Just 50 of us will be taking part in the Metro's Lifeline London 10 Peaks Challenge and given my indulgence during lockdown, it's about time I step away from the Netflix and do some exercise - especially for a good cause!

Its not right that keeping clean should be a luxury or a privilege for anyone in our society. Hygiene poverty exists, closer to home than you think, and it's unjust. 

Those who don't have the means to access hygiene products can be held back from fully participating and contributing to society. It can lead to a crippling lack of confidence and leave those affected feeling isolated, excluded, shamed, bullied and humiliated. It impacts mental and physical health and reduces opportunities for education, training or employment. 

Poverty strips people of their dignity. 

Ultimately, solving hygiene poverty is about restoring peoples dignity, self-confidence and mental wellbeing so that they are able to overcome some of the barriers they face and take the necessary steps to move forward.

The Hygiene Bank work to eliminate hygiene poverty and with your help we can go one step further.