THATS CRICKET CORRESPONDENT INDIA: Shoaib Akhtar to walk for a cause

31 May 2005
 Celine Audin

Lahore: Pakistan speed merchant bowler Shoaib Akhtar may not be hurling thunderbolts at batsmen at the moment but he is very much in circulation.

The star pacer overlooked for the country's ongoing tour of West Indies, has agreed to take part in a walk, organized jointly by the World Food Programme (WFP) and a courier company to raise awareness and funds for eradicating child hunger.

The walk titled 'Fight Hunger: Walk the World' will be held on June 12. The walk will start from the Lal Quarters Intersection and conclude at the square in front of the Parliament Building.

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ATHENS NEWS AGENCY GREECE: "Humanitarian Marathon" to be held on June 12

31 May 2005
 Celine Audin

A "Humanitarian Marathon" will be held in Athens and 12 other major cities in the world on June 12 with the purpose of combatting starvation, while Greek athletes will be participating, including sprinter Angelos Pavlakakis, who was the first to show interest in the initiative.

The event will be organised by the World Food Programme in cooperation with the interior ministry's Hellenic Aid service and was announced on Friday during a conference held in Athens by the WFP's alternate general director John Powell, with the participation of Greek non-governmental organisations.

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NEWS AUSTRALIA: Cricketer Joins UN Child Campaign

31 May 2005
 Celine Audin

PAKISTAN'S discarded pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar said today he would do all he could to fight child hunger around the world by lending his support to a UN World Food Program campaign.

"I am ready to deliver to the best of my ability and give my last drop of blood to help eradicate child hunger," Akhtar said at a campaign launch in Islamabad.
Akhtar said he would take part on June 14 in one of a number of walks to be held in world cities aimed at raising funds to help starving children and for child education.

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cricketers, camels and clowns

27 May 2005
 Ella Carpenter
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The news is coming in thick and fast. My mail box is under assualt from streams of fantastic stories sent from walk coordinators all around the world. Whether its Lahore, La Paz or Lilongwe, the underlying spirit is the same: that these walks 'are cookin', as Arlene, our Director, would say...

I'll give you a taste of today's delivery:

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School lunches. My story.

26 May 2005
 Ella Carpenter
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One of our team here at Walk the World, Stephen, directly benefitted from school feeding programmes as a child in Uganda - read his compelling and amusing story here:

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'Humanitarian Marathon' to be held on June 12

25 May 2005
 Ella Carpenter

ATHENS NEWS AGENCY

A "Humanitarian Marathon" will be held in Athens and 12 other major cities
in the world on June 12 with the purpose of combatting starvation, while Greek athletes will be participating, including sprinter Angelos Pavlakakis, who was the first to show interest in the initiative

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'Humanitarian Marathon' to be held on June 12

25 May 2005
 Ella Carpenter

ATHENS NEWS AGENCY

A "Humanitarian Marathon" will be held in Athens and 12 other major cities
in the world on June 12 with the purpose of combatting starvation, while Greek athletes will be participating, including sprinter Angelos Pavlakakis, who was the first to show interest in the initiative

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malawi: 100,000 children walking!

24 May 2005
 Ella Carpenter
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Can you believe it? 100,000 children, half of the total number who benefit from WFP's school feeding programmes, will be walking with us in Malawi on June 12!! I think they get the prize this week for Super Walk 2005... All in all, with WFP and TNT staff, family and friends, celebrities like Miss Malawi and other local media personalities, NGOs, ministers, civil servants and all other well-wishers, the crowd walking the world in Malawi is going to swell to 120,000!! Congratulations Team!

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You did it -- 3,000 children fed!

19 May 2005
 Arlene Mitchell
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We just passed 3,000... YOU just passed 3,000, thanks to all of the personal emails you sent to your friends and family. That's 3,000 hungry children that wouldn't have otherwise received the food that they need to survive and thrive.

This is my first time posting to the blog. I didn't want to let this moment pass without saying something. This is an exciting time, building partnerships and walking together to bring an end to child hunger.

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school success in Bangladesh

18 May 2005
 Ella Carpenter

How many times did I complain about going to school when I was young? I just wanted to hang out at home or go to the park and I used to drag my feet as I headed off to the bus. I had it so easy. My education was guaranteed, as were my meals both at school and at home.

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