Sponsor me as I take on the 120 Challenge for HHUGS to relieve families growing up without their fathers.

I will be walking 12 miles as part of the 120 challenge for HHUGS

120 miles is the average distance that stands between a child and his father when he is imprisoned.

Yunus hasn’t seen his father since the morning he was dragged away in handcuffs – the morning that changed his family’s life forever. By day, his sadness spills onto the pictures he draws of his father. By night, he fights sleep, crying out, “Where is Baba?” Some nights, tears soak his pillow; on others, he wets the bed, hearing the police sirens go by, terrified the mother he clings to will be taken from him too.

For the past year, he hasn't seen his father as prison visits have been suspended for the most part.

When lockdown lifts, Umm Yunus will need to travel 120 miles for her son to see his father again. She wants to ease his pain, but she does not drive. With her failing health, her anxiety rockets at the mere prospect of the journey on public transport, with four children in tow.

Shunned by friends and family, Umm Yunus has no one to turn to for help. HHUGS needs your help to protect single mothers like Umm Yunus and their children growing up without their fathers.

We might have struggled with the repeated lockdowns in the past year but it’s easy to forget that many families in our midst live have been long accustomed to isolation. Support me in making a difference to families for whom social distancing and isolation is a norm.

The pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on charities. At a time when our families need us most, we need to ensure that we will still be here to provide the services they urgently need.

Your donations enable HHUGS to continue to be here for children like Yunus when they need it most.

By giving £35 you can provide a gift pack for families this Ramadhan to remind them they're not alone.

For £50 you can provide an iftar food pack to ensure they start the blessed month with the essentials they need.

May Allah reward you without measure, ameen.