Voices and News

voices & News

Black Lives Matter

We stand in solidarity with the belief that Black Lives Matter. We acknowledge that there is a need for changes to be made within our...

Abianda's Response to Covid 19

Our decision making in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is rooted in the following principles: ● We will start from a position of...

Girls caught up in London criminal gang activity need more support, says new report

Research drawing on responses from 22 boroughs indicates the problem is under-recognised and should be addressed more effectively....

BBC News: Girls under the radar in drug gangs

Founder and CEO Abi Billinghurst is quoted in a recent BBC article on the experience of young women, gangs and county lines. Young women...

Mayor Sadiq Khan met with our Founder and CEO Abi and our Services Manager Lorraine.

In December 2018, London Mayor Sadiq Khan met with our Founder and CEO Abi and our Services Manager Lorraine. MOPAC funds the pan-London...

Children and Young People Now Partnership Working Award Winner: Islington Integrated Gang Team

The 2018 CYP Now Awards were revealed last night on a night of celebration and pride for the sector. The Islington Integrated Gang Team...

Reflections on National Referral Mechanism

When a young woman is being exploited by gangs into criminal activity, and then faces criminal charges and a heavy custodial sentence for...

Podcast: contextual safeguarding & participation

“Participatory approaches are essential to implementing a contextual approach effectively: we need to understand the realities of young...

Abianda on Teenage girls caught up in 'arms race' of young people carrying knives on streets.

Abianda has contributed to the Evening Standard article 'Teenage girls caught up in 'arms race' of young people carrying knives on...

Being an Abianda Young Trainer, August 2016

I first got involved with Abianda on a project they were running called Project Voice. The project was about hearing young women’s views...

Abianda featured in The Guardian

Our Founder & CEO Abi Billinghurst was interviewed for The Guardian. “Often an expert sets the agenda and says what’s best. But we say,...

Abianda's New Radicals Award

We are delighted to be on 2016’s list of New Radicals! The 50 New Radicals is a bi-annual award run by Nesta and the Observer newspaper....