BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – When people talk of taking steps to end poverty, it usually isn’t literal.
More than 2,200 people walked and ran Sunday at Railroad Park to raise money for impoverished countries and increase awareness of poverty and the organizations that work to alleviate it.
The annual Birmingham Partnership Walk is an initiative of Aga Khan Foundation USA, which holds similar walks in 10 U.S. cities each year.
All proceeds go directly to the foundation’s projects. Birmingham residents have shown great generosity, with both time and money, over the past few years, said Salima Mulji, a volunteer organizer based in Birmingham.
Last year’s walk raised more than $300,000, and this year’s event also raised $300,000, matching organizers’ goals, she said.
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