Iain's 2025 fundraising walk for Practice interviews for people who stutter
Iain Wilkie is raising money for 50 Million Voices
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Thank you for visiting my fundraising page. I'm looking forward to the challenge of walking with a group of wonderful volunteers as we take on 28KM of the Thames Path Challenge from Fulham to Hurst Park (near Hampton Court) on Saturday 13 September.
This is to support the work of 50 Million Voices, the charity which I founded, and specifically to help fund our growing global Practice Interview programme for people who stutter.
For me this is a deeply personal cause. In my younger days, some of my most brutal stuttering experiences were in interviews. I still remember the humiliation, pain and shame of some of them as if they were yesterday.
Our global Practice Interview events have already helped more than 700 participants from 39 countries and 5 continents to improve their interview skills, confidence and success. Demand for more events is high and we're raising money to deliver more of them in 2026.
Here's some feedback from interviewees who stutter who participated in our March 2025 Practice Interview event:
I have always been grateful for this program, as I have consistently found a job after joining. For example, four years ago and again currently. Thank you sincerely for running this program.
This was one of the best sessions I have attended in 2025, I have appreciated the fact that speaking differently does not make me any lesser human! I will stammer with pride.
It made me feel like I am not alone.
The stutter-friendly atmosphere and the positive feedback gave me a big boost in confidence—which I truly needed, especially after some difficult experiences in previous interviews.
I found the event very useful hearing from stuttering and non-stuttering voices around the world and the cultural barriers around stammering.
By sponsoring me you'll be helping more men and women who stutter to pass their real interviews and be offered a job - hopefully the job of their dreams!
Thank you so much ❤️
Iain
For more information about 50 Million Voices and the Thames Path Walk, please visit our website: https://www.50millionvoices.org .
Formal info: Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to 50 Million Voices. Thank you!