Colleagues from DFK member firms are once again being asked to put their best foot forward as part of a charity challenge which is returning for 2022.

DFK’s International Women in Leadership (DFK IWIL) Committee is holding its second ever ‘Marching through March’ challenge in support of International Women’s Day 2022 on March 8.

Teams of up to six people are being challenged to take as many steps as possible between March 1 and 31.

In light of the recent tragic events in Ukraine the DFK IWIL Committee decided to use the funds raised from this challenge to support UNICEF's efforts to help the children effected.

UNICEF is working across eastern Ukraine to deliver life-saving programmes for children as well as deliver safe drinking water in areas heavily impacted by the conflict.

UNICEF executive director Catherine M. Russell said in a statement: “UNICEF is working across eastern Ukraine to scale up life-saving programmes for children.

"This includes trucking safe water to conflict-affected areas; prepositioning health, hygiene and emergency education supplies as close as possible to communities near the line of contact; and working with municipalities to ensure there is immediate help for children and families in need.

"UNICEF-supported mobile teams are also providing psychosocial care to children traumatised by the chronic insecurity.”