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Run for FORWARD! By running with us, you’ll be supporting our work empowering women and girls to live free from violence and harmful practices. Every step you take will help us continue delivering vital services and creating lasting change in our communities.
Join our mentorship programme as an African, Black or minoritised woman and help shape the next generation of young women leading social change. No fancy title needed — just lived experience, heart, and a commitment to ending violence against women and girls. Apply today.
We’re looking for bold, driven young women to join our year-long fellowship in partnership with @homegirlsunite and lead real change in their communities.
We’re recruiting an Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to our Executive Director and Board of Trustees at an exciting point in the organisation’s development. This is a new role, offering the opportunity to shape ways of working and play a central part in supporting senior leadership and good governance.
To better understand current levels of awareness and the lived realities surrounding FGM, FORWARD conducted the Public Awareness on FGM and Support Services survey between December 2025 and January 2026.
Event for International Women’s Day 2026 with spoken word, intergenerational conversations and creative workshops.
Our Preliminary Brief for Zero Tolerance to FGM is a stark reminder that when FGM is sidelined, survivors are sidelined.
This new infographic outlines our values and approach to zero tolerance work rooted in community leadership, survivor centred care and sustained investment.
To mark the 2026 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), FORWARD is calling for urgent, long-term investment and coordinated action to end FGM and protect the health and dignity of women and girls.
This free event will explore the action, partnerships and sustained investment needed to end FGM and protect the health, rights and dignity of women and girls.
This report outlines the incredible social action plans led by the TuWezeshe fellows in Ghana in 2025 after they participated in this feminist leadership programme.
Please donate to help young girls/women from our partner organisation Girl 2 Girl, affected by a fire in Freetown, Sierra Leone
