The Green Walkathon Zimbabwe

The long awaited for walkathon is finally about to start. About to start probably even makes it seem as if it’s still a long way – the day after tomorrow is when all this excitement begins.

Why excitement? Well this is the first time anything like this is happening in the country! We’ve been so used to people minding their own businesses that when an individual decides to mind everyone’s business, we cannot help but be super impressed.

What am I rambling on about am sure you’re wondering by now. I am talking about Proudly Zimbabwean Foundation’s Executive Trustee Fungai Chiposi who is going to WALK 1000km through all of Zimbabwe’s main cities – Plumtree – Bulawayo – Gweru – Masvingo – Birchenough Bridge – Mutare – Rusape – Marondera and then finally Harare.

“The walkathon will be an exciting cause and we are very eager to come and join Fungai for 10km in Manicaland”, said Nyarai Muza from Zim Youth Global Network. Nyarai is based in the U.K but she is so excited about the walk and what it means that she is not letting the seas stop her from being a part of this. “The walkathon is meant to focus attention on litter in our homes, our workplaces, our communities, our highways – basically, our country”, Fungai said.

But who is this Proudly Zimbabwean Foundation you might want to know. Well they are the ones behind the BIN-it-Zimbabwe campaign which installed 318 bins in Harare through the participation of over 20 companies. They’ve also had clean ups in all major CBDs across the country. They even had a fashion show dubbed Trashion. Proudly Zim is definitely in the serious business of keeping Zimbabwe clean.

The main goals of this Green Walkathon are to raise attention to our environment with particular emphasis on solid waste management as well as to raise US$500,000.00 to smoothly execute BIN-it-Zimbabwe. So how exactly is walking going to achieve all of this?

As Fungai walks this 1000km walk, he will pass through nine main cities and towns. Awareness campaigns, cocktails and press conferences among other activities will then be held in each city, once Fungai has reached it.

Exciting doesn’t even begin to describe this. So as the Green Walkathon effectively begins on the 12^th of March in Plumtree, look out for it in your town and be part of it once it arrives!