For 30 years, Manchester Action on Street Health has stood by women who are sex working or thinking about it, offering non-judgemental support to improve health, safety, and wellbeing. MASH provides support to women often at their most vulnerable on the streets, in saunas and in the drop-in centre.

Women tell us that MASH is in many cases a "lifeline"; that it helps them feel safer, listened to, and empowered.

I have been privileged to volunteer with MASH since moving to Manchester. I have seen first-hand the vital care they provide, often in the most challenging of circumstances, and I'm thrilled to be running Manchester Marathon for them.

If you would be able and kind enough to support:

£2 could fund a personal attack alarm,

£20 could fund a mobile phone to keep someone safer,

£60 could stock the MASH van for one evening's shift, and

£300 could fund a block of counselling sessions for a woman recovering from trauma.

For more information on MASH and the work they do, visit here: https://mash.org.uk/