Walk for Water 5K Los Angeles

Walk Their Journey. Change Their Future.

Join us for a powerful and transformative experience at the Walk for Water 5K Charity Fundraiser, co-hosted by Pathway To Tomorrow and Drop of Water. This isn’t just a walk—it’s a step into the daily reality that millions of women and girls in Africa face just to access something as basic as water.

The Reality of Water Access

• Daily Struggle: Every day, women and girls spend 200 million hours hauling unclean water, often walking miles under a burning sun, along dangerous paths, carrying heavy containers.
• Children's Health: Every two minutes, a child dies from a water-borne disease, and 1.5 million children under five die annually in Africa from diarrhea caused by unsafe water.
• UNICEF's Findings: Nearly half of Ethiopia’s 125 million people lack access to clean water, according to UNICEF.
• Rural Challenges: The situation is even worse in rural areas—where 80% of Ethiopians live and are hit hardest by this crisis.

Impact on Education and Safety

• Missed Opportunities: Girls are expected to miss school to collect water for their families.
• Safety Concerns: Each journey robs a girl of her education, her safety, and her childhood.
• Tragic Endings: For far too many, these walks end in tragedies, like gender-based violence and death—not just exhaustion.
• Call to Action: We walk not just for awareness—but for action.

The 5K Challenge

• Step Count: This 5K fundraiser challenges participants to take 7,000 steps, representing the average distance many walk each day to collect water.
• Carrying Stories: As you walk, you’ll carry not just steps—but stories of resilience, hardship, and hope.
• Solidarity: You’ll walk in solidarity with those who can’t just turn on a tap.
• Fundraising Opportunity: We’re asking each participant to ask friends, family, and coworkers to sponsor their steps with a donation to the cause, or join their team to fundraise or walk alongside them!

Our Goal

• Fundraising Target: Our goal is to raise $250,000 to fund 2 deep borehole wells and rural piping systems in up to 16 rural villages in Ethiopia.
• Impact: This will provide clean, safe, and sustainable drinking water for up to 16,000 people.
• Change Lives: Your steps can change a life. Your walk can build a well.
• Call to Action: Register today. Walk their path. Bring water home.

Event Details

• Date: October 3, 2026
• Location: 4800 Crystal Springs Dr, Los Angeles, CA
• Route: The 5K route is along the Main Trail at Griffith Park.
• Course Features: The course is flat, scenic and shaded, covering the perimeter of the golf course.

For More Information

For more details and to register, visit the Walk for Water 5K page.