News & events

We’re recruiting an Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to our Executive Director and Board of Trustees at an exciting point in the organisation’s development. This is a new role, offering the opportunity to shape ways of working and play a central part in supporting senior leadership and good governance.

To better understand current levels of awareness and the lived realities surrounding FGM, FORWARD conducted the Public Awareness on FGM and Support Services survey between December 2025 and January 2026.

Event for International Women’s Day 2026 with spoken word, intergenerational conversations and creative workshops.

Our Preliminary Brief for Zero Tolerance to FGM is a stark reminder that when FGM is sidelined, survivors are sidelined.

This new infographic outlines our values and approach to zero tolerance work rooted in community leadership, survivor centred care and sustained investment.

To mark the 2026 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), FORWARD is calling for urgent, long-term investment and coordinated action to end FGM and protect the health and dignity of women and girls.

This free event will explore the action, partnerships and sustained investment needed to end FGM and protect the health, rights and dignity of women and girls.

This report outlines the incredible social action plans led by the TuWezeshe fellows in Ghana in 2025 after they participated in this feminist leadership programme.

Please donate to help young girls/women from our partner organisation Girl 2 Girl, affected by a fire in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Watch our video message to you this holiday season!

If you are diagnosed, exploring your neurodivergence, or supporting a loved one, find a space where you can be seen, heard, and celebrated. Together, we will build a sisterhood grounded in understanding, joy, and mutual support, while raising awareness of neurodivergence in underrepresented communities.

This short, anonymous survey takes ten minutes to complete and aims to inform policy, education, and community protection initiatives. The findings will help shape national training, prevention strategies, and support for survivors.