“I consider myself an incredibly lucky person. I have had a successful business career, been blessed with two beautiful daughters and I have a wonderful family – all of which I am incredibly grateful for. However – not everyone is quite so lucky. Over the last couple of years I have been on a journey that has led me as far a field as Nepal – working with orphans and homeless people in Asia, but also experiencing the poverty and despair that we have here on our streets in the UK. The time has come for me to give something back to our nation, and that is why The Barefoot Foundation was formed. We want to change the future of our nation”.

Dawn Gibbins MBE, Founder of The Barefoot Foundation