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


Discussion about Black African women’s experiences of sexual harassment in UK Higher Education.
Are you a Black African woman and a university student/recent graduate? Join us in an engaging discussion about Black African women’s experiences of sexual harassment in UK Higher Education.

Launch of These Are Our Friends Too Album
(Originally published: 2019)Launch of These Are Our Friends Too- 19 poems re imagined by 16 experimental sound artists to raise awareness of FGM.

Professionals Training on responding to violence against migrant women and girls
(Originally published: 2019)Training for professionals on multiple forms of VAWG that affect migrant women and girls, including intimate partner violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and human trafficking.

Women’s Coffee Morning: Community Advocacy Workshop
with guests from Refugee Resource and a workshop on community advocacy. Our coffee mornings provide a safe space for women affected by all forms of violence.

Apply: TuWezeshe Mentors 2019
(Originally published: 2019)FORWARD’s flagship feminist leadership programme ‘Tuwezeshe Akina Dada’ is looking for Mentors to support the 2019 cohort of Tuwezeshe Fellows. Join a unique network of leading African and Caribbean women.

FORWARD Young Women’s Hub presents: Cast Your Net!
'Cast Your Net' on 29th August is an event aiming to help BAME women identify pathways into the nonprofit sector.

Applications Open! TuWezeshe Akina Dada Fellowship, London 2019
(Originally published: 2019)Applications for our flagship feminist leadership programme are now open for our London 2019 cohort!

FORWARD’s Young Women’s Hub Presents: The Red Issue
The Young Women's Hub is a safe space for BAME women to engage in issues related to violence against women and girls (VAWG). Join us for this month's The Red Issue event

Community Health and Wellbeing Summer Event
FORWARD's Community Health and Wellbeing Summer Event, 17th July 2019, White City Community Centre, W12 7QT

Women’s coffee morning – June
A workshop on practical skills for employment with Suk Bahra from The Write Time.

FORWARD Is Recruiting
(Originally published: 2019)Schools Programme Assistant, £20,808 pro rata, 28 hours (4 days) a week, London based