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752                                            <option value="31">Art</option>
753                                            <option value="330">Art Auction</option>
754                                            <option value="304">Artists Against FGM</option>
755                                            <option value="102">Asylum</option>
756                                            <option value="242">Asylum Seekers</option>
757                                            <option value="146">Australia</option>
758                                            <option value="261">Award</option>
759                                            <option value="259">Awareness</option>
760                                            <option value="226">Awareness Campaigns</option>
761                                            <option value="193">Bamako</option>
762                                            <option value="152">Bangladesh</option>
763                                            <option value="339">Baroness Gale</option>
764                                            <option value="164">Bhutan</option>
765                                            <option value="432">big give</option>
766                                            <option value="452">black history month</option>
767                                            <option value="459">Blog</option>
768                                            <option value="72">Bondo Society</option>
769                                            <option value="271">Book</option>
770                                            <option value="25">Books</option>
771                                            <option value="186">Borders</option>
772                                            <option value="341">Brandenburg</option>
773                                            <option value="57">Bristol</option>
774                                            <option value="63">Bristol Community Project</option>
775                                            <option value="248">Britain</option>
776                                            <option value="190">Burkina Faso</option>
777                                            <option value="399">Cake Art</option>
778                                            <option value="312">Call for Action</option>
779                                            <option value="423">Call for participants</option>
780                                            <option value="244">Cambodia</option>
781                                            <option value="156">Cameroon</option>
782                                            <option value="83">Campaign</option>
783                                            <option value="170">Campaigner</option>
784                                            <option value="65">Campaigning</option>
785                                            <option value="201">Canada</option>
786                                            <option value="252">Case Study</option>
787                                            <option value="342">CDF</option>
788                                            <option value="183">CEDAW</option>
789                                            <option value="34">Celebration</option>
790                                            <option value="453">cervical cancer screening</option>
791                                            <option value="314">Change Agents</option>
792                                            <option value="289">CHANGE Project</option>
793                                            <option value="177">Charity</option>
794                                            <option value="343">Chiara Ceolin</option>
795                                            <option value="344">Chief Nkosi</option>
796                                            <option value="246">Child Abuse</option>
797                                            <option value="345">Child Brides</option>
798                                            <option value="62">Child Marriage</option>
799                                            <option value="56">Child Motherhood</option>
800                                            <option value="165">Child Protection</option>
801                                            <option value="346">Child Rights</option>
802                                            <option value="147">Child Safety</option>
803                                            <option value="308">Child's Dignity Forum</option>
804                                            <option value="160">Childbirth</option>
805                                            <option value="197">Children Rights</option>
806                                            <option value="287">Children's Dignity Forum</option>
807                                            <option value="347">Christianity</option>
808                                            <option value="397">Christmas</option>
809                                            <option value="471">Christmas Appeal</option>
810                                            <option value="403">Church of England</option>
811                                            <option value="234">Citizenship</option>
812                                            <option value="5">Coffee Morning</option>
813                                            <option value="266">Collaboration</option>
814                                            <option value="240">Colombia</option>
815                                            <option value="291">Communications</option>
816                                            <option value="28">Community</option>
817                                            <option value="435">community champions</option>
818                                            <option value="323">Community Listening Groups</option>
819                                            <option value="123">Condolences</option>
820                                            <option value="33">Conference</option>
821                                            <option value="309">Conference Report</option>
822                                            <option value="224">Conflict</option>
823                                            <option value="348">Congo</option>
824                                            <option value="253">Cote D'Ivoire</option>
825                                            <option value="350">Courts</option>
826                                            <option value="288">CREATE Youth Net</option>
827                                            <option value="103">Culture</option>
828                                            <option value="75">Daphne III Programme</option>
829                                            <option value="290">Daphne Project</option>
830                                            <option value="401">Davos Debate</option>
831                                            <option value="402">Denmark</option>
832                                            <option value="286">Departement of Health</option>
833                                            <option value="351">Department of Health</option>
834                                            <option value="205">Deportation</option>
835                                            <option value="352">Designer Vaginas</option>
836                                            <option value="80">Development Projects</option>
837                                            <option value="354">DFID</option>
838                                            <option value="29">Diaspora</option>
839                                            <option value="239">Diaspora Communities</option>
840                                            <option value="77">Diaspora Engagement</option>
841                                            <option value="173">Discrimination</option>
842                                            <option value="19">Discussion</option>
843                                            <option value="210">Dishonour Based Violence</option>
844                                            <option value="176">Displacement</option>
845                                            <option value="141">Divorce</option>
846                                            <option value="189">Djibouti</option>
847                                            <option value="438">dobet gnahore</option>
848                                            <option value="26">Documentary</option>
849                                            <option value="84">Dodoma</option>
850                                            <option value="433">donate</option>
851                                            <option value="396">Donation</option>
852                                            <option value="243">Donations</option>
853                                            <option value="355">Dr Sohier Elneil</option>
854                                            <option value="306">East Africa Regional Conference on Child Marriage</option>
855                                            <option value="86">Economic Empowerment</option>
856                                            <option value="3">Education</option>
857                                            <option value="247">Education Welfare</option>
858                                            <option value="292">Efua Dorkenoo</option>
859                                            <option value="215">Egypt</option>
860                                            <option value="356">Enaam Abdelwahab</option>
861                                            <option value="302">Equality Now</option>
862                                            <option value="139">Eritrea</option>
863                                            <option value="68">Essex</option>
864                                            <option value="87">Ethiopia</option>
865                                            <option value="118">Europe</option>
866                                            <option value="74">European Commission</option>
867                                            <option value="79">European Network</option>
868                                            <option value="117">European Union</option>
869                                            <option value="412">Evaluation</option>
870                                            <option value="357">Eve Ensler</option>
871                                            <option value="410">Event</option>
872                                            <option value="454">Event Video</option>
873                                            <option value="468">Events</option>
874                                            <option value="358">Excisors</option>
