A 48-year-old man of Slough has been fundraising money to support women suffering from domestic violence, honour-based killing, forced marriages and female genital mutilation.
In October, Sarabjit Singh, of Harrow Road, Langley, became increasingly worried about the number of people approaching him for advice because of domestic violence they were suffering at home.
The leading member of the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Slough began his initiative to raise £500 by walking around Slough and Windsor on October 22. Within a few days of setting up the challenge on Local Giving page, he had reached his target. Slough MP, Tan Dhesi and Slough local councillors have also donated to this cause to break the silence of domestic violence.
October was domestic violence month and he decided to walk 600,000 steps to raise money for the True Honour charity, which educates communities about hidden abuses such as all honour-based violence, forced marriages and female genital mutilation. Speaking to Slough Observer, the father of three said, “This was not an easy challenge, but I wanted to help victims of domestic abuse, so I decided to walk to raise awareness."
He is now up to 800,000 steps and has raised £2,256.50 after walking from Langley to every town over a wide area
