Walk With Amal

Little Amal is travelling over 8,000km on her remarkable journey across Turkey and Europe.

To find her mother, To get back to school.

London, UK, Sept 17, 2021

To start a new life. Will the world let her?

Bari, Italy, Sept. 9, 2021

Can she achieve what now seems more impossible than ever?

Adana, Turkey, July 29, 2021

In 2021, from the Syria-Turkey border all the way to the UK

Folkestone Harbour, Oct 20, 2021

The Walk is bringing together humanitarian organisations

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct 16, 2021

celebrated artists, major cultural institutions

Geneva, Switzerland

creating one of the most innovative and adventurous public artworks

Marseille, France, Oct 11, 2021

Representing all displaced children,

Italy, Oct 7, 2021

At the heart of The Walk is ‘Little Amal’, a 3.5 metre-tall puppet of a young refugee girl, created by the acclaimed Handspring Puppet Company.

many separated from their families,

Little Amal is travelling over 8,000km

Vatican, Oct 7, 2021

embodying the urgent message “Don’t forget about us”.

Across our route The Walk is bringing together exceptional artists of every kind to create a unique participatory outdoor cultural event. Everywhere Little Amal goes, individual artists and communities are welcoming her with city-wide festivals and performances of poetry, music, theatre and dance.

With events streamed online, an international audience will be able to join all those who welcome Little Amal into their homes and towns to share her story and the stories of the thousands she meets on her way.

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