875                                            <option value="32">Exhibition</option>
876                                            <option value="245">Exploitation</option>
877                                            <option value="64">FAQs</option>
878                                            <option value="359">Fashion</option>
879                                            <option value="195">Fatwa</option>
880                                            <option value="236">Female Empowerment</option>
881                                            <option value="496">female genital mutilation</option>
882                                            <option value="472">Feminist Leadership</option>
883                                            <option value="360">FGM</option>
884                                            <option value="203">FGM Decline</option>
885                                            <option value="361">FGM Legislation</option>
886                                            <option value="334">FGM Prevention Policy</option>
887                                            <option value="18">Film</option>
888                                            <option value="211">Fistula</option>
889                                            <option value="110">Flashmob</option>
890                                            <option value="73">Forced Marriage</option>
891                                            <option value="249">Forced Marriage Act</option>
892                                            <option value="250">Forced Marriage Unit</option>
893                                            <option value="35">Forum</option>
894                                            <option value="208">FORWARD</option>
895                                            <option value="437">FORWARD at 40</option>
896                                            <option value="121">France</option>
897                                            <option value="362">Frances Tekyi-Mensah</option>
898                                            <option value="322">Freeplay Energy</option>
899                                            <option value="178">Funding</option>
900                                            <option value="124">Fundraiser</option>
901                                            <option value="272">Fundraising</option>
902                                            <option value="470">G2G</option>
903                                            <option value="129">Gambia</option>
904                                            <option value="221">Gambian Community Project</option>
905                                            <option value="220">Gamcotrap</option>
906                                            <option value="363">Gavin Weston</option>
907                                            <option value="364">GBV</option>
908                                            <option value="149">Gender Equality</option>
909                                            <option value="134">Germany</option>
910                                            <option value="49">Ghana</option>
911                                            <option value="296">Girls Not Brides</option>
912                                            <option value="365">Glasgow</option>
913                                            <option value="166">Global</option>
914                                            <option value="303">Global Campaign</option>
915                                            <option value="163">Government</option>
916                                            <option value="324">Government Funding</option>
917                                            <option value="227">Grassroots</option>
918                                            <option value="125">Guinea</option>
919                                            <option value="300">Haikal Foundation</option>
920                                            <option value="476">half marathon</option>
921                                            <option value="155">Harmful Traditional Practices</option>
922                                            <option value="116">Health</option>
923                                            <option value="181">Health Facilities</option>
924                                            <option value="241">Healthcare</option>
925                                            <option value="448">hearmetoo</option>
926                                            <option value="169">Helpline</option>
927                                            <option value="366">Hem Matsi</option>
928                                            <option value="235">High Court</option>
929                                            <option value="367">Home Office</option>
930                                            <option value="167">Honour</option>
931                                            <option value="254">Honour Crimes</option>
932                                            <option value="395">honour violence</option>
933                                            <option value="157">Human Rights</option>
934                                            <option value="200">Hymenoplasty</option>
935                                            <option value="144">India</option>
936                                            <option value="237">Indonesia</option>
937                                            <option value="375">Insights</option>
938                                            <option value="331">International Day of the African Child</option>
939                                            <option value="270">International Day of The Girl Child</option>
940                                            <option value="
940301">International Day of Zero Tolerance</option>
941                                            <option value="299">International Day to End Obstetric Fistula</option>
942                                            <option value="263">International Women's Day</option>
943                                            <option value="280">Internship</option>
944                                            <option value="122">interview</option>
945                                            <option value="368">Intwasa Art Festival</option>
946                                            <option value="369">Iran</option>
947                                            <option value="370">Iraq</option>
948                                            <option value="154">Ireland</option>
949                                            <option value="44">Islam</option>
950                                            <option value="295">Istanbul Convention</option>
951                                            <option value="135">Italy</option>
952                                            <option value="473">IWD</option>
953                                            <option value="371">Jamaica</option>
954                                            <option value="439">Japanese</option>
955                                            <option value="443">japanese subtitles</option>
956                                            <option value="407">Jobs</option>
957                                            <option value="48">Kayayei</option>
958                                            <option value="175">Kenay</option>
959                                            <option value="112">Kenya</option>
960                                            <option value="372">Kikuyu</option>
961                                            <option value="113">Law</option>
962                                            <option value="219">Law Enforcement</option>
963                                            <option value="332">Leadership Skills Training</option>
964                                            <option value="76">Leaflet</option>
965                                            <option value="88">Liberia</option>
966                                            <option value="373">Liverpool</option>
967                                            <option value="374">Lleida</option>
968                                            <option value="161">London</option>
969                                            <option value="376">Lynne Featherstone</option>
970                                            <option value="444">make child mothers count</option>
971                                            <option value="184">Mali</option>
972                                            <option value="450">Masai</option>
973                                            <option value="499">maternal health</option>
974                                            <option value="377">Mauritania</option>
975                                            <option value="153">Media</option>
976                                            <option value="130">Meeting</option>
977                                            <option value="461">Melinda French Gates</option>
978                                            <option value="398">Men against FGM</option>
979                                            <option value="70">Men Speak Out</option>
980                                            <option value="474">mentorship</option>
981                                            <option value="143">Mexico</option>
982                                            <option value="378">Midwife</option>
983                                            <option value="7">Migration</option>
984                                            <option value="305">Millennium Development Goals</option>
985                                            <option value="132">Minorities</option>
986                                            <option value="194">Morocco</option>
987                                            <option value="230">Mortality</option>
988                                            <option value="213">MPA</option>
989                                            <option value="54">Mpwapwa District</option>
990                                            <option value="69">MSO</option>
991                                            <option value="20">Music</option>
992                                            <option value="11">Musicians Unite to End FGM</option>
993                                            <option value="106">MUTE</option>
994                                            <option value="10">MUTEFGM</option>
995                                            <option value="440">My body my rules</option>
996                                            <option value="458">Naana Otoo-Oyortey</option>
997                                            <option value="379">Namibia</option>
998                                            <option value="188">National Laws</option>
