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Article Author: World Partnership Walk to end global poverty returns to Vancouver this weekend
Media Source: Daily Hive Vancouver (Canada)
Date: 13 June 2018
On 17 June, Vancouverites will join Canadians across the country for the 34th annual World Partnership Walk to help fight global poverty. What started in 1985 by a small group of women here in Vancouver who raised $55,000 (equivalent to about $120,000 today) from 1,000 supporters, the Walk has turned into the largest event of its…
On 17 June, Vancouverites will join Canadians across the country for the 34th annual World Partnership Walk to help fight global poverty. What started in 1985 by a small group of women here in Vancouver who raised $55,000 (equivalent to about $120,000 today) from 1,000 supporters, the Walk has turned into the largest event of its kind in Canada. An initiative of Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), it has raised over $100 million since inception – and 100% of these funds go directly to international development projects in Africa and Asia.