News & events
Our latest News, Events, Press Releases and Blog posts
New report: ‘Do No Harm’: Lived experiences and impacts of FGM safeguarding
(Originally published: 2021)Press Release: Launch of the ACCESS project aiming to facilitate access to support services for affected women
(Originally published: 2019)Today we launch the ACCESS awareness campaign. The objective of this project is to improve access to prevention, protection and support for migrant women confronted with various forms of violence.
Press Release: New Guidelines to Make FGM Education in Secondary Schools Inadequate
(Originally published: 2019)The Department for Education announced new guidelines in February on compulsory relationships and sex education classes indicating that secondary schools should address the physical and emotional damage caused by FGM.
Spoken Word and Experimental Music Album on the Issue of FGM To Be Released
(Originally published: 2019)Press Release: Leading UK-based African diaspora women’s campaign and support organisation FORWARD is set to release a unique album to highlight the work it does towards ending FGM (female genital mutilation).
Press Release: FGM Prosecution Highlights Major Gaps in Safeguarding Girls from the UK
(Originally published: 2019)In light of today’s news that the mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM), FORWARD, a London based African women’s organisation, raises concerns and is surprised that there seems to be general rejoicing that a successful prosecution on FGM has finally happened in the UK
Press Release: Campaigners Call on International Community to Raise Their Voices as 50 Girls Hospitalized Due to FGM in Burkina Faso
(Originally published: 2018)FORWARD, a London based African women’s organisation, is outraged and deeply saddened that 50 girls have been hospitalised after being subjected to ‘botched’ female genital mutilation in Kaya, in Burkina Faso (West Africa).
Press Release: Launch of Anti-FGM Song – Drop the Razor Blade Old Lady
(Originally published: 2018)Press Release: Launch of the Make Child Mothers Count in Tanzania Crowdfunding Campaign
(Originally published: 2018)London based African women’s charity FORWARD who has campaigned on female genital mutilation (FGM) for over 30 years is launching the Make Child Mothers Count in Tanzania campaign in collaboration with the @GlobalGiving Accelerator Crowdfunding Campaign.