999                                            <option value="441">needlecraft</option>
1000                                            <option value="180">Nepal</option>
1001                                            <option value="94">Netherlands</option>
1002                                            <option value="455">New Research</option>
1003                                            <option value="465">New Study</option>
1004                                            <option value="380">New York</option>
1005                                            <option value="413">News</option>
1006                                            <option value="285">NHS</option>
1007                                            <option value="218">Niger</option>
1008                                            <option value="115">Nigeria</option>
1009                                            <option value="283">No Peace without Justice</option>
1010                                            <option value="67">Norfolk</option>
1011                                            <option value="209">Norway</option>
1012                                            <option value="317">NSPCC</option>
1013                                            <option value="98">Obstetric Fistula</option>
1014                                            <option value="148">Pakistan</option>
1015                                            <option value="456">partnerships</option>
1016                                            <option value="311">PEER research</option>
1017                                            <option value="267">Petition</option>
1018                                            <option value="297">Plan UK</option>
1019                                            <option value="316">Plan Zimbabwe</option>
1020                                            <option value="268">Playwright</option>
1021                                            <option value="24">Poetry</option>
1022                                            <option value="142">Police</option>
1023                                            <option value="101">Policy</option>
1024                                            <option value="255">Politics</option>
1025                                            <option value="381">Population</option>
1026                                            <option value="93">Portugal</option>
1027                                            <option value="41">Poster</option>
1028                                            <option value="174">Poverty</option>
1029                                            <option value="256">Press Release</option>
1030                                            <option value="91">Professional Guide</option>
1031                                            <option value="23">Professionals</option>
1032                                            <option value="269">Programme</option>
1033                                            <option value="126">Project</option>
1034                                            <option value="325">Proposals to End FGM</option>
1035                                            <option value="326">Prosecution</option>
1036                                            <option value="265">Protest</option>
1037                                            <option value="415">Publication</option>
1038                                            <option value="419">Publications</option>
1039                                            <option value="457">Q&amp;A</option>
1040                                            <option value="264">Racism</option>
1041                                            <option value="168">Rape</option>
1042                                            <option value="202">Re-Virginization</option>
1043                                            <option value="172">Refuge</option>
1044                                            <option value="494">Refugee Week</option>
1045                                            <option value="187">
1045Regional Laws</option>
1046                                            <option value="114">Rehabilitation</option>
1047                                            <option value="45">Religion</option>
1048                                            <option value="50">Report</option>
1049                                            <option value="89">Reproductive Health</option>
1050                                            <option value="9">Research</option>
1051                                            <option value="258">Resource</option>
1052                                            <option value="90">Responding to FGM</option>
1053                                            <option value="382">Roma</option>
1054                                            <option value="449">RP Mbaula</option>
1055                                            <option value="475">Running</option>
1056                                            <option value="225">Sabiny Tribe</option>
1057                                            <option value="30">Safeguarding</option>
1058                                            <option value="82">Safeguarding Rights</option>
1059                                            <option value="319">Sanctuary for Families</option>
1060                                            <option value="182">Sande Society</option>
1061                                            <option value="140">Saudi Arabia</option>
1062                                            <option value="198">Save the Children</option>
1063                                            <option value="109">Schools</option>
1064                                            <option value="383">Scotland</option>
1065                                            <option value="279">Search Engine Optimization</option>
1066                                            <option value="469">Seasons greetings</option>
1067                                            <option value="434">seeds of change</option>
1068                                            <option value="393">self care</option>
1069                                            <option value="229">Senegal</option>
1070                                            <option value="384">SEO</option>
1071                                            <option value="104">Sex</option>
1072                                            <option value="95">Sex Education</option>
1073                                            <option value="212">Sexual Health</option>
1074                                            <option value="233">Sexual Pleasure</option>
1075                                            <option value="192">Sexual Violence</option>
1076                                            <option value="71">Sierra Leone</option>
1077                                            <option value="333">Sign a Rose Petal</option>
1078                                            <option value="400">Signatures</option>
1079                                            <option value="105">Society</option>
1080                                            <option value="145">Somalia</option>
1081                                            <option value="329">Something About Bodies</option>
1082                                            <option value="385">Spain</option>
1083                                            <option value="21">Spoken Word</option>
1084                                            <option value="128">Staff</option>
1085                                            <option value="232">Statistics</option>
1086                                            <option value="335">Stop FGM Campaign</option>
1087                                            <option value="138">Story</option>
1088                                            <option value="257">Study</option>
1089                                            <option value="386">Sudan</option>
1090                                            <option value="15">Summit</option>
1091                                            <option value="40">Support</option>
1092                                            <option value="467">support services</option>
1093                                            <option value="119">Supporters</option>
1094                                            <option value="191">Surgery</option>
1095                                            <option value="466">Survey</option>
1096                                            <option value="52">Swahili</option>
1097                                            <option value="136">Sweden</option>
1098                                            <option value="97">Systematic Estimates</option>
1099                                            <option value="53">Tanzania</option>
1100                                            <option value="99">Tarime</option>
1101                                            <option value="55">Teenage Pregnancy</option>
1102                                            <option value="313">TERRE DES FEMMES</option>
1103                                            <option value="58">
1103The Bristol Model</option>
1104                                            <option value="78">The Girl Generation</option>
1105                                            <option value="394">The Girl Summit</option>
1106                                            <option value="318">The Girls Protection Act</option>
1107                                            <option value="294">The Girls Summit</option>
1108                                            <option value="298">The Muslim Council of Britain</option>
1109                                            <option value="442">The true story of ghati and rhobi</option>
1110                                            <option value="321">Too Much Pain</option>
1111                                            <option value="214">Tradition</option>
1112                                            <option value="387">Traditional Leaders</option>
1113                                            <option value="22">Training</option>
1114                                            <option value="340">Trustees</option>
1115                                            <option value="388">Trustlaw</option>
1116                                            <option value="392">tuWezeshe</option>
1117                                            <option value="425">TuWezeshe Akila Dada</option>
1118                                            <option value="431">TuWezeshe Programme Success</option>
1119                                            <option value="498">TuWezeshe. Young women's leadership</option>
1120                                            <option value="159">Uganda</option>
1121                                            <option value="92">UK</option>
1122                                            <option value="495">UK FGM Summit</option>
