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Music exec walks 60 mile commute to raise awareness for campaign against female genital mutilation
By Andy Malt | Published on Friday 5 December 2014
WeGotTickets’ Head Of Sales & Marketing Sam Barlow has taken it upon himself to walk from the company’s office in Oxford back to his house in South London, a journey of 60 miles, to raise money for female genital mutilation charity, 28 Too Many.
Having knocked off work early yesterday to begin the trip, Barlow walked through the night and expects to arrive at his destination at some point this afternoon, estimating that the entire journey will take around 26 hours. He’s undertaking the challenge as part of the ‘International Sixteen Days Of Activism Against Gender Based Violence’, which began last month and will finish on UN Human Rights Day, 10 Dec.
28 Too Many Executive Director Dr Ann-Marie Wilson said in a statement: “We are often asked how men and boys can contribute to the campaign to end FGM and hear from many men that they want to be part of the change but struggle to find a way to do this. We are impressed that Sam has learnt about FGM, researched how he can help and found a simple but effective way to make a difference. We will be cheering him on for every step of his walk”.
In the UK alone, over 66,000 girls under the age of thirteen are at risk of the practice of FGM, according to a recent report by the UK Parliament Home Affairs Select Committee.
You can track Sam’s progress and donate at www.samswalkhome.com or via his Twitter feed @walkingsam.
