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By fighting Muay Thai in the White Collar Charity Fight on the 17th March, I am raising money for Safeline, a specialist sexual violence and abuse charity led by the needs of it's clients.
As a charity they offer those affected counselling and therapy, support and information, early prevention/intervention, medical help, and a dedicated service to men. 

Unfortunately I know too many people who have been sexually assaulted or sexually harassed. Myself included. Which makes this fight huge for me - I've been incredibly fortunate to fund my own therapy, and have my own support circle that has helped me manage my fears and needs - all which have led me to even be capable to attempt something so emotionally charged and intense as a Muay Thai fight, when a couple of years ago, I was terrified to walk down the street alone and even the smallest confrontation sent me into a panic attack. I want to be able to help fund and support others to have the same access to what I was able to have, which helped me thrive in life, not just survive. 

If you need more clarity on why this is important, the statistics of sexual violence speak for themselves, and highlight just how much more support and publicity those affected/helping need:

• A woman is more likely to experience sexual violence than she is to get breast cancer. The ‘Breast Cancer Now’ charity estimates around 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year in the UK. The 2020 Crime Survey for England and Wales estimated 618,000 women were victims of sexual assault. But, unlike cancer, sexual violence is rarely discussed
• Recent research amongst a group of over 1,000 randomly selected men, identified that 21% (1 in 5) had experienced a sexual crime and 50% (1 in 2) had an unwanted sexual experience. (Savanta ComRes February 2021).
• The Crime Survey for England and Wales estimate that 7.5% of adults aged 18 to 74, experienced sexual violence before the age of 16 years, that equates to 3.1million people.
• Only 1 in 6 victims (17%) of sexual violence ever report their experiences to the police. Reasons given include fear of not being believed, self-blame, humiliation, and embarrassment. (Crime Survey for England and Wales 2020).
• In 2019/20, 58,856 rape cases were recorded by police forces in England and Wales, only 2,102 abusers,( 3.57%), were prosecuted.
  
  

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