1123                                            <option value="389">UK Parliament</option>
1124                                            <option value="222">UN</option>
1125                                            <option value="447">Uncomfortable Conversations</option>
1126                                            <option value="231">UNFPA</option>
1127                                            <option value="320">UNHCR</option>
1128                                            <option value="196">UNICEF</option>
1129                                            <option value="463">UNiTE</option>
1130                                            <option value="206">United Kingdom</option>
1131                                            <option value="96">United Nations</option>
1132                                            <option value="228">United States</option>
1133                                            <option value="127">United States</option>
1134                                            <option value="390">Utah</option>
1135                                            <option value="85">Utu Mwanamke</option>
1136                                            <option value="274">V-Day</option>
1137                                            <option value="406">Vacancies</option>
1138                                            <option value="424">Vacancy</option>
1139                                            <option value="276">Vagina Monologues</option>
1140                                            <option value="353">Vaginal Cosmetic Surgery</option>
1141                                            <option value="133">Vaginal Fistula</option>
1142                                            <option value="100">VAWG</option>
1143                                            <option value="108">Video</option>
1144                                            <option value="278">Violence Against Women</option>
1145                                            <option value="107">Voice</option>
1146                                            <option value="411">Voluntary Opportunities</option>
1147                                            <option value="416">Volunteers</option>
1148                                            <option value="4">VTT</option>
1149                                            <option value="162">Wales</option>
1150                                            <option value="185">West Africa</option>
1151                                            <option value="27">Women</option>
1152                                            <option value="151">Women's Health</option>
1153                                            <option value="158">Women's Rights</option>
1154                                            <option value="6">Workshop</option>
1155                                            <option value="150">Yemen</option>
1156                                            <option value="111">Young People Speak Out</option>
1157                                            <option value="409">Young Women's Hub</option>
1158                                            <option value="414">Young women's leadership</option>
1159                                            <option value="446">Youssou N'dour</option>
1160                                            <option value="16">Youth</option>
1161                                            <option value="445">Youth Advisory Council</option>
1162                                            <option value="60">Youth Resource</option>
1163                                            <option value="262">YouTube</option>
1164                                            <option value="493">YWAC</option>
1165                                            <option value="171">Zambia</option>
1166                                            <option value="204">Zero Tolerance</option>
1167                                            <option value="391">Zimbabwe</option>
1168                                    </select>
1169            </div>
1170            <div class="filter-block">
1171                <label for="filter-cat">Type</label>
1172                <select id="filter-cat" name="cat_filter" class="filter-field">
1173                    <option value="" selected>Select type</option>
1174                                            <option value="blog">Blog</option>
1175                                            <option value="events">Events</option>
1176                                            <option value="news">News</option>
1177                                            <option value="press-release">Press Release</option>
1178                                            <option value="uncategorised">Uncategorised</option>
1179                                    </select>
1180            </div>
1181            <div class="filter-block">
1182                <label for="filter-type">Country</label>
1183                <select id="filter-type" name="country_filter" class="filter-field">
1184                    <option value="" selected>Select country</option>
1185                                            <option value="AF">Afghanistan</option>
1186                                            <option value="AL">Albania</option>
1187                                            <option value="DZ">Algeria</option>
1188                                            <option value="AD">Andorra</option>
1189                                            <option value="AO">Angola</option>
1190                                            <option value="AG">Antigua and Barbuda</option>
1191                                            <option value="AR">Argentina</option>
1192                                            <option value="AM">Armenia</option>
1193                                            <option value="AU">Australia</option>
1194                                            <option value="AT">Austria</option>
1195                                            <option value="AZ">Azerbaijan</option>
1196                                            <option value="BS">Bahamas</option>
1197                                            <option value="BH">Bahrain</option>
1198                                            <option value="BD">Bangladesh</option>
1199                                            <option value="BB">Barbados</option>
1200                                            <option value="BY">Belarus</option>
1201                                            <option value="BE">Belgium</option>
1202                                            <option value="BZ">Belize</option>
1203                                            <option value="BM">Bermuda</option>
1204                                            <option value="BJ">Benin</option>
1205                                            <option value="BT">Bhutan</option>
1206                                            <option value="BO">Bolivia</option>
1207                                            <option value="BA">Bosnia and Herzegovina</option>
1208                                            <option value="BW">Botswana</option>
1209                                            <option value="BR">Brazil</option>
1210                                            <option value="BN">Brunei</option>
1211                                            <option value="BG">Bulgaria</option>
1212                                            <option value="BF">Burkina Faso</option>
1213                                            <option value="BI">Burundi</option>
1214                                            <option value="CV">Cabo Verde</option>
1215                                            <option value="KH">Cambodia</option>
1216                                            <option value="CM">Cameroon</option>
1217                                            <option value="CA">Canada</option>
1218                                            <option value="CF">Central African Republic</option>
1219                                            <option value="TD">
1219Chad</option>
1220                                            <option value="CL">Chile</option>
1221                                            <option value="CN">China</option>
1222                                            <option value="CO">Colombia</option>
1223                                            <option value="KM">Comoros</option>
1224                                            <option value="CG">Congo</option>
1225                                            <option value="CK">Cook Islands</option>
1226                                            <option value="CR">Costa Rica</option>
1227                                            <option value="CI">Côte D'Ivoire</option>
1228                                            <option value="HR">Croatia</option>
1229                                            <option value="CU">Cuba</option>
1230                                            <option value="CY">Cyprus</option>
1231                                            <option value="CZ">Czech Republic</option>
1232                                            <option value="CD">Democratic Republic of Congo</option>
1233                                            <option value="DK">Denmark</option>
1234                                            <option value="DJ">Djibouti</option>
1235                                            <option value="DM">Dominica</option>
1236                                            <option value="DO">Dominican Republic</option>
1237                                            <option value="EC">Ecuador</option>
1238                                            <option value="EG">Egypt</option>
1239                                            <option value="SV">El Salvador</option>
1240                                            <option value="GQ">Equatorial Guinea</option>
1241                                            <option value="ER">Eritrea</option>
1242                                            <option value="EE">Estonia</option>
1243                                            <option value="SZ">eSwatini</option>
1244                                            <option value="ET">Ethiopia</option>
1245                                            <option value="FJ">Fiji</option>
1246                                            <option value="FI">Finland</option>
1247                                            <option value="FR">France</option>
1248                                            <option value="MK">FYR Macedonia</option>
1249                                            <option value="GA">Gabon</option>
1250                                            <option value="GM">Gambia</option>
1251                                            <option value="GE">Georgia</option>
1252                                            <option value="DE">Germany</option>
