Thank you for any support you can offer.I'm running 5 km in the Beirut Marathon on 13 November for the 'Becky's Button in Lebanon' project.

In December 2017, my daughter, Rebecca 'Becky' Dykes, was raped and murdered by a taxi driver in Beirut. She was a Project Manager of humanitarian projects at the British Embassy. I believe that a panic button like Becky's Button could have saved her life. It's a wearable personal alarm specially designed for vulnerable women. Its ear-piercing siren would have given her a few vital seconds to escape, and the attacker the opportunity to come to his senses.

I plan to provide Becky's Buttons for free to Ahla Fawda, a local NGO in Lebanon. They will provide the necessary training and organise the distribution. The more money I manage to raise, the more Becky's Buttons I will send to Beirut.

You can read more about my charity work for Becky Dykes on www.womenagainstviolence.net