🌍✨ New on the Blog: #BlackHistoryMonth 2025 As we mark this year’s theme of “Standing Firm in Power and Pride”, our Executive Director @Naayosuwa Otoo-Oyortey reflects on a remarkable journey💜 🔗 Dive into Naana’s story and journey:

Just 1 day left to DOUBLE Your Donation - We are over halfway our £20,000 goal!🎯 With your support, we can equip young African, Black & minoritised women the skills, opportunities, and platforms to lead change! 💜 Donate via the Big Give platform today:

💜As we mark #DayoftheGirl - Lucia, a Tuwezeshe (Uganda) & Founder of Charity of Hope, draws attention on struggles of young mothers in her community. https://t.co/dc8bv1dHQr Support women & girls on the frontlines of crisis: Donate via @biggiveorg :

✨WOW - £1,860 raised in the last 48hrs to nurture the next generation of Change Makers! ✨ 4 days left to DOUBLE your donation for women and girls via the @BigGive platform💜: https://t.co/fYNEu1IRxz #WGMF

✨In less than 24hrs we have raised £800 - Thank You!✨ DONATE NOW - 6 more days to DOUBLE your donation via the Big Give platform: https://t.co/fYNEu1IRxz #WGMF

📢 Our 'Seeds of Change' @BigGive campaign is live! Today - 15 Oct, every £ you donate via the Big Give will be doubled. Together we can raise £20,000 to empower African, Black & minoritised women & girls (UK). 📽️: https://t.co/A9tj6GkujM 👉🏾DONATE:

Empower your voice, build leadership skills & lead change on campus to tackle gender inequality & end VAWG. 👩🏽‍🎓 For young women from African, Black & minoritised backgrounds in UK unis. 📅 1-year programme 🎯 Campaign outcome 📩 Apply by Oct 9: youth@forwarduk.org.uk

In honour of #GynaecologicalCancerAwareness Month (09/25), we are proud to share our latest report, exploring barriers that deter survivors of #FGM & #sexualviolence from accessing cancer screening services in #London. 🎥 https://t.co/033cVk8JmF 📖

1 DAY until our Seeds of Change #BigGive Campaign. 🗓️Mark your calendar 8th Oct 2025 and Double your donation for women and girls! More information: https://t.co/fYNEu1IRxz #WGMF

2 DAYS until our Seeds of Change #BigGive Campaign. 🗓️Mark your calendar 8th Oct 2025 and Double your donation for women and girls💜 #WGMF

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200+ charities. One mission. Endless impact. 💜 From 8–15 Oct, the #WGMF will support over 200 incredible charities empowering women and girls worldwide. Every pound you give can be doubled, making your support go twice as far. Watch the video to find out more:

In just one week, our #SeedsofChange #BigGive campaign begins, and we would love for you to be part of it. ✨Between 8–15 Oct, every donation you make will be doubled through the Big Give Women & Girls Match Fund. 🗓️Mark your calendar 8th Oct 2025! https://t.co/a8Z0xpkHX1

Empower your voice, build leadership skills & lead change on campus to tackle gender inequality & end VAWG. 👩🏽‍🎓 For young women from African, Black & minoritised backgrounds in UK unis. 📅 1-year programme 🎯 Campaign outcome 📩 Apply by Oct 9: youth@forwarduk.org.uk

Empower your voice, build leadership skills & lead change on campus to tackle gender inequality & end VAWG. 👩🏽‍🎓 For young women from African, Black & minoritised backgrounds in UK unis. 📅 1-year programme 🎯 Campaign outcome 📩 Apply by Oct 9: youth@forwarduk.org.uk

Thank you to everyone who joined us at @MatrixChambers to celebrate FORWARD’s 40th Anniversary – Seeds of Change. It was a joy to come together with so many of our friends, partners, and supporters for an evening of reflection, connection, and hope!

With your steady support we can create lasting change! ✨Equipping women and girls with tools for change ✨Deliver critical services ✨Advocate for systemic change Become a regular donor today: https://t.co/4D5VhWFmmq #seedsofchange

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our screening of Moolaadé! 💜 We are so grateful for your presence, your energy, and your generous donations. Thank you to the @feministlibrary for hosting us!

The latest NHS FGM Enhanced Dataset (2023–24) shows: 👉🏾FGM-related attendances rose from 12,475 (2022–23) to 14,355 (2023–24) 👉🏾37,615 survivors recorded since data collection began 9 years ago ➡️ Read more here:

Just over a week to go for the screening of #Moolaade Want to learn more about the pressures young girls and women affected by FGM face, as well as learn how to support them? Get your tickets here:

Here’s a glimpse of some of the powerful artwork available on the #FORWARDShop Right: Braided Vessel by Emilia Maryniak, £250 Left: Saving the Orchids by Loisjoy Thurstun, £200 Middle: Full Stop by Aga Tamiola, £45 📷 Explore more: https://t.co/28ll9LZQBp #ArtAsActivism