Barefoot walk to raise awareness of Nuban people

The father of five was raising money for aid relief for the Sudanese people of the Nuba mountains (via the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust) and the Help for Heroes charity.

Chris has previously taken part in a sponsored barefoot walk from the town of Totnes to the village of Dittisham near Dartmouth – a total journey of 9.5 miles, and a barefoot walk across the Parks of London earlier this year. He was raising awareness of the plight of the Nuban people, particularly children, who have been injured by military action in Sudan.
 
Chris said: “I walked barefoot from Dartmouth to Lympstone via the Starcross ferry to raise awareness of Sudanese children in the Nuba mountains, some of whom have lost limbs due to bombs and mines.  

“The Nuba crisis urgently needs an international response with humanitarian conditions for the displaced deteriorating. Some are hiding in mountain caves, at risk from snakes, and unable to obtain adequate supplies of food, water and medicine.

“Many of these, including children, have suffered horrific physical injuries, with consequences identical to those suffered by UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan and elsewhere."
 
Chris adds, “This walk was by far the hardest thing I have ever done, physically and mentally. It was only the support of family and friends, walking with me some third of the way, encouraging phone calls at the lowest points, and members of the public spurring me on, that enabled me to complete the 27.5+ miles. My resolve was further determined after a letter sent to the UN Security Council concerning humanitarian access to the Sudan - the lack of which results in the suffering of Sudanese civilians.”