From the 12th to the 16th of June I will be attempting to lift 70,633 kg at the gym in my office to raise money for CRCC. Whilst this number may seem daunting, what's more daunting is that this target comes from the reported number of rapes in the UK in a 12-month period (Rape Crisis UK).

"The highest ever number of rapes within a 12-month period was recorded by police in the year ending September 2022: 70,633. In that same time period, charges were brought in just 2,616 rape cases."

The challenge will be split up into five consecutive days, each aiming to lift 14,127 kg using a mixture of upper and lower body exercises.

Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre (CRCC) provides immense support to survivors via emotional, counselling and advocacy services - every penny of this event will be donated to CRCC to help support said survivors.

How will your donation help?

£20 - Will give an information pack to three survivors, helping to provide them with clear, practical advice and details.

£50 - Enables a woman to access a one-to-one counselling session to help them recover from the impact of sexual violence.

£100 - Helps us to recruit more volunteers for our listening support services and provide them with the specialist training they need to help and support survivors.

£500 - Keeps our telephone helpline open for six months, giving women and girls affected by sexual violence someone to listen to them at a time when they need it most.

“I felt understood and most importantly I didn’t feel alone anymore.”

In the year 2021-22, CRCC provided support to 1737 survivors of sexual violence across their services, including:

- 721 telephone calls responded to by their helpline services.

- 1688 emails received by email support service volunteers.

- 2676 sessions delivered by their counselling service.

Your donation will enable CRCC to keep providing their services and ultimately have a real impact on sexual assault survivors.

Thank you!