The Joe Walker Remembrance Relay 2025 returns this year as a powerful call to action for safer roads, deeper reflection, and collective responsibility. This year’s relay will be held in commemoration of UN Global Road Safety Week, uniting individuals, families, institutions, and corporate partners in a symbolic journey of remembrance and advocacy.
Every day, Uganda loses an average of 14 people to road crashes, with many more left injured or permanently disabled. These are not just statistics, they are mothers, fathers, children, and friends whose lives are cut short on roads that should lead them safely home. The Joe Walker Remembrance Relay transforms these painful numbers into purpose by bringing communities together to remember, reflect, and act.
This year’s edition builds on the momentum of previous Joe Walker initiatives inviting corporate organizations, schools, and community groups to form teams that carry the message of road safety across designated stages of the route. The event emphasizes unity, empathy, and shared commitment to reducing road crashes, aligning with the UN’s theme of “Advancing Sustainable Transport for All.”
Registration for the Joe Walker Remembrance Relay Walk 2025 is completely free, encouraging everyone to take part in this national movement for safer roads. Participants are, however, invited to make a voluntary contribution of UGX 20,000, which will go toward purchasing basic supplies and care materials for road crash victims admitted at Mulago Hospital. Each registered team will take part in a symbolic road safety walk, starting and ending at Sheraton Kampala in a loop format.
Teams can consist of 6 members each covering 10KM, or 3 members each covering 20KM, with every participant walking their segment before passing the baton to the next teammate. One team captain will register all members, and participation is strictly by walking. The relay format powerfully symbolizes collective responsibility showing that road safety is a shared journey where everyone plays a part. By walking in teams, passing the baton, and supporting one another along the route, participants demonstrate that creating safer roads requires cooperation, awareness, and mutual accountability.
Through this, Joe Walker continues its mission of using walking as a tool for advocacy, wellness, and community mobilisation. This year’s relay is in partnership with Nicole Foundation, ITMS/MoWT, Sheraton Hotel , Next Media, Fun Cycling and the Orthopedic Society of Uganda. Register your team today at www.joewalker.org and join us on 15th November 2025 at Sheraton Kampala Hotel to walk, remember, and stand together for safer roads.
About Joe Walker
Joe Walker is a national movement that uses walking as a means of advocacy, awareness, and wellness. Through thematic walks and creative campaigns, Joe Walker mobilizes individuals and institutions to act on key social issues especially road safety turning each step into a symbol of unity, remembrance, and change.