Free The Children's international development model is based on a sustainable Adopt a Village model, designed to meet the basic needs of developing communities and eliminate the obstacles preventing children from accessing education. Adopt a Village is made up of five pillars: education, health, clean water and sanitation, alternative income and livelihood, and agriculture and food security. Water is the thread that runs throughout Free The Children's international development model. It allows girls to go to school and women to earn a living. It gives families the ability to cook and clean their food safely and reduces illnesses in marginalized communities where one out of four deaths in children under the age of five is due to a water-related disease.
Follow Spencer West's 11-day journey online:
For safety reasons, the general public is not able to walk along the route with Spencer and his team. Visit www.freethechildren.com/wewalk4water each day of the 11-day walk to view daily photos, video messages and blogs from Spencer West.
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Spencer's We Walk 4Water Schedule:
Attention Media: Please contact Free The Children if you are interested in speaking/photographing Spencer along his route. Following, is the tentative date/locations for Spencer's walk, which may be subject to change.
Opening Celebration (Edmonton): Monday, May 6 - Johnny Bright School, 1331 Rutherford Road SW
Day 1 (Monday, May 6)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Edmonton,AB. They will be joined by co-founder of Free The Children, CraigKielburger; Grammy and Juno Award winner Nelly Furtado; and Aislinn Paul andMunro Chambers, cast members of the hit TV show DEGRASSI. Me to We ArtisanMama Leah and Monica, Maasai and Kipsigis women living in the Maasai Mararegion of Kenya, providing for their family through Free The Children'salternative income program, will also be walking with Spencer.Day 2 (Tuesday, May 7)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Leduc,AB.Day 3 (Wednesday, May 8)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking throughWetaskiwin, AB.Day 4 (Thursday, May 9)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Ponoka,AB.Day 5 (Friday, May 10)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Lacombeand Blackfalds, AB.Day 6 (Saturday, May 11)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Red Deer,AB.Day 7 (Sunday, May 12)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking throughInnisfail, AB.Day 8 (Monday, May 13)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Olds, AB.Day 9 (Tuesday, May 14)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Didsbury,and Carstairs, AB.Day 10 (Wednesday, May 15)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking throughCrossfield and Airdrie, AB. They will be joined by actor, speaker, authorand former U.S. Army soldier J.R. Martinez, and "Survivor" winner,philanthropist, motivational speaker and TV personality Ethan Zohn.Day 11 (Thursday May 16)Spencer West, David Johnson and Alex Meers will be walking through Calgary,AB. They will be joined by actor, speaker, author and former U.S. Armysoldier J.R. Martinez; "Survivor" winner, philanthropist, motivationalspeaker and TV personality Ethan Zohn; and Me to We Artisan Mama Leah andMonica, Maasai and Kipsigis women living in the Maasai Mara region of Kenya,providing for their family through Free The Children's alternative incomeprogram.
