AWEF RISE, November 2026

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Help women lead lasting change.

Every contribution helps AWEF continue its holistic support for African women, refugees and asylum seekers.

Where your gift goes

Your donation, at work

AWEF is a UK registered charity (number 1191388). Donations directly fund our Health (WRAP), Education, Social Inclusion and Environment programmes, and everything we do is community-driven and community-led.

  • Health (WRAP)
  • Education
  • Social inclusion
  • Environment

Support AWEF: Empower Women, Strengthen Communities

Suggested amounts

  • £50.00
  • £100.00
  • £200.00
  • £1,000.00

Ways to give

  • Give now

    Make a gift of any amount through AWEF’s PayPal page.

  • Raise as you shop

    Choose AWEF as your cause on Give as You Live, and a share of what you spend with participating retailers comes to us.

  • A gift in your will

    You can also remember AWEF in your will, so this work continues for the women who come after us.

    Leave a gift in your will

We do not currently claim Gift Aid.

Prefer to talk it through first? Get in touch and our team will help.

Women greeting each other at an AWEF community session, with AWEF banners behind them.
An AWEF community session, Nottingham, 2015.

How your support helps

Support the woman. Strengthen the community. Influence the system.

  • 01Sustain community programmes
  • 02Respond to emerging needs
  • 03Strengthen women’s leadership
  • 04Build longer-term change
See our impact

Looking for support rather than a way to give? Start with Get support. AWEF is not a regulated legal-advice provider, and AWEF is not an emergency service. In an emergency call 999; if you cannot speak, press 55.

More ways to give

Money is one way to give. It is not the only one.

Businesses, professionals and organisations all have something AWEF can use.

Sponsorship and corporate support

Businesses and professionals can contribute skills, mentoring, training, employment opportunities, pro-bono or specialist expertise, sponsorship and in-kind support.

Offer sponsorship or expertise

AWEF @ 20

Our 20th anniversary creates additional opportunities to support the AWEF @ 20 Awards and Anniversary programme, legacy activity, storytelling, sponsorship, partnerships and the next generation of women’s leadership.

Support AWEF @ 20

Partnership

Organisations can work with AWEF through referrals, community outreach, joint delivery, research, training, professional expertise, employment pathways, health initiatives, funding, events and service-improvement work.

Partner with AWEF
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There is a place for you here

Every gift, every skill, every partnership counts.

Tell us how you would like to support AWEF and we will find the right way together.