1253                                            <option value="GH">Ghana</option>
1254                                            <option value="GR">Greece</option>
1255                                            <option value="GD">Grenada</option>
1256                                            <option value="GT">Guatemala</option>
1257                                            <option value="GN">Guinea</option>
1258                                            <option value="GW">Guinea-Bissau</option>
1259                                            <option value="GY">Guyana</option>
1260                                            <option value="HT">Haiti</option>
1261                                            <option value="HN">Honduras</option>
1262                                            <option value="HK">Hong Kong</option>
1263                                            <option value="HU">Hungary</option>
1264                                            <option value="IS">Iceland</option>
1265                                            <option value="IN">India</option>
1266                                            <option value="ID">Indonesia</option>
1267                                            <option value="IR">Iran</option>
1268                                            <option value="IQ">Iraq</option>
1269                                            <option value="IE">Ireland</option>
1270                                            <option value="IL">Israel</option>
1271                                            <option value="IT">Italy</option>
1272                                            <option value="JM">Jamaica</option>
1273                                            <option value="JP">Japan</option>
1274                                            <option value="JO">Jordan</option>
1275                                            <option value="KZ">Kazakhstan</option>
1276                                            <option value="KE">Kenya</option>
1277                                            <option value="KI">Kiribati</option>
1278                                            <option value="XK">Kosovo</option>
1279                                            <option value="KW">Kuwait</option>
1280                                            <option value="KG">Kyrgyzstan</option>
1281                                            <option value="LA">Laos</option>
1282                                            <option value="LV">Latvia</option>
1283                                            <option value="LB">Lebanon</option>
1284                                            <option value="LS">Lesotho</option>
1285                                            <option value="LR">Liberia</option>
1286                                            <option value="LY">Libya</option>
1287                                            <option value="LI">Liechtenstein</option>
1288                                            <option value="LT">Lithuania</option>
1289                                            <option value="LU">Luxembourg</option>
1290                                            <option value="MG">Madagascar</option>
1291                                            <option value="MW">Malawi</option>
1292                                            <option value="MY">Malaysia</option>
1293                                            <option value="MV">Maldives</option>
1294                                            <option value="ML">Mali</option>
1295                                            <option value="MT">Malta</option>
1296                                            <option value="MH">Marshall Islands</option>
1297                                            <option value="MR">Mauritania</option>
1298                                            <option value="MU">Mauritius</option>
1299                                            <option value="MX">Mexico</option>
1300                                            <option value="FM">Micronesia</option>
1301                                            <option value="MD">Moldova</option>
1302                                            <option value="MC">Monaco</option>
1303                                            <option value="MN">Mongolia</option>
1304                                            <option value="ME">Montenegro</option>
1305                                            <option value="MA">Morocco</option>
1306                                            <option value="MZ">Mozambique</option>
1307                                            <option value="MM">Myanmar</option>
1308                                            <option value="NA">Namibia</option>
1309                                            <option value="NR">Nauru</option>
1310                                            <option value="NP">Nepal</option>
1311                                            <option value="NL">Netherlands</option>
1312                                            <option value="NZ">New Zealand</option>
1313                                            <option value="NI">Nicaragua</option>
1314                                            <option value="NE">Niger</option>
1315                                            <option value="NG">Nigeria</option>
1316                                            <option value="KP">North Korea</option>
1317                                            <option value="NO">Norway</option>
1318                                            <option value="OM">Oman</option>
1319                                            <option value="PK">Pakistan</option>
1320                                            <option value="PW">Palau</option>
1321                                            <option value="PS">Palestine</option>
1322                                            <option value="PA">Panama</option>
1323                                            <option value="PG">Papua New Guinea</option>
1324                                            <option value="PY">Paraguay</option>
1325                                            <option value="PE">
1325Peru</option>
1326                                            <option value="PH">Philippines</option>
1327                                            <option value="PL">Poland</option>
1328                                            <option value="PT">Portugal</option>
1329                                            <option value="QA">Qatar</option>
1330                                            <option value="RO">Romania</option>
1331                                            <option value="RU">Russia</option>
1332                                            <option value="RW">Rwanda</option>
1333                                            <option value="KN">Saint Kitts and Nevis</option>
1334                                            <option value="LC">Saint Lucia</option>
1335                                            <option value="VC">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option>
1336                                            <option value="ST">Sao Tome and Principe</option>
1337                                            <option value="WS">Samoa</option>
1338                                            <option value="SM">San Marino</option>
1339                                            <option value="SA">Saudi Arabia</option>
1340                                            <option value="SN">Senegal</option>
1341                                            <option value="RS">Serbia</option>
1342                                            <option value="SC">Seychelles</option>
1343                                            <option value="SL">Sierra Leone</option>
1344                                            <option value="SG">Singapore</option>
1345                                            <option value="SK">Slovakia</option>
1346                                            <option value="SI">Slovenia</option>
1347                                            <option value="SB">Solomon Islands</option>
1348                                            <option value="SO">Somalia</option>
1349                                            <option value="ZA">South Africa</option>
1350                                            <option value="KR">South Korea</option>
1351                                            <option value="SS">South Sudan</option>
1352                                            <option value="ES">Spain</option>
1353                                            <option value="LK">Sri Lanka</option>
1354                                            <option value="SR">Suriname</option>
1355                                            <option value="SD">Sudan</option>
1356                                            <option value="SE">Sweden</option>
1357                                            <option value="CH">Switzerland</option>
1358                                            <option value="SY">Syria</option>
1359                                            <option value="TJ">Tajikistan</option>
1360                                            <option value="TZ">Tanzania</option>
1361                                            <option value="TH">Thailand</option>
1362                                            <option value="TL">Timor-Leste</option>
1363                                            <option value="TG">Togo</option>
1364                                            <option value="TO">Tonga</option>
1365                                            <option value="TT">Trinidad and Tobago</option>
1366                                            <option value="TN">Tunisia</option>
1367                                            <option value="TR">Turkey</option>
1368                                            <option value="TM">Turkmenistan</option>
1369                                            <option value="TV">Tuvalu</option>
1370                                            <option value="UG">Uganda</option>
1371                                            <option value="UA">Ukraine</option>
1372                                            <option value="AE">United Arab Emirates</option>
1373                                            <option value="GB">United Kingdom</option>
1374                                            <option value="US">United States</option>
1375                                            <option value="UY">Uruguay</option>
1376                                            <option value="UZ">Uzbekistan</option>
1377                                            <option value="VU">Vanuatu</option>
1378                                            <option value="VE">Venezuela</option>
1379                                            <option value="VN">Vietnam</option>
1380                                            <option value="YE">Yemen</option>
1381                                            <option value="ZM">Zambia</option>
