Global 6K for Water | 1- 30 July 2024

Every step you take is one they won't have to

Did you know 6 kilometres is the average distance that children, often girls, walk every single day to fetch water for their community?

Join Team World Vision and get a free t-shirt when you make your first donation!

Build up to running your first 6K or walk or run your way to 6K every day for a week in July. Whether you go solo or have your friends and family join you, be part of this global movement that will make a difference to communities that don't have access to clean water.

Will you join us? We’ll be with you every step of the way

Sign up to the Global 6K for water

How to take part

Follow these quick and easy steps so you and your team can get geared up to take on your G6K challenge.

Sign up and get your G6K place

Complete the registration form and we will send you all you need to get started.

Download your G6K resources

Once you've signed up, you will receive an email with your G6K resources.

Join the G6K Facebook group

Search 'Global 6K for Water' to be a part of the team.

Set up your Justgiving page

Receive a Global 6K t-shirt when you make your first donation.

Walk / Run 6K and see change

Build up your 6K steps this July and share pics using #6KforWater.

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Get family and friends involved

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Lead a team

Invite friends, neighbours, or your church group along. It's a great way to come together with others in your community to have even more impact. Get in touch for resources to add some fun to your event, or for you to learn and reflect on the changes you’re making.

Three participants running while wearing orange t-shirts at at a Global 6K event

Make it a challenge

Why not challenge yourself and your friends? You can use the NHS app to build up to running your first ever 6K, walk 6K in an orange outfit or walk 6K every day for a week, the challenge is yours! Make it big, make it fun, make it meaningful. The more daring, the more donations you’ll raise for the vulnerable children who desperately need clean water.

Family in the UK wear World Vision 6K t-shirts and medals, smiling

Bring your family

It can be fun and rewarding for the whole family, and a great way to have some outdoor fun together whilst raising money for a great cause. Ask us to get fun activities to challenge and motivate the younger ones. Take the opportunity to explore a new area or reward yourself afterwards at your favourite pub.

Group stand on podium after finishing race, smiling

Celebrate!

It's a great chance to come together as a community, church group or family. You can share and celebrate your achievement together, knowing you've helped children worldwide.

FAQs

Walk or run 6 kilometres in a day or set yourself a personal challenge of walking 6 kilometres every day for a week in July.
Six kilometres (or 3.7 miles) is the average distance a person - mostly girls - in developing countries must walk to find water that is often unsafe to drink. By participating in this event, you are walking/running that distance so they won’t have to.
Nearly 1,000 children under age 5 die every day from diarrhoea caused by contaminated water, poor sanitation, and improper hygiene. But we believe the global water and sanitation crisis can be solved within our lifetimes. That’s why we’re focused on providing clean water and sanitation to every man, woman, and child in every community we work in, including the most vulnerable populations in the hardest-to-reach places.
World Vision is the largest non-governmental provider of clean water in the world and our water projects run in harmony with our other key areas of development: health, education, food, and economic development. This approach to clean water tackles the root causes of poverty, enabling children to experience fullness of life.

Your donations will help us bring clean water to children and their communities living in some of the toughest places on earth. You will help to bring a future full of hope to children around the world. And here is a taste of how your donations help, bringing water to where it is needed most.
You can pay in your fundraising by setting up a JustGiving fundraising page, or by calling our Supporter Care Team on 01908 841010.
Yes! Your team leader will need to send email to fundraising@worldvision.org.uk with the name of all team members (specifying who is the team captain).
If you're a beginner at walking or running we encourage you to use the NHS fitness apps to get you ready for your 6K. Join our Facebook community for more resources.
You will receive your Global 6k t-shirt when you make your first donation via your JustGiving page or by phoning our Supporter Care Team. Once you raise £150 we will send you your World Vision goodie.
Everyone who registers to take part will be emailed a digital copy of their G6k fundraising guide. You also have access to a sponsorship form, fundraising tips and tricks and a poster you can print out.