Our impact
20 years of empowering women. Strengthening communities. Building change.
AWEF’s impact is measured not only by the activities we deliver, but by what changes for women, families, communities and the systems around them.
Since 2006, AWEF has worked alongside African women, refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and families through community support, education, advocacy, wellbeing, emergency assistance, skills development, leadership, partnership and opportunities to influence decisions affecting their lives.
What impact looks like
Change at four connected levels
- 01
Women
Greater knowledge, confidence, independence, wellbeing and ability to navigate services, understand rights and make informed decisions.
- 02
Families
Stronger stability, improved access to support, reduced isolation and increased opportunities for parents and children to participate in community life.
- 03
Communities
Stronger networks, increased leadership, greater participation, stronger cultural understanding and more visible African women’s voices.
- 04
Services & systems
Better understanding of community experiences, stronger referral pathways, improved partnership working and lived-experience evidence informing service improvement and wider discussions.
Our 20-year journey
Two decades of practical support and community leadership
- Grassroots community support and integration
- ESOL, education and digital inclusion
- Health, wellbeing and culturally responsive activities
- Food, emergency and practical support
- Employment, enterprise and economic empowerment
- Rights awareness, advocacy, signposting and specialist referrals
- Women’s leadership, volunteering and mentoring
- Community research and lived-experience engagement
- Partnership with universities, public services, professionals and community organisations
- Events, campaigns and opportunities for African communities to influence matters affecting their lives
Reported by partners
Figures published by the people we work with
Every figure is attributed to the partner that reported it.
Nottingham City Council describes a programme supporting economically inactive people facing language barriers. The figures shown are the results the council has reported.
Read the Nottingham City Council programme pageHuman rights in practice
A rights guide co-designed with women
The British Institute of Human Rights documents AWEF’s work to co-design a practical human-rights guide based on migrant and asylum-seeking women’s experiences.
Read about the partnership on the BIHR website
AWEF is not a regulated legal-advice provider. Where a matter needs regulated legal or specialist advice, we signpost you to qualified professionals. AWEF is not an emergency service: in an emergency call 999, and press 55 if you cannot speak.
Get supportImpact with dignity
Evidence with privacy, context and women’s voices
We are committed to strengthening how we collect and use impact information. Numbers are important, but they should sit alongside women’s own accounts of change.
We aim to combine
- 01Appropriate monitoring data
- 02Feedback
- 03Lived-experience insight
- 04Case studies
- 05Learning
- 06Partner evidence
While protecting privacy and dignity.
AWEF @ 20
Honouring the journey. Celebrating the impact. Building the future.
Our 20th anniversary is an opportunity to document AWEF’s history, recognise the women and partners who helped build it, share stories of change and strengthen a new era of leadership, partnership and impact.
Get involved in AWEF @ 20
Help build AWEF’s next 20 years
Partner, volunteer, share your voice or invest in community-led change for African women and families.