At Abianda we work with young women and girls affected by criminal exploitation and violence. As part of our reflections of this year’s 16 Days of Activism, Fee (Head of Programmes for Borough Provision) sat down with Sophie (Admin & Operations Intern) to talk about what she thinks it's important that we highlight about this year’s theme of Digital Harm, with the young women and girls we work with in mind.  We started off by reflecting on the statement provided by a statement we found on the...

The past year at Abianda has just been full of great opportunities. I have been reflecting on everything that being at Abianda has taught me about the world and the challenges that most young women and girls face. I have always loved Abianda’s approach and being able to be a part of evoking that approach has been amazing. Working alongside passionate, skilled women has been amazing to see and do and you guys really are a testament to Abianda and everything it stands for. Even though I am not...

This year's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence theme is “UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls”. Our Young Women's Practitioner reflects on the campaign's theme and why it is important to the work that Abianda does: This campaign validates what young women and girls go through and helps them see they're not the only ones dealing with this. The campaign reinforces that digital violence counts as actual violence, so we can recognise the real psychological...