Name: The 137 Challenge
Start: 2024-10-01
Location: Your local area

Date 1 – 31 October 2024
Location Your local area
Sponsorship target Raise as much as you can

Step-up for women's rights and take part in The 137 Challenge this October. Complete 137 step-ups, or another activity of your choice, every day for one month and fundraise to help end violence against women and girls.

Why 137?

One in three women will experience some form of violence in their lifetime, and globally 137 women are killed per day by a partner, family member or friend.

But across the world, women and girls are fighting to claim their rights and change the systems and beliefs that make violence acceptable. ActionAid is working with communities to prevent and respond to violence and create long-term change. Your support could help survivors seek justice and fund women's groups who train parents, teachers, local police and legal advisors to recognise the signs of violence and report it.

Take part and you'll receive

A calendar to help you track your activity throughout October.
A free ActionAid tote bag when you raise over £137 and a free sustainable medal when you complete the challenge.
Motivation from our 137 Facebook community where you'll meet fellow participants and support each other.

Sign up to The 137 Challenge

Complete your details below and we'll send you a free calendar to track your daily activity throughout October.

First Name

Last Name

Email

Telephone number

Address 1 (we'll use this information to send you your free calendar to track your daily reps)

Address 2

City/Town

ZIP/Postal Code

Country

How did you hear about us?

Which daily activity will you choose?

T-shirt size (be in with a chance to win a #MyBodyIsMine T-shirt)

Three steps to The 137 Challenge

1

Sign up and set up your JustGiving page

Complete the short registration form above and set up your online fundraising page on JustGiving.

2

Take on the challenge

Choose between doing 137 step-ups, sit-ups or another activity of your choice per day for one month. You can either complete your repetitions all in one go, or split into sets throughout the day.

3

Get sponsored

Share your JustGiving page far and wide, asking friends and family to sponsor you.You’ll receive a free ActionAid tote bag when you raise over £137.

Set up your JustGiving page

How your sponsorship helps

Meet Bose Ironsi (pictured right), founder of the Women's Rights and Health Project, an organisation that provides counselling and legal support to survivors of gender-based violence across Lagos, Nigeria.

As a survivor of sexual abuse herself, Bose became a nurse where she treated many survivors of violence and has since been a tireless and passionate advocate for change.

In 2008, she established the Women's Rights and Health Project which assists women with the process of recovery and rebuilding their lives, as well as helping survivors bring their perpetrators to justice. Bose said:

I am happy that these women and girls have a place to go and someone to speak to at a difficult time. That was something I never had as a child.”

By taking part in The 137 Challenge and fundraising, you can support organisations like the Women's Rights and Health Project, to provide vital support for survivors of violence.

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Bose Ironsi, founder of the Women's Rights and Health Project, an organisation that provides counselling and legal support to survivors of gender-based violence across Lagos, Nigeria.

Etinosa Yvonne / ActionAid

Get free materials and advice

We’ve got lots of useful training and fundraising goodies to help you with your event.

Pay in your sponsorship money

Thank you so much for your incredible support – you are changing lives, for good.

Pay in the funds you’ve raised

Contact us

If you have any questions or need support with your fundraising, please get in touch. Email events@actionaid.org or call 01460 238 000.

The 137 Challenge