Why we walk: every girl is precious

Why we walk: every girl is precious

At the heart of Brisbane Walk My Way is a simple but deeply important conviction: every girl is precious to God.

That is why our Lutheran community is stepping out on Saturday 8 August to support girls in refugee communities in Kenya and Somalia to stay in school. For girls facing poverty, displacement and the risk of early marriage, education is not just about learning. It is protection. It is dignity. It is time to grow, to mature and to imagine a different future.

Stories like Isaro’s help us see this more clearly. Isaro is eight years old and lives in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. She loves learning and dreams of becoming a police officer so she can protect her community. Like every child, she has gifts, hopes and a future worth nurturing. But for many girls in refugee settings, staying in school is far from guaranteed.

That is why this year’s Walk My Way matters so much. When we walk and fundraise, we are taking practical action to help protect girls by supporting them to remain in school. We are saying, in a very real and tangible way, that their lives matter, their education matters and their future matters.

As people of faith, this is part of our witness. We believe God sees the vulnerable, values the overlooked and calls us to love our neighbour in practical ways. Brisbane Walk My Way is one of those opportunities where compassion becomes action.

If you have not yet registered, now is a wonderful time to do so. Walk with your congregation. Walk with your family. Invite your friends.

Register at brisbane.walkmyway.org.au and join us as we step out so girls can step into a stronger future.

Event details:

Saturday 8 August, 1–5pm
QUT Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane City
brisbane.walkmyway.org.au

Image at top: Isaro is eight years old and lives in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.