By Any Means is MSF UK’s virtual movement challenge. This October, you can raise money for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders by completing a distance inspired by the real journeys MSF staff make to reach patients.

Choose 30km, 65km or 125km and complete your distance in your own way- walking, running, wheeling, swimming, cycling, dancing, skating or however else you choose to move.

By Any Means takes place throughout October. You’ll have the whole month to complete your chosen distance at your own pace.

By Any Means is a virtual challenge, so you can take part wherever you are. You can complete your distance on your own route, at the gym, in your local park, with friends, or wherever works best for you.

You can choose from three challenge distances:

• 30km - The mobile clinic
• 65km - The “explo”
• 125km - Supply routes

Each distance is inspired by the kinds of journeys MSF staff make to deliver medical care in some of the world’s most challenging environments.

No. You can complete your chosen distance in whatever way suits you. You can do it all in one go, or break it down into smaller sections across the month.

You can complete your challenge by any means. That could mean walking, running, wheeling, cycling, swimming, dancing, skating, pogo-sticking or another form of movement that works for you. Feel free to change the movement up throughout the month.

Yes. As this is a virtual challenge, you can choose your own route and complete your distance wherever is safe and suitable for you.

Yes. By Any Means is designed to be flexible and inclusive. You can choose the distance and method of movement that works for you, including wheeling, swimming or any other accessible activity.

Children under 18 are able to take part, but we ask that a parent or guardian register for them as there are terms and conditions to approve.

If a child taking part is under 16 and fundraising offline, we ask that a parent or guardian be in charge of any money raised. This is in keeping with recommendations by the UK Fundraising Regulator.

As a virtual challenge, you may be able to take part from outside the UK. Please be aware that any physical rewards may be slower to be received if you are based outside the UK.

There is no charge to take part in the challenge. We simply as that everyone taking part aims to raise at least £150.

Yes. By Any Means can be a great challenge for teams, workplaces or community groups. Colleagues can sign up individually or as a team, share progress and raise funds together for MSF’s life-saving medical work.

There is a suggested fundraising target of £150. You can receive:

• £75 raised: an exclusive MSF t-shirt
• £150 raised: a By Any Means challenge medal
• All fundraisers: a digital certificate at the end of the challenge

We recommend raising as much as you can during the challenge month, October. However, there is no set deadline for when funds can be sent, if you're fundraising online JustGiving will continue to send us the money you raised safely and securely for up to 6 months after the challenge.

When you sign up, your fundraising page will be created automatically, making it easy to share with friends, family and colleagues.

You’ll also receive fundraising tips, templates, motivational email updates and staff stories to help you reach your goal.

The money you raise will support MSF’s life-saving medical projects worldwide, helping teams respond to crises and provide vital care where it’s needed most.

For example:

• £75 could help MSF provide emergency medicines and wound care supplies in South Sudan.
• £150 could help support life-saving maternity care in Afghanistan.
• £300 could help MSF provide therapeutic food and urgent medical treatment for severely malnourished children in Nigeria.
• £500 could help fund emergency trauma supplies for people injured by airstrikes and violence in Yemen.

MSF provides medical humanitarian care in more than 75 countries, including in conflict zones, natural disasters, epidemics and complex healthcare emergencies.

You can track your progress by downloading the printable tracker or by connecting a fitness app to log the distance you’ve covered.

No. You can use the printable tracker if you prefer not to use a fitness app.

Yes, you are able to connect Strava to your fundraising page so your distance updates automatically. You can find instructions on how to do this on JustGiving.

You can also track your progress manually using the printable tracker.

That’s okay. You can add your distance manually to your tracker or update your fundraising page.

Yes. You can take on the challenge alone or team up with friends, family or colleagues. If taking part as a team, you can support each other, share fundraising ideas and motivate one another throughout October.

Instructions on how to create or join a team can be found here.

Team pages allow people to take part together, with the amount each person has raised and miles they’ve completed all brought together for a team total. 

We ask that everyone taking part, whether individually or part of a team does their best to raise the £150 fundraising target.