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Working to end FGM, child marriage & violence against women and girls. Safeguarding African women's & girls' rights. linktr.ee/FORWARDUK

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💜 Join us in honouring 40 seeds of change: 📢 Share your story 📣 Amplify our message 💡 Shape the future For more information on how to get involved with our campaign: bit.ly/FORWARD40 #FORWARD40 #EndVAWG #SeedsofChange

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👉🏾Do not miss out on an impactful discussion exploring Making Communities Matter in Ending #VAWG ! Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-commu…

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We’re now on Bluesky! 💙 We’re building a world where African, Black & minoritised women and girls will live in dignity, are healthy, have choices and enjoy equal rights free from fear of violence. Follow us: bsky.app/profile/forwar… #NoWomanLeftBehind #FORWARD40 #BlueSkySocial

We’re now on Bluesky! 💙
We’re building a world where African, Black & minoritised women and girls will live in dignity, are healthy, have choices and enjoy equal rights free from fear of violence.

Follow us: bsky.app/profile/forwar…

#NoWomanLeftBehind #FORWARD40 #BlueSkySocial
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🌱 40 years. £100,000. A legacy of change. We’re launching #SeedsofChange to honour Efua’s vision & empower Black & minoritised women & girls. Every gift from 40p to £40k, helps us grow 💛 Donate now: forwarduk.org.uk/civicrm/contri… #FORWARD40 #EfuaLegacy #DonateForChange

🌱 40 years. £100,000. A legacy of change.
 We’re launching #SeedsofChange to honour Efua’s vision & empower Black & minoritised women & girls.

Every gift from 40p to £40k, helps us grow 💛

Donate now: forwarduk.org.uk/civicrm/contri…

#FORWARD40 #EfuaLegacy #DonateForChange
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Efua Dorkenoo’s Cutting the Rose (2002) is still the most comprehensive study on FGM. A pioneering work that shaped global awareness and advocacy. 🌍💜 Named one of Africa’s 100 Best Books of the 20th Century. #FORWARD40 #SeedsofChange #AfricanLiterature

Efua Dorkenoo’s Cutting the Rose (2002) is still the most comprehensive study on FGM. A pioneering work that shaped global awareness and advocacy. 🌍💜

Named one of Africa’s 100 Best Books of the 20th Century.

#FORWARD40 #SeedsofChange  #AfricanLiterature
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Thinking about applying for #TuWezeshe? Hear Afua’s (TuWezeshe, 2019) story: 🚨 Deadline: Just 3 weeks left to apply! 🎯 Spaces are limited, early applications strongly encouraged. 🔗 Apply now (or via link in bio): forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/tu…

Thinking about applying for #TuWezeshe?
 Hear Afua’s (TuWezeshe, 2019) story:
🚨 Deadline: Just 3 weeks left to apply!
🎯 Spaces are limited, early applications strongly encouraged.

🔗 Apply now (or via link in bio): forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/tu…
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🚨 Just over 2 weeks left to apply for a fierce, fearless, and feminist Fellowship! ✨ Don't miss your chance to join a bold community of changemakers. 👇🏾 Apply now and make your impact: Complete form lnkd.in/e9mwumhJ and email to [email protected]

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#TransformingLives Together: 23–24 Annual Report is here! At the heart is our mission to #endvawg. This report showcases our achievements, powerful voices of young people, & impactful partnerships across the UK & Africa💜 👉🏾tr.ee/ZF7v3r984a #FORWARD40 #SeedsofChange

#TransformingLives Together: 23–24 Annual Report is here! 

At the heart is our mission to #endvawg. This report showcases our achievements, powerful voices of young people, & impactful partnerships across the UK & Africa💜

👉🏾tr.ee/ZF7v3r984a

#FORWARD40 #SeedsofChange
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✨Join us as we celebrate Belonging Beyond Borders, #RefugeeWeek2025 📅19/06, 6-8pm 📍The Inventions Rooms ‘Community as a Superpower’: Celebrate the strength, stories & solidarity of refugee women. Join us for connection, reflection & storytelling. 🔗tr.ee/bxYpIccLnc

✨Join us as we celebrate Belonging Beyond Borders, #RefugeeWeek2025

📅19/06, 6-8pm 
📍The Inventions Rooms

‘Community as a Superpower’: Celebrate the strength, stories & solidarity of refugee women. Join us for connection, reflection & storytelling.

