CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The sixth annual Walk4Water took place at Liberty Park on Saturday, to raise awareness and funds for global access to clean water.

Organized in partnership with Healing Hands International, the event drew 196 walkers and raised $25,226: enough to fund three new clean water wells in communities without reliable access to safe drinking water.

Group of volunteers in matching Let Love Flow shirts walking outdoors by a lake, carrying blue water containers.
Group of volunteers in dark shirts collect water from a rocky riverbank with blue jerrycans, while others stand on a bridge and grassy hill nearby under a sunny sky.
Smiling woman wearing sunglasses carries a blue portable water container while walking with a group outdoors near a lake.
Man wearing light blue button-up shirt and sunglasses speaks into a handheld microphone at an outdoor park event.
Group of people walking on a park path wearing matching gray T-shirts under a blue sky with green trees nearby.
Group of young volunteers outdoors by a lake; woman in a wheelchair waves at the camera, wearing a gray 'Let Love Flow' shirt.
Group of volunteers carrying blue water jugs labeled 'Walk 4 Water' along a park path beside a lake in sunlight.
Two teenagers in gray shirts walk along a sunny lakeside path; one girl with sunglasses gives a thumbs up while a boy carries a blue portable water container labeled 'Portable Water'.
Group of people in matching gray shirts stand in a circle around blue plastic water jugs on a stone patio, outdoors on a sunny day.
Man kneels on a dock and fills a blue water jug labeled 'Walk 4 Water' as bystanders watch.
Person kneels on a rocky shoreline, filling a blue plastic water container from the water.
Two people kneel on rocky shore, dipping their hands into the water while a blue water container sits nearby.
Person on a wooden dock bending over to retrieve a blue plastic container from the water near a lake/ocean surface
Two men sit on a rocky shore by muddy water, filling a blue water container from the pond as another person stands nearby on rocks far right.
Children in gray shirts gather around a large manual water pump in a park, a white bucket on its base nearby.
Two men kneeling on a rocky shoreline, filling blue water containers from a tidal pool near a stone wall.
Banner reading 'Clarksville Walk 4 Water' at an outdoor park event with volunteers and attendees in the background.
Group of teenagers in gray 'Let Love Flow' shirts walking outdoors with a blue potable-water container.
Man in a gray T-shirt and beige shorts holds a microphone, speaking at an outdoor park event with people in the background.
Large group of volunteers in gray shirts posing for a group photo outdoors under white tents at a park, with a banner in the center.
Man in a light blue shirt and sunglasses speaks into a handheld microphone at an outdoor park event.
Man wearing a dark T-shirt and shorts walks along a lakeside path while carrying a large blue water container.
A diverse group of people walking together on a park path, carrying blue water containers during a charity event under a white tent.
Man in a blue shirt speaks into a microphone at an outdoor park event, raising a smartphone as if recording. A large speaker stands nearby.
Group of volunteers walking on a park path in matching gray Let Love Flow shirts; a smiling woman in a white cap leads the line.
Adult man with hand on teen's shoulder interviewing him; teen holds a microphone in a sunny park event.
Crowd gathers at an outdoor community event under white canopy tents as a speaker addresses attendees.
Man speaking into a handheld microphone at an outdoor park event, with a large speaker nearby and people in the background.
Older woman in blue shirt and floral jacket smiles while chatting at an outdoor event near a table of materials.
Man in a blue 'United by Hope' t-shirt chats with another man at an outdoor jewelry booth under a canopy in a park settting.

The walk followed a route around the park and Marina to reflect what many people around the world experience. Participants walked about 4 miles, similar to the distance many women and children travel each day to collect water, often from unsafe sources.

“Every day … there are people that walk for clean water,” said Paul Wisdom, walk coordinator with Healing Hands International. “On average, women and children are walking 4 miles round trip to get to a water source … that’s shared with other animals and filled with diseases.”

At the halfway point, participants met at the Marina to fill jerrycans with water before continuing another 2 miles along the route. The full containers weighed about 40 pounds.

In 2025, Healing Hands International reported 67 Walk4Water events across 23 states. Those events helped bring programs and resources to 515 new communities.

Over the past five years, the Clarksville walk has helped fund 16 wells, providing clean water to more than 20,000 people worldwide. Donations are still being accepted. To contribute, visit the Healing Hands International website.

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