journey would be much appreciated. Make a donation or become a sponsor.