1382                                            <option value="ZW">Zimbabwe</option>
1383                                    </select>
1384            </div>
1385            <div class="filter-block">
1386                <label for="filter-type">Year</label>
1387                <select id="filter-type" name="year_filter" class="filter-field">
1388                    <option value="" selected>Select year</option>
1389                                            <option value="1998">1998</option>
1390                                            <option value="1999">1999</option>
1391                                            <option value="2000">2000</option>
1392                                            <option value="2001">2001</option>
1393                                            <option value="2002">2002</option>
1394                                            <option value="2003">2003</option>
1395                                            <option value="2004">2004</option>
1396                                            <option value="2005">2005</option>
1397                                            <option value="2006">2006</option>
1398                                            <option value="2007">2007</option>
1399                                            <option value="2008">2008</option>
1400                                            <option value="2009">2009</option>
1401                                            <option value="2010">2010</option>
1402                                            <option value="2011">2011</option>
1403                                            <option value="2012">2012</option>
1404                                            <option value="2013">2013</option>
1405                                            <option value="2014">2014</option>
1406                                            <option value="2015">2015</option>
1407                                            <option value="2016">2016</option>
1408                                            <option value="2017">2017</option>
1409                                            <option value="2018">2018</option>
1410                                            <option value="2019">2019</option>
1411                                            <option value="2020">2020</option>
1412                                            <option value="2021">2021</option>
1413                                            <option value="2022">2022</option>
1414                                            <option value="2023">2023</option>
1415                                            <option value="2024">2024</option>
1416                                            <option value="2025">2025</option>
1417                                            <option value="2026">2026</option>
1418                                    </select>
1419            </div>
1420
1421            <div class="filter-block">
1422                <input type="submit" value="Search" id="filter-submit" class="filter-submit">
1423            </div>
1424        </form>
1425        
1426        </div>
1427        </div>
1428
1429    		</div>
1430	
1431		
1432				<div class="main-section">
1433
1434						        <div class="white feed">
1435                            
1436    <article class="item clearfix">
1437                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/community-champions-conference/" class="item-image">
1438                <picture>
1439                    <source data-srcset="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.webp 960w, https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.webp 560w, https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.webp 320w" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw" type="image/webp" /><noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.png 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.png 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.png 320w"
1440                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
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1442                        alt="Community Champions Conference"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.png 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.png 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Community-Conference-5th-Oct-1.png 320w"
1443                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
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1445                        alt="Community Champions Conference">
1446                </picture>
1447            </a>
1448        
1449                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">event</a></span>
1450        
1451        <header class="item-header">
1452            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1453                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/community-champions-conference/">Community Champions Conference</a>
1454            </h3>
1455
1456                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-10-05">5th October 2026</time></span>
1457                    </header>
1458
1459                    <div class="item-summary">
1460                <p>Our Community Champions are at the heart of what we do, and this event is an opportunity to celebrate their dedication, recognise the incredible work they do within their communities, and bring everyone together to connect, share experiences and strengthen our collective impact.</p>
1461            </div>
1462        
1463                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1464            <li class="metatag">
1465            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/events/" class="metatag-link">Events</a>
1466        </li>
1467    </ul>
1468            </article>
1469    <article class="item clearfix">
1470                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/forward-in-the-press-ghanaian-woman-puts-african-women-and-girls-at-the-heart-of-global-health/" class="item-image">
1471                <picture>
1472                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ghana-2013-351-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ghana-2013-351-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ghana-2013-351-scaled.jpg 320w"
1473                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
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1475                        alt="FORWARD in the Press: &#8220;Ghanaian Woman Puts African Women and Girls at the Heart of Global Health&#8221;"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ghana-2013-351-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ghana-2013-351-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ghana-2013-351-scaled.jpg 320w"
1476                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1477                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ghana-2013-351-scaled.jpg"
1478                        alt="FORWARD in the Press: &#8220;Ghanaian Woman Puts African Women and Girls at the Heart of Global Health&#8221;">
1479                </picture>
1480            </a>
1481        
1482                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1483        
1484        <header class="item-header">
1485            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1486                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/forward-in-the-press-ghanaian-woman-puts-african-women-and-girls-at-the-heart-of-global-health/">FORWARD in the Press: &#8220;Ghanaian Woman Puts African Women and Girls at the Heart of Global Health&#8221;</a>
1487            </h3>
1488
1489                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-08-27">27th August 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1490                    </header>
1491
1492                    <div class="item-summary">
1493                <p>FORWARD features in the Pulse: "Ghanaian Woman Puts African Women and Girls at the Heart of Global Health" with positive support from Melinda French Gates</p>
1494            </div>
1495        
1496                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1497            <li class="metatag">
1498            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/ghana/" class="metatag-link">Ghana</a>
1499        </li>
1500            <li class="metatag">
1501            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/melinda-french-gates/" class="metatag-link">Melinda French Gates</a>
1502        </li>
1503            <li class="metatag">
1504            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/press-release/" class="metatag-link">Press Release</a>
1505        </li>
1506    </ul>
1507            </article>
1508    <article class="item clearfix">
1509                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/making-maternal-health-matter-in-ending-fgm-in-sierra-leone-by-alimatu-dimonekene/" class="item-image">
1510                <picture>
1511                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg 320w"
1512                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1513                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg"
1514                        alt="Making Maternal Health Matter in Ending FGM in Sierra Leone"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg 320w"
1515                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1516                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Selena-Juma_001.jpg"
1517                        alt="Making Maternal Health Matter in Ending FGM in Sierra Leone">
1518                </picture>
1519            </a>
1520        
1521                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1522        
1523        <header class="item-header">
1524            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1525                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/making-maternal-health-matter-in-ending-fgm-in-sierra-leone-by-alimatu-dimonekene/">Making Maternal Health Matter in Ending FGM in Sierra Leone</a>
1526            </h3>
1527
1528                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-08-13">13th August 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1529                    </header>
1530
1531                    <div class="item-summary">
1532                <p>Alimatu Dimonekene reflects on a recent event and how we cannot reduce maternal mortality in Sierra Leone without confronting the inequalities and harmful practices that place women and girls at risk. </p>
1533            </div>
1534        
1535                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1536            <li class="metatag">
1537            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/blog/" class="metatag-link">Blog</a>
