Want to join me in making a difference? This year, as I celebrate my milestone 50th birthday (how did that happen?!), I'm raising money to benefit Prevention Now, an incredible NGO focused on ending human trafficking.

I am privileged to serve as the Board Chair and a super-generous donor has offered to match every single dollar that our Board raises, up to $100,000! So not only will any donation help to make a real impact in the fight against human trafficking - but that impact will be doubled!

Our mission at Prevention Now is to leverage data to uncover why trafficking occurs and who is most at-risk, then drive resolutions with partners to stop trafficking before it starts: https://prevention-now.org/.

The money raised from this trek will help us deliver the Prevention Project - building a ground-breaking AI tool to identify the underlying causes of trafficking, so that we can equip government and communities to focus their protective resources in the most impactful areas.

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to do something that I have long dreamt of - hike to the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal, and then on to the Gokyo Lakes, the highest alpine lakes in the world - and to combine that with a cause so close to my heart. This is going to be best birthday gift ever!

Thank you in advance for your contribution - every single dollar/pound/rupee/shilling will make a difference, and encourage me to keep walking :-)