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

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

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

Abianda's Young Women's Advisory Group (YWAG) have been looking into the 16 days of Activism and were asked to share their thoughts on a particular aspect of Digital Violence. They were asked the following questions on their topic, focusing on Cyberbullying... Why this topic is important to you individually? This topic is important to me as I have seen how negatively cyberbullying affects people’s mental health. Especially young people who are already going through many tran

On 13 November 2025, the NSPCC released an article detailing findings from their research into the online grooming of children through End-to-End Encrypted (E2EE) messaging platforms with some extremely concerning statistics. In the same month, OnSide Youth Zones published Generation Isolation, a report highlighting the social lives of young people and the ways in which digital spaces shape their connections and experiences, where it highlighted that young people spend 48% of

Earlier this year, our Young Women's Advisory Group (YWAG) and Intern participated in a workshop on Imagining Resistance. The workshop was a part of research project by Prof. Kristi Langhoff (University of Sussex), Dr Camille Warrington (University of Bedfordshire) and Becky Warnock (London College of Communication, University of the Arts London). Through this research, the team have designed a practical resource to support work with young people - an interactive deck of card

The first ever Abianda Insider podcast episode has been released! This is an introduction to Abianda. You'll hear from our host, Admin & Operations Intern Tallulah as well as other Abianda team members, including young women. Our next episode will be an interview with our Founder & CEO Abi Billinghurst. You can listen here . Thank you to the team at Prospex Youth Club for their support with the podcast production. We look forward to amplifying young women's voices with the

As we conclude our series introducing Abianda’s Board of Trustees, we are excited to spotlight Clare Walkeden , our Chair of Trustees, who has guided Abianda with strength, clarity, and care over the past six years. Clare joined Abianda initially to lend her skills in strategic communications and brand development - recognising Abianda as a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine, systemic impact in the lives of young women and girls. As the organisation evolved, so did

We’re thrilled to spotlight Krystle McGilvery , a long-standing member of Abianda’s Board and now our Treasurer. Krystle brings a powerful blend of financial expertise, governance insight, and compassionate leadership - all rooted in her deep commitment to financial justice and accessibility. A chartered accountant with more than 15 years’ experience, Krystle specialises in behavioural finance, combining technical financial strategy with a nuanced understanding of psychology,

We’re honoured to introduce Jude Lanchin , a fearless advocate for human rights and social justice, and one of the newest members of Abianda’s Board of Trustees. Jude brings three decades of legal expertise and a lifelong commitment to defending the rights of those most marginalised - ensuring that young women’s voices are heard, respected, and acted upon in the systems that shape their lives. A Senior Associate at leading human rights law firm Bindmans LLP, Jude is an assert

We’re proud to introduce Carla Morris , one of Abianda’s trustees and our Safeguarding Lead - a dedicated advocate for social justice and a driving force for safer, fairer systems for women and girls. With over 22 years of experience across safeguarding, care, and the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector, Carla brings exceptional expertise in supporting and advocating for and with young people. A qualified social worker, she has led frontline practice supporting tho

We’re delighted to introduce Rula Tripolitaki , one of Abianda’s newest trustees - a dynamic, strategic thinker whose energy, creativity, and deep commitment to improving the lives of children and young people are already making an incredible impact. Rula is currently Head of Delivery & Workforce at the London Innovation & Improvement Alliance (LIIA), where she works with all 33 London Directors of Children’s Services to deliver transformation at scale across the capital. Her

Introducing Our Trustees Over the past 11 years, Abianda has built a strong reputation for amplifying girls’ and young women’s voices and influencing systems to work better for them. As we look to the future and deliver on our three-year strategic plan, we’re thrilled to introduce the incredible people helping to guide that vision - our Board of Trustees. Each trustee brings unique experience, passion, and leadership to Abianda’s work. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing

Our Young Women's Advisory Group (YWAG) contributed to Taking back power: Young women reflect on exploitation, support, and regaining their agency . This was in collaboration with the Alliance for Youth Justice in support of their new briefing Exploited to exploiter? Preventing the unjust criminalisation of victims of child criminal exploitation in the transition to adulthood . The YWAG shared reflections on young women's experiences of criminal exploitation and how profess

We attended the EmpowHer event organised by the Lewisham VRT on 28 August which was made to empower and inspire young women from the...

Helping Shape the “More Than Words” Report with Abianda and ECPAT UK Being part of the conversations that helped shape the ECPAT UK “More...

I am Abianda’s Admin and Operations Intern. As a young woman it was hard to watch the Netflix Adolescence series - I have heard lots of...

Our Participation team headed to New Horizon Youth Centre this June for their Women's Drop In session. We delivered our Anger Volcano...

Last week, the Participation team had a session with The Running Charity , delivering our Values session. We are so grateful to be...

It was such a pleasure to attend ECPAT UK ’s workshop on how definitions impact the response to child trafficking on 24 April. The room...

We support the campaign for accountability  launched by Maggie Oliver. In our work with young women and girls affected by...

On the 9th of April, I attended a wonderful event organised by London Youth with my colleagues in our Participation team. It was a...

Last week, our Services and Safeguarding Lead Fiona participated in  Agenda Alliance 's roundtable meeting on girls' exclusion from...

We're looking for Trustees! Do you want to help us achieve our vision of a world where young women and girls are free from oppression and...