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Mar 8, 2022
International Women's Day
On 8 March, one of our young women interns shared this beautiful poem with us.
Feb 23, 2022
Abi's reflections on the last 2 years
As has been the case for many small voluntary sector organisations, the last two years have been tough. The Abianda team has continued to...
Feb 17, 2022
Social Enterprise Mark approved!
We are proud to have met the externally assessed Social Enterprise accreditation criteria and renewed our Social Enterprise Mark for the...
Feb 2, 2022
Abianda + No More Red
Thanks Arsenal and Adidas for the matchday shirt! Our team loved meeting Ian Wright and watching Arsenal play. We're looking forward to...
Feb 1, 2022
London Youth Silver
We're absolutely delighted to be able to share that we have secured the London Youth Silver Quality Mark! We are so proud of this...
Jan 31, 2022
Abianda + Arsenal's No More Red
We're excited to be a part of No More Red with Arsenal Football Club and Adidas Football. The #NoMoreRed campaign will build on Arsenal...
Jan 1, 2022
Abianda + The Children's Society: DEx Podcast
Young women and girls deserve to be listened to and believed, especially by the people tasked with keeping them safe. If you haven't had...
Dec 31, 2021
CPD Certified!
Abianda training modules are now CPD certified! Please visit our training page to find out more.
Jul 7, 2021
Mayor of London meets with Rescue and Response partners
We were delighted to host the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime Sophie Linden and Shadow Home...
May 31, 2021
Abianda’s reflections on the term “gangs”
Abianda describes its services as supporting “girls and young women affected by gangs and county line activity”. We recognise the term...
Apr 30, 2021
Abianda + Home Office's Creating Opportunities Forum
Supporting young people at risk of serious violence to access employment opportunities. In early May 2021, Abianda was invited to attend...
Mar 31, 2021
Abianda has received London Youth's Bronze Quality Mark!
We are delighted to announce that we have received London Youth Silver's Bronze Quality Mark.
Mar 30, 2021
An Abianda Consultant responds to the Westminster Hall Debate on Gang-associated Girls
31 March Florence Eshalomi MP in her October debate on Girls and Gangs said: “we need to continue to listen to what young women and girls...
Jul 30, 2020
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...
Mar 17, 2020
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...
Dec 31, 2018
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...
Jul 30, 2018
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...
Feb 28, 2018
Podcast: contextual safeguarding & participation
“Participatory approaches are essential to implementing a contextual approach effectively: we need to understand the realities of young...
Aug 30, 2017
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...
Jul 29, 2016
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....
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