Rural Women 90km for 90 Women Walk the World Challenge

Rural Women 90km for 90 Women Walk the World Challenge

On 29 April Rural Women New Zealand members and friends will be pulling on their walking shoes and taking part in a ‘90km for 90’ challenge to raise funds for women in developing countries.

“This year we are celebrating our 90th anniversary as an organisation,” says Rural Women’s national president, Wendy McGowan. “So we’re encouraging each group of members taking part to collectively walk 90km to mark this occasion as part of our annual Women Walk the World event.”

Women Walk the World sees rural women groups all over the planet walking to raise funds for the Associated Country Women of the World, (ACWW), an organisation that gives seeding funding to rural women in developing countries to help them step up out of poverty.

To help keep track of distances walked, the New Zealand Walking Access Commission has kindly sponsored pedometers for each group, along with the ‘Women Walk The World’ T shirts.

Members of the public are welcome to join in. Here’s where we’ll be walking:

18/04/2015: Gordon's Bush Reserve, Okoia, Wanganui; 9:30am-mid afternoon

19/04/2015: Mosgiel new housing block, Otago; 1:30pm

25/04/2015: Ratapihipihi Reserve, North Taranaki; 1.9km; 1.30pm-2.30pm

26/04/2015: Southland Museum/Queens Park, Invercargill; 1:30pm

26/04/2015: Stratford Scout Den, Central Taranaki; 11.30am

26/04/2015: Visitors Centre St Arnaud, Nelson; 2-8 Km; 2:00pm

29/04/2015: Himitangi Beach; 10Km; 10:00am-12:00pm

2/05/2015: 66 Hardinge Road, Ahuriri, Napier; 4.6Km; 9:00am-11:00am

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