A Gosberton Fen woman plans to live below the poverty line on £1 a day next week to raise money for charity.
Amy Dickinson is taking part in a global fundraising challenge for five days, starting on Monday.
The Oxfam regional support executive is hoping to raise awareness of 1.4 billion people worldwide living in extreme poverty.
Oxfam is one of 33 organisations in the UK supporting Live Below the Line – a fundraising challenge by the Global Poverty Project.
Now in its third year, Live Below the Line challenges people to spend just £1 a day on food and drink – the extreme poverty threshold beneath which 1.4 billion people worldwide have to survive on each day.
Amy hopes to raise at least £250. She said: “My first thought on seeing the challenge was how difficult it would be. I have suffered from a mild medical condition for many years which is completely manageable.
“I know how important food is to managing my condition but medical issues can affect anyone and I imagine that there are lots of people living under the poverty line with chronic conditions that are not only made worse by lack of medicine but by lack of nutrition as well. I am hoping the challenge will help me gain an insight into what struggles they face.
“I have just run a 10k and raised quite a lot of money so I’m mindful of the fact a lot of people may not want to give to me again so soon.
“My plan for fundraising is to carry a collection pot with me raising awareness and inviting people to donate £1.”
The project is supported by celebrities, politicians and top chefs, including Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jean Christophe-Novelli who have provided recipes based on the daily budget of £1 – or 33p a portion. Recipes are available on Live Below the Line’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LBLuk
To sign up to the campaign visit www.livebelowtheline.com/uk-oxfam