Hello Everyone,

This September I'm participating in the Refuge Challenge to Walk 60 Miles in September to raise vital funds for survivors of Domestic Abuse.

The stats on Domestic abuse are shocking!

On Average

1 in 4 women will experience a form of Domestic Abuse in their lifetime

Every 30 seconds the police receive a call relating to Domestic Abuse

and here's the kicker... 1 women is killed by an abusive partner or ex EVERY 5 DAYS!

THIS HAS TO STOP!

We've seen the news stories, and maybe we know family or friends who have experienced this too. It's not just violence, It's all forms of abuse:

-Coercive control (a pattern of intimidation, degradation, isolation and control with the use or threat of physical or sexual violence)

-Psychological and/or emotional abuse.

-Physical or sexual abuse.

-Financial or economic abuse.

-Harassment and stalking.

-Online or digital abuse

through my work as a Relationship and Divorce Coach, its common to hear examples of abuse.

If you want to help it stop too, please consider making a donation by sponsoring my September challenge. I will be grateful for each and any donation no matter how small. Here's how your money can help:

£5 could help keep our Helpline running throughout the year so whenever a woman calls us fearing for her life, we can be there to support her.

£10 could pay for taxis booked directly by us, so when a woman escapes, she can’t be traced.

£15 could help keep our 44 refuges running all year round for women and their children to rebuild their lives in safety.

£15 could pay for a burner phone and sim card for a woman whose phone has been compromised to ensure the Refuge team can communicate safely with her.

£25 could pay for a woman to have a one-to-one meeting with a Refuge key worker in a nearby safe house to start the process of meticulously planning her escape.

£52 could provide a safe night’s sleep for a woman and her children in one of 44 refuges.

❤️TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ❤️

Refuge is the largest single provider of specialist services to survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based abuse and runs the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline that provides the first step to women escaping abuse. 

By kindly sponsoring me today you are helping to save and change the lives of thousands of women and their children. Thank you