Women on a Mission to Trek Across the Namib Desert in Support of Women Survivors of War

In September I will be joining a self-funded team of 16 women crossing the Namib desert on foot under the banner of Women on a Mission.

WHY?! The expedition is in aid of Women for Women International, a non-profit humanitarian organisation dedicated to financial, educational, and interpersonal support of women survivors of war, poverty and injustice. The expedition’s objective is to raise $75,000 USD for women survivors of war in Ukraine, Afghanistan and Sudan via Women for Women International – UK, an organisation that works with some of the most marginalised women in the world helping them to transform their lives.

This will be the first all female team to cross the Namib desert, scaling some of the tallest sand dunes in the world in one of the driest regions of Africa. The team will cover 125km on foot over 5 nights and 6 days in the desert, from the Kuiseb river to the Walvis bay.

Women for Women International is a charity I have supported for many years now and I am equally excited and nervous about taking part in this epic expedition.

Thank you for donating to such a worthy cause

*What your money could buy*

£27 could pay for Rights Awareness Training, so that a woman can learn that she is worthy of contributing to the decisions at home, including financial decisions, which may be traditionally handled by only men in the family.

£38 could pay for a goat, which can be raised for milk or cheese that can be sold at market, changing a woman’s life by giving her an income and status in her community.

£80 could pay for a bicycle, so a woman can quickly transport her goods, helping her grow and expand her business and become more self-sufficient.

£156 could pay for Men’s Engagement training, to give a man a place to explore gender, masculinity, and understand the benefits to families and communities when women are empowered.

£500 could pay for ten sewing machines, to enable women to set up a tailoring business and provide an income for their families.

£3,000 could pay for a greenhouse, for a woman to grow organic herbs to sell at market.