‘The Walk’ arrives in Dublin

‘The Walk’, a world-renowned creative project featuring Little Amal, a 12 foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child, arrived in Dublin yesterday.

Dubliners will be able to see and meet Little Amal at a series of free, family-friendly events for all ages in the heart of the city.

The series of events will feature performances from Branar, Ireland’s leading theatre company for children, multi-award winning dance company Junk Ensemble and world renowned musicians Colm Mac Con Iomaire, New Brass Kings, Jiggy,  Tonnta Music and friends with a performance featuring words written by Manchán Magan.

For full event listings visit: dublin.ie/amal and https://www.walkwithamal.org/little-amal-belfast-to-dublin/

Little Amal has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees.

Her journeys are festivals of art and hope that draw attention to the huge numbers of children fleeing war, violence and persecution, each with their own story.

Her urgent message to the world is “Don’t forget about us”.

Since July 2021, Amal has traveled to 16 countries and been welcomed by two million people on the street and by tens of millions online.

440 unique events have been created for her by thousands of artists and civil society and faith leaders.

Between September and November 2023, she traveled through the United States and Mexico, where she was welcomed in more than 60 cities with 165 events, meeting approximately 650,000 people.

Since Amal has started walking, she has raised €900,000 for The Amal Fund with Choose Love, providing urgently-needed support for refugee and displaced children all over the world.

Donate to The Amal Fund today provide education, food, shelter, emergency medical care, legal assistance and much more for children like Little Amal.

Presented by The Walk Productions in association with Handspring Puppet Company.

The Walk and Little Amal’s journey to Dublin is a Dublin City Council and Belfast City of Culture initiative, produced by Artsekta, CackleMGMT and Archetype with special thanks to Dublin.ie, Dublin City Hall, International Literature Festival, the department of Housing and EPIC Museum.