Ruth Herbert, 52, of South Cumbria, is treking through 12 countries over six months, finishing her journey in Turkey.
She left her home in Arnside on Friday, May 2, and walked through the Ribble Valley and Blackburn during the first week.
She recently reached Bosnia and Herzegovina, her seventh country, having already raised £32,000 for the charity.
Ruth said: “For the most part people have been really kind and very welcoming.
“People have gone out of their way to help me in extraordinary ways. When I injured my foot, they paid for me to go and see a chiropodist.
“When I first injured my foot, a couple put me up.
“People who are not engaged in what is going on are interested what I am doing. Hopefully, that interest in what I am doing will lead them to take an interest in what is going on in Palestine.
“And then, obviously, there are peoplewho shy away from me. But for the most part it has been positive.
“There are people all over who are distressed at what is going on in Palestine.
“I have had a really lovely time and so much of it has been incredible. There are places I would like to return to.”
Ruth said most people were aware of what was going on in Palestine.
“I had a couple of people question me and were negative about seeing the Palestinian flag,” she said.
“But on the whole it is positive. When I put up the Palestine flag people were being friendly – giving me the thumbs up and waving.
“But there are definitely people I meet who don’t know what is going on; completely oblivious.
“With those people, a little conversation I have is the seed that starts them on the journey.”
Ruth is now hoping to raise £40,000 for charity(Image: Nq)
Ruth revealed the most common question she got asked was, ‘Are you doing this alone?’.
“I have been yes on the most part. People have walked with me, but I am doing this alone.”
She is traversing some of the continent’s most picturesque landscapes, from rolling hills to mountain passes and rugged coastlines.
Ruth said she still had the same enthusiasm since she set off in the spring.
“I think in the last couple of weeks it has got harder. I found it okay to physically do.
“But I totally still have the same enthusiasm. The situation in Gaza has not changed, so we still need to speak out.
“When you have a political cause you have to be there for the long-term. Suffragettes did not win their cause overnight. It was generational. So was the civil rights movement.
“We need to have stamina when we know we are on the right side of history.”
She urged those who are still demonstrating in support of the people of Gaza to continue.
“Keep doing it. Every little action helps. Keep the symbols flying. If you can’t go to every demonstration that is okay.
“So we don’t have to carry the shame later on, and we can say we did everything we could.”
MAP aims to provide a future where all Palestinians can access an ‘effective, sustainable and locally-led system of healthcare’.
They have programmes in the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, and Lebanon and work with trusted and experienced local partners to achieve this vision.
You can follow Ruth’s progress on Facebook and Instagram at ‘Big Trek 4 Palestine’.