
News & events
Our latest News, Events, Press Releases and Blog posts


Report: Coronavirus and BAME women
(Originally published: 2020)FORWARD launches a new report examining the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the lives of women from Black and minority ethnic communities.

FORWARD launches its annual report!
(Originally published: 2020)We are very excited to announce the launch of our Annual Report ‘Inspiring a generation of African women leaders’.

Covid-19 survey: Make your voice heard!
(Originally published: 2020)FORWARD launches a new survey to understand how the coronavirus (Covid-19) is affecting women's lives. Take our survey now!

Our support services during COVID-19
(Originally published: 2020)In this time of crisis, we are still here to support you. All our support and counselling services are now available online and via telephone.

A message from FORWARD on COVID-19
(Originally published: 2020)As the situation of COVID-19 continues to unfold, I want to let you know of the steps we are taking to ensure that we continue to support the women and girls that we serve.

Call for Proposals: Evaluation of the TuWezeshe Young Women’s Leadership Programme
(Originally published: 2020)FORWARD is inviting research agencies/ independent consultants to submit proposals for the end of programme evaluation of its Young Women’s Leadership Programme, TuWezeshe Akina Dada.

Free Professionals Training on responding to violence against migrant women in London
Free Professionals Training on responding to violence against migrant women in London on the 4th of March 2020

Demonstrating Evidence-Based Activism to End FGM: Zero Tolerance Day in Bristol
For the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM we will be celebrating our community engagement programme and bringing together the work of key agencies, communities and individuals.

Free Professionals Training on responding to violence against migrant women in Bristol
FORWARD is hosting a free Professionals Training on responding to violence against migrant women in Bristol on the 26th of February 2020.

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.

Pan European Conference: Knowledge Exchange on Promising Practices for Engaging Communities to end FGM & VAWG
The event is tailored for statutory professionals, Local Government Authorities, voluntary organisations, young women, community representatives, and organisations working on FGM from the UK and Europe.