🔗tr.ee/bxYpIccLnc
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🌍✨ New on the blog! Our Executive Director, Naana Otoo-Oyortey, shares a powerful reflection from Ghana where seeds of change are being planted through community-led action, resilience, and hope. 🌱🇬🇭 💬 “Still, we rise. We stand. We fight.” ➡️ forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/pl… #Seedsofchange

🌍✨ New on the blog!

Our Executive Director, <a href="/Naayosuwa/">Naana Otoo-Oyortey</a>, shares a powerful reflection from Ghana where seeds of change are being planted through community-led action, resilience, and hope. 🌱🇬🇭

💬 “Still, we rise. We stand. We fight.”
➡️ forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/pl…

#Seedsofchange
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💜 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our 40th Anniversary Community Conference! Your presence inspires us to keep championing community-led work to end #VAWG. ✨Share your thoughts: tr.ee/6L8fuMwyaA 💫 Support us by donation:tr.ee/Pz_4-SLGwY

💜 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our 40th Anniversary Community Conference! Your presence inspires us to keep championing community-led work to end #VAWG.

✨Share your thoughts: tr.ee/6L8fuMwyaA
💫 Support us by donation:tr.ee/Pz_4-SLGwY
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📢Tell a friend to tell a friend! 3 days left to apply for a transformative feminist fellowship💜✨ 👉🏾Submit your application here: forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/tu…

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Are you passionate about #feministleadership and social change? ✨ Apply now for FORWARD’s Youth Advisory Committee (YWAC) & help shape youth programmes that empower Black young women & girls. 🔗 More information about the role: forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/ap…

Are you passionate about #feministleadership and social change?

✨ Apply now for FORWARD’s Youth Advisory Committee (YWAC) &amp; help shape youth programmes that empower Black young women &amp; girls. 

🔗 More information about the role: forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/ap…
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£10 = Dignity. Wellness. Confidence. These kits are a small cost, but they mean the world to someone with nothing. 👉🏾Will you help us provide 40 hygiene kits this month? 📦Donate £10 today: forwarduk.org.uk/take-action/do… #seedsofchange

£10 = Dignity. Wellness. Confidence.  

These kits are a small cost, but they mean the world to someone with nothing.  

👉🏾Will you help us provide 40 hygiene kits this month?  
📦Donate £10 today:  forwarduk.org.uk/take-action/do…

#seedsofchange
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🚨EXTENDED Deadline: 13/06/2025 ✨Apply now for #TuWezeshe 2025, our #feminist leadership programme empowering the next generation of changemakers! Receive £250 to develop your own social action project💜 👉🏾Apply Today! forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/tu… #fellowship #OpportunitiesUK

🚨EXTENDED Deadline: 13/06/2025

 ✨Apply now for #TuWezeshe 2025, our #feminist leadership programme empowering the next generation of changemakers!  Receive £250 to develop your own social action project💜

👉🏾Apply Today! forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/tu…

#fellowship #OpportunitiesUK
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✨Apply Today! ✨ 👉🏾docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Applications close this Friday 13th June. #youthopportunities #fellowshipuk #genderjobs

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Join us for this annual celebration during #RefugeeWeek2025 Hear from voices encouraging a world centred on solidarity and healing💜 ✨Tickets are free and dinner is provided.✨ 🗓️Thursday 19th June, 6-8pm 👉🏾eventbrite.co.uk/e/belonging-be… #londonevents #freeevents Refugee Week 🧡

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On #DayOfTheAfricanChild, we reflect on progress in budgeting for children’s rights. 🗣️Angella Asiimwe: “Stop treating children’s rights as optional... I celebrate the strength of child mothers & orphans who rise and thrive against all odds.” #DAC2025