1538        </li>
1539            <li class="metatag">
1540            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/fgm/" class="metatag-link">FGM</a>
1541        </li>
1542            <li class="metatag">
1543            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/maternal-health/" class="metatag-link">maternal health</a>
1544        </li>
1545            <li class="metatag">
1546            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/sierra-leone/" class="metatag-link">Sierra Leone</a>
1547        </li>
1548    </ul>
1549            </article>
1550    <article class="item clearfix">
1551                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/international-youth-day-celebrating-10-years-of-our-tuwezeshe-leadership-programme/" class="item-image">
1552                <picture>
1553                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png 320w"
1554                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1555                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png"
1556                        alt="International Youth Day &#038; Celebrating 10 years of our TuWezeshe Leadership Programme"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png 320w"
1557                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1558                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Tuwezeshe-at-10.png"
1559                        alt="International Youth Day &#038; Celebrating 10 years of our TuWezeshe Leadership Programme">
1560                </picture>
1561            </a>
1562        
1563                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1564        
1565        <header class="item-header">
1566            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1567                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/international-youth-day-celebrating-10-years-of-our-tuwezeshe-leadership-programme/">International Youth Day &#038; Celebrating 10 years of our TuWezeshe Leadership Programme</a>
1568            </h3>
1569
1570                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-08-12">12th August 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1571                    </header>
1572
1573                    <div class="item-summary">
1574                <p>This International Youth Day we celebrate 10 years of leadership, 10 years of sisterhood, 10 years of young women creating change in the UK, Africa and Europe.</p>
1575            </div>
1576        
1577                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1578            <li class="metatag">
1579            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/tuwezeshe/" class="metatag-link">tuWezeshe</a>
1580        </li>
1581            <li class="metatag">
1582            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/tuwezeshe-akila-dada/" class="metatag-link">TuWezeshe Akila Dada</a>
1583        </li>
1584            <li class="metatag">
1585            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/young-womens-leadership/" class="metatag-link">Young women's leadership</a>
1586        </li>
1587    </ul>
1588            </article>
1589    <article class="item clearfix">
1590                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/razika-story-how-tuwezeshe-changed-my-life/" class="item-image">
1591                <picture>
1592                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg 320w"
1593                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1594                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg"
1595                        alt="Razika Story &#8211; &#8220;How TuWezeshe Changed my life&#8221;"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg 320w"
1596                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1597                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_2335-Razika-scaled-e1786537189514.jpg"
1598                        alt="Razika Story &#8211; &#8220;How TuWezeshe Changed my life&#8221;">
1599                </picture>
1600            </a>
1601        
1602                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1603        
1604        <header class="item-header">
1605            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1606                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/razika-story-how-tuwezeshe-changed-my-life/">Razika Story &#8211; &#8220;How TuWezeshe Changed my life&#8221;</a>
1607            </h3>
1608
1609                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-08-12">12th August 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1610                    </header>
1611
1612                    <div class="item-summary">
1613                <p>Razika's Story: "My TuWezeshe Journey: The Opportunity That Changed My Life". Hear from former TuWezeshe Ghana Fellow on how the leadership programme changed her life!</p>
1614            </div>
1615        
1616                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1617            <li class="metatag">
1618            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/ghana/" class="metatag-link">Ghana</a>
1619        </li>
1620            <li class="metatag">
1621            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/tuwezeshe/" class="metatag-link">tuWezeshe</a>
1622        </li>
1623            <li class="metatag">
1624            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/young-womens-leadership/" class="metatag-link">Young women's leadership</a>
1625        </li>
1626    </ul>
1627            </article>
1628    <article class="item clearfix">
1629                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/bassmalas-story-from-tuwezeshe-fellow-to-global-advocate/" class="item-image">
1630                <picture>
1631                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-photo-3.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-photo-3.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-photo-3.jpg 320w"
1632                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1633                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-photo-3.jpg"
1634                        alt="Bassmala&#8217;s Story: From TuWezeshe Fellow to Global Advocate"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-photo-3.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-photo-3.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-photo-3.jpg 320w"
1635                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1636                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bassmalla-
1636photo-3.jpg"
1637                        alt="Bassmala&#8217;s Story: From TuWezeshe Fellow to Global Advocate">
1638                </picture>
1639            </a>
1640        
1641                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1642        
1643        <header class="item-header">
1644            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1645                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/bassmalas-story-from-tuwezeshe-fellow-to-global-advocate/">Bassmala&#8217;s Story: From TuWezeshe Fellow to Global Advocate</a>
1646            </h3>
1647
1648                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-08-12">12th August 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1649                    </header>
1650
1651                    <div class="item-summary">
1652                <p>"As a young Sudanese woman living in the UK, FORWARD provided a space where my experiences and ideas were valued. More importantly, it showed me that young people are not just the future of change - we are already leading it."</p>
1653            </div>
1654        
1655                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1656            <li class="metatag">
1657            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/sudan/" class="metatag-link">Sudan</a>
1658        </li>
1659            <li class="metatag">
1660            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/tuwezeshe-young-womens-leadership/" class="metatag-link">TuWezeshe. Young women's leadership</a>
1661        </li>
1662    </ul>
1663            </article>
1664    <article class="item clearfix">
1665                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/the-uk-fgm-summit-how-to-ensure-fgm-stays-on-the-agenda/" class="item-image">
1666                <picture>
1667                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg 320w"
1668                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1669                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg"
1670                        alt="The UK FGM Summit: How to ensure FGM stays on the agenda"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg 320w"
1671                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1672                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260429_191710-scaled-e1782305388549.jpg"
1673                        alt="The UK FGM Summit: How to ensure FGM stays on the agenda">
1674                </picture>
1675            </a>
1676        
1677                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1678        
1679        <header class="item-header">
1680            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1681                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/the-uk-fgm-summit-how-to-ensure-fgm-stays-on-the-agenda/">The UK FGM Summit: How to ensure FGM stays on the agenda</a>
1682            </h3>
1683
1684                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-06-24">24th June 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1685                    </header>
1686
1687                    <div class="item-summary">
1688                <p>Read FORWARD's thoughts on the recent FGM Summit organised in response to commitments set out in the Government’s Freedom from violence and abuse: a cross-government strategy.</p>
1689            </div>
1690        
1691                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1692            <li class="metatag">
1693            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/blog/" class="metatag-link">Blog</a>
1694        </li>
1695            <li class="metatag">
1696            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/female-genital-mutilation/" class="metatag-link">female genital mutilation</a>
1697        </li>
1698            <li class="metatag">
1699            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/fgm/" class="metatag-link">FGM</a>
1700        </li>
1701            <li class="metatag">
1702            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/uk-fgm-summit/" class="metatag-link">UK FGM Summit</a>
1703        </li>
1704    </ul>
1705            </article>
1706    <article class="item clearfix">
1707                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/forward-stands-courageously-for-justice-dignity-and-inclusion-will-you/" class="item-image">
1708                <picture>
1709                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 320w"
1710                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1711                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg"
1712                        alt="FORWARD stands courageously for Justice, Dignity and Inclusion, will you?"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg 320w"
1713                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1714                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wylly-suhendra-Swk4G_xi_uM-unsplash-scaled.jpg"
1715                        alt="FORWARD stands courageously for Justice, Dignity and Inclusion, will you?">
1716                </picture>
1717            </a>
1718        
1719                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1720        
1721        <header class="item-header">
1722            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1723                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/forward-stands-courageously-for-justice-dignity-and-inclusion-will-you/">FORWARD stands courageously for Justice, Dignity and Inclusion, will you?</a>
1724            </h3>
1725
1726                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-06-19">19th June 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1727                    </header>
1728
1729                    <div class="item-summary">
1730                <p>On the occasion of Refugee Week 2026, under the theme of Courage, FORWARD stands in solidarity with refugees and migrants across the UK and reaffirms a simple but urgent truth: no one seeking safety, dignity or opportunity should be met with hostility.</p>
1731            </div>
1732        
1733                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1734            <li class="metatag">
1735            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/press-release/" class="metatag-link">Press Release</a>
1736        </li>
1737            <li class="metatag">
1738            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/refugee-week/" class="metatag-link">Refugee Week</a>
1739        </li>
1740    </ul>
1741            </article>
1742    <article class="item clearfix">
1743                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/leadership-at-all-levels-is-central-to-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls/" class="item-image">
1744                <picture>
1745                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg 320w"
1746                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1747                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg"
1748                        alt="Leadership at All Levels Is Central to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg 320w"
1749                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1750                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC07418-scaled.jpg"
1751                        alt="Leadership at All Levels Is Central to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls">
1752                </picture>
1753            </a>
1754        
1755                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1756        
1757        <header class="item-header">
1758            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1759                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/leadership-at-all-levels-is-central-to-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls/">Leadership at All Levels Is Central to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls</a>
1760            </h3>
1761
1762                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-06-17">17th June 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1763                    </header>
1764
1765                    <div class="item-summary">
1766                <p>In honor of African Child Day, Naana Otoo-Oyortey MBE, Executive Director of FORWARD, wrote this blog for Lever for Change. </p>
1767            </div>
1768        
1769                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1770            <li class="metatag">
1771            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/blog/" class="metatag-link">Blog</a>
1772        </li>
1773            <li class="metatag">
1774            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/sierra-leone/" class="metatag-link">Sierra Leone</a>
1775        </li>
1776    </ul>
1777            </article>
1778    <article class="item clearfix">
1779                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/apply-to-become-a-young-womens-advisory-council-member/" class="item-image">
1780                <picture>
1781                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg 320w"
1782                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1783                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg"
1784                        alt="Apply to become a Young Women&#8217;s Advisory Council member!"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg 320w"
1785                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1786                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Theresa-scaled.jpg"
1787                        alt="Apply to become a Young Women&#8217;s Advisory Council member!">
1788                </picture>
1789            </a>
1790        
1791                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1792        
1793        <header class="item-header">
1794            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1795                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/appl
1795y-to-become-a-young-womens-advisory-council-member/">Apply to become a Young Women&#8217;s Advisory Council member!</a>
1796            </h3>
1797
1798                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-06-16">16th June 2026</time> (Originally published: 2025)</span>
1799                    </header>
1800
1801                    <div class="item-summary">
1802                <p>YWAC members ensure that the voices of young women are at the centre of our Youth Programme's operations and services.</p>
1803            </div>
1804        
1805                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1806            <li class="metatag">
1807            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/young-womens-leadership/" class="metatag-link">Young women's leadership</a>
1808        </li>
1809            <li class="metatag">
1810            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/youth-advisory-council/" class="metatag-link">Youth Advisory Council</a>
1811        </li>
1812            <li class="metatag">
1813            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/ywac/" class="metatag-link">YWAC</a>
1814        </li>
1815    </ul>
1816            </article>
1817    <article class="item clearfix">
1818                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/job-vacancy-communications-events-officer/" class="item-image">
1819                <picture>
1820                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg 320w"
1821                        sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1822                        src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg"
1823                        alt="Job Vacancy: Communications &#038; Events Officer"></noscript><img decoding="async" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' class="lazyload" data-srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg 320w"
1824                        data-sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 500px, (min-width: 560px) 40vw, 100vw"
1825                        data-src="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Forward-Join-Us-scaled.jpg"
1826                        alt="Job Vacancy: Communications &#038; Events Officer">
1827                </picture>
1828            </a>
1829        
1830                    <span class="metalabel"><a href="">news</a></span>
1831        
1832        <header class="item-header">
1833            <h3 class="item-header-title">
1834                <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/job-vacancy-communications-events-officer/">Job Vacancy: Communications &#038; Events Officer</a>
1835            </h3>
1836
1837                            <span class="item-header-date"><time datetime="2026-06-12">12th June 2026</time> (Originally published: 2026)</span>
1838                    </header>
1839
1840                    <div class="item-summary">
1841                <p>This role will deliver FORWARD’s communication and events, working with colleagues to shape narratives to challenge harmful norms, and amplify the leadership and voices of African women and girls.</p>
1842            </div>
1843        
1844                    <ul class="tags clearfix">
1845            <li class="metatag">
1846            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/communications/" class="metatag-link">Communications</a>
1847        </li>
1848            <li class="metatag">
1849            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/events/" class="metatag-link">Events</a>
1850        </li>
1851            <li class="metatag">
1852            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/jobs/" class="metatag-link">Jobs</a>
1853        </li>
1854            <li class="metatag">
1855            <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/tag/vacancies/" class="metatag-link">Vacancies</a>
1856        </li>
1857    </ul>
1858            </article>
1859    <article class="item clearfix">
1860                    <a href="https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/news-events/run-for-forward-saucony-10k-royal-parks-half-marathon/" class="item-image">
1861                <picture>
1862                    <noscript><img decoding="async" srcset="https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/martins-zemlickis-NPFu4GfFZ7E-unsplash-scaled.jpg 960w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/martins-zemlickis-NPFu4GfFZ7E-unsplash-scaled.jpg 560w, https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_960/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_560/https://sp-ao.shortpixel.ai/client/to_webp,q_glossy,ret_img,w_320/https://www.forwarduk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/martins-zemlickis-NPFu4GfFZ7E-unsplash-scaled.jpg 320w"
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