50 Million Steps Challenge

We are calling on all our supporters to take steps to fight modern slavery. Take steps, raise awareness, donate!

Join Themis’ fight against modern slavery!

There are over 50m people trapped in modern slavery around the world, including men and women kept in conditions of forced labour, sold for sexual servitude and sham marriages, and children coerced into county lines drug trafficking amongst other heinous crimes. Modern slavery is a financial crime that can have devastating consequences for victims.

To raise awareness of this and to raise funds for victims of modern slavery, Themis Foundation has launched the 50 million steps challenge.  Our target is to raise £50k by completing a combined 50m steps before Anti Slavery Day on the 18th October 2023.

How to participate

Instructions for joining the challenge:

  1. Get set up to count your steps:

  • Download the free app “Pacer Pedometer & Step Tracker” on your mobile with this link “Themis step challenge” to join our team challenge;

  • Enter the ‘challenge code’ t42563080;

  • Get those legs moving!  The app works throughout the day so as long as you have your phone in your pocket it will automatically calculate and store your steps.

Help us raise money:

We are raising a target of £50k for the Themis Charitable Foundation with all funds from this challenge going to support the victims of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Register with www.JustGiving.com .

  • Once you have a JustGiving account go to https://www.justgiving.com/team/themis.

  • Scroll down the page to the blue bar called Join the team.

  • You will need to create your own fundraising page which you can share with family and friends. Click Create your fundraising page.

  • A question will ask you “What are you raising funds for?” Search for Themis.

  • Step 1

    What fundraising event are you doing? Click Describe your own event.

  • Step 2

    Describe your own event. Put in ‘personal walk’, then ‘50 million steps’.

  • Step 3

    Enter your fundraising settings, including your target amount to raise (put whatever you feel comfortable with, and a name for your page (this can be any word at all).

  • Step 4

    There are two questions on Gift Aid, put no for both.

  • Step 5

    You should get a screen like this ^

Some tips for successful fundraising:

  • Share your page on social media and explain why you are doing this challenge.  The more you can personalise ‘the why’, the more authentic your request for funding will be for your network;

  • Add the link to the Just Giving page to the bottom of your email;

  • From time to time share updates as to how you are progressing with the challenge;

  • Encourage others participating in the challenge;

  • Encourage others to join the challenge;

  • Feel free to use any of the resources provided to help promote the challenge and raise awareness of what we are doing (see Further Resources below);

Every week we will update the Themis Foundation website with the weekly total steps taken and funds raised, including a shout out to the most steps and most funds raised. No pressure!!