August 2021 Newsletter
Abianda Training - now CPD certified! Training workshop on 14 Sept...and we're recruiting! We're really pleased to share that CPD UK has...
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Jul 30, 2021
July 2021 Newsletter
New offices - We're recruiting - Autumn training schedule - Fully-funded pan-London service Welcome from the CEO We are very excited to...
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...
Apr 29, 2021
April 2021 Newsletter
Abianda April 2021 - Spotlight on Rescue and Response A pan-