20 Years of African Women-Led Change
Founded in Nottingham in 2006, AWEF has grown from lived experience into a community-led platform for support, leadership and systemic change.
Read the updateNews and resources
Information. Learning. Community voices. Opportunities.
The AWEF news and resources hub is a practical, regularly updated space where women, partners and supporters can find trusted information, community updates, opportunities and learning.
Latest news
Updates from across AWEF
Updates on AWEF programmes, partnerships, events, campaigns, research, funding successes, community activity and organisational developments.
Rights, Equality and Justice: Our Approach
AWEF works alongside women so they can understand their rights, access appropriate support and influence decisions that affect them.
Read the updateHow AWEF Supports Women and Families
Explore AWEF’s holistic support, from advocacy and advisory sessions to family mentoring, education, enterprise and international development.
Read the updateGet Involved With AWEF
Become a member, volunteer, partner with AWEF or make a donation to strengthen African women and their communities.
Read the updateHealth, Wellbeing and Recovery
Culturally responsive support can help women move from crisis and isolation towards safety, recovery, connection and confidence.
Read the updateEvents and opportunities
Ways to learn, contribute and connect
Upcoming workshops, community events, training, consultations, volunteering opportunities, leadership programmes, research participation and partner events.
Women’s voices and stories
Women as leaders, experts and community builders
Consented stories, reflections, interviews and lived-experience contributions that show women as leaders, experts, advocates and community builders, not simply as beneficiaries.
Rights and practical information
Accessible information from trusted sources
Accessible information and links relating to employment, equality, housing, health, family support, safeguarding, education, migration support and other areas relevant to the community.
Trusted sources you can call now
- Emergency
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999. If you cannot speak, listen to the operator and press 55 when prompted.
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline
Free, confidential support, 24 hours a day.
- Police, non-emergency
To report something that is not an emergency.
- NHS 111
Urgent medical help when it is not life-threatening.
Research and publications
Evidence, learning and collaboration
Research and publications from AWEF’s work will be published here as they become available.
What will be published here
- AWEF reports
- Community research
- Consultation findings
- Impact publications
- Learning briefs
- Policy contributions
- Collaborative research with universities and partners
AWEF @ 20 archive
Documenting two decades of AWEF history
A growing collection documenting two decades of AWEF history, including milestones, photographs, stories, founder and pioneer reflections, anniversary news, awards information and legacy activity.
Resources for partners
Information for organisations working alongside AWEF
Referral information, partnership materials, downloadable organisational information, relevant policies, reports and resources for organisations working alongside AWEF.
Content principles
Useful, accessible and responsibly maintained
Keep information current and dated.
Use plain, accessible language wherever possible.
Protect privacy and obtain appropriate consent for stories, images and case material.
Link to trusted official or specialist sources where appropriate.
Review older resources regularly so outdated information does not remain live.
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