What is Walk for Water?
We are challenging you to walk every day for five days to raise funds to support WaterAid Australia.
Get creative about how you might incorporate walking into your every day life. Some ways you could do this with your school include:
- A nature walk each day – either during a class or at lunchtime
- Encouraging students to walk to school or part of the way to school every day during the week (we encourage primary school aged students to always walk with a guardian)
When and Where is Walk for Water?
There is no set time for Walk for Water Schools. Pick a week that suits you and your school! We have a corporate event that takes place in October but Walk for Water Schools can take place at any time.
What do I have to do?
Walk the distance of your choice every day for five days and fundraise for WaterAid at the same time. Wherever you live, whatever your fitness level, you chose the place and pace to complete your Walk for Water.
How do I register?
You are almost there – simply click here and fill in your details!
How to create a team for your school or class:
- Sign up for Walk for Water Schools by clicking on the ‘Sign up’ button in the top right hand corner
- Once your account has been created, visit the ‘My Account’ section by clicking on your name in the top right hand corner
- Complete the ‘Create a Team’ section under ‘My Account’ and name your Team your school name or the class name
- Invite other students or classes to join by sharing the link. Select YES for the ‘Allow anyone to join my team’ option in the Team Details section. This will add a button on your team page for anyone to join.
Classes can sign up as individual accounts and join the school’s Team or individual students can sign up as individuals and join a school or class Team.
How do I get a fundraising page?
When you register for Walk for Water, your fundraising page is automatically created. With that page you can keep track of your activity, team and your funds raised.
How much does it cost to register?
It’s free to register and participate in Walk for Water!
How do I create or join a team?
Anyone can create a team for Walk for Water when registering as a participant. After you fill in your personal details, you have a choice to create your own team or join a team.
When you create a team, you will be automatically designated Team Captain. As Team Captain, you can invite others to join your team. You have the option to show your team as 'open to public', meaning anyone can join your team or 'private', meaning only invited people can join your team.
To join a public team simply click on the "Join Us" button on the teams fundraising page. If a team is set to 'private' usually the team captain will send out an invitation to join that team or you will need to ask the team captain to send you an invite.
How many people can join my team?
As many as you like!
You can choose to set up a single fundraising page for your team or invite your teammates to set up their own pages and together you can work towards your overall team goal and target. Each of you will manage your own personal fundraising account, where you can track your distance and fundraising, but everyone’s tally will be added up and combined on your team page
If you have a school list that you would like to add to your team or need help with your team please email events@wateraid.org.au and we can assist you.
Is fundraising compulsory?
No, Walk for Water is a personal challenge and you set your own goal and target. However, your fundraising efforts go straight to WaterAid and help support communities in Cambodia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea access clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.
Where do my donations go?
The donations you have raised through the Walk for Water go straight to WaterAid Australia and help support communities in Cambodia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea to access clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.
How do I log my activity?
To log your progress, simply login to your online fundraising page and head to the ‘My Fitness Activity’ and follow the prompts to record your activity manually.
How do I find someone’s fundraising page?
Just click here and enter the name of the individual or team taking part, and hey presto!
What happens if I don’t reach my goal?
Raising money may be a daunting task but that’s why we are here. We will help you with your challenge and provide support to achieve your goals, but we do understand that it is not always possible. Check out our Ways to fundraise page for ideas to get you started.
Even if you don’t reach your fundraising goal, we appreciate the efforts you have put on it. Every dollar counts! Your fundraising efforts will still become a part of the collective efforts helping people around the world to access clean water for the first time - and that's pretty incredible.
How do I reset my password?
To reset your password, click the Forgot Password link on the login screen and follow the prompts.
If you are still unable to log in then contact us via email at events@wateraid.org.au or call 1300 858 022 and we can reset your password for you
How can my school get involved?
There are many ways to get involved in Walk for Water. Pick the one that suits you best!
- Ask all the students in your class to walk every day for a week and donate $1 for each day of walking. If your team raises over $200, we’ll send a water bottle for every member of your class!
- Set a distance target for your class to walk across the week and mark off your progress throughout using our tracker
- Run a ‘wear it blue day’ or another fundraising activity at your school- check out some ideas here
Don’t forget to use our teaching resources for your Walk for Water event available here
Or for or more ideas, check out our fundraising tips
