"Our mission is to support women and girl survivors of sexual violence, promote and advocate for their needs and work towards the elimination of sexual violence We do this by providing a range of support services (including counselling, support groups, helpline and email support, and advocacy), raising awareness of the prevalence and impact of sexual violence and challenging, and changing public attitudes about sexual violence in Oxfordshire and beyond."

This is such an important charity, providing life changing support to women in Oxfordshire. 

I have decided to walk 1000 miles in 100 days as it allows me to keep my social distance and respect the rules of the lockdown. Living in the countryside allows me to do this by not going to any busy area. 

I believe that supporting small scale charities is the best way to help the community. I decided on OSARCC because I want to help them carry on their services through this global crisis. They remain open in this time and are investing in digital infrastructure to support the people who need it in a safe way. 

We must not forget that abuse is not only continuing at this time but actually rising. People need our help at this time more than ever. 

None of us are strangers to sexual harassment. However a lot of us might ignore the issue because, unfortunately, we live in a society that has normalised it. This is my journey to help me process how the things that have happened in my life have shaped me emotionally. 

As well as helping OSARCC in this vital time, I hope to use this walk to raise awareness for how we have all been affected by harassment. How from a young age we were trained to accept it. How we can use communication and education to change the way we see things, to protect our children. 

Please help how you can, donate what you can afford. If you can't afford to donate, please share to help get the message out there. 

How I am respecting social distancing whilst fundraising: 

1. Following the rules of lockdown. The main rule is that you can take one form of exercise per day. This is my exercise. There are no formal restrictions on this exercise so I am using common sense by only walking locally, walking by myself or with my partner who I live with, walking in the countryside where I see very few other people. 

2. When I do occasionally pass another person, I walk very far around them. For example- if I can walk on a field instead of the path I do so and if we are in a footpath that's more narrow, I find a verge I can stop on to allow them to go past. Think of it as if you are driving on a single track road and you see a car coming from the other direction, you want to immediately find the widest space of road to pull over and let them pass safely. 

(I also don't forget to smile and say hello, especially to people walking alone because they are most likely feeling quite lonely right now. We don't need to be looking at others as if they are dangerous criminals)

3. I am going to be taking my rest days on either Saturday or Sunday as there are likely to be more people out and about. On whichever one of these days that isn't a rest day, I will go out for my walk at a more irregular time. Last sunday I even decided to walk at night. Think of it as if you are trying to get to a tourist destination at an off peak time to avoid the crowds. 

4. Understanding spaces. The green spaces in the centre of my town tend to be busier, but as soon as I go into the next field out I reach the country side and it is suddenly extremely quiet. The further I go, the more remote it is. 

5. I don't stop on my walk. I keep moving. If I need to give my feet a quick relief I stop for maximum five minutes. I do not sit on any benches or spaces where some one else may want to. I find a spot of grass on an empty field and sit for a maximum five minutes. Most walks I don't even do this. 

6. I avoid touching any gates with my hands. I try to nudge them open with my shoulder or hips. At the start this was harder because people were still closing gates properly however now all the countryside gates seem to be left open because no one wants to be touching them.

7. If the rules of lockdown change I will be adapting my challenge to fit. If the daily exercise is taken away I will be pausing the challenge and starting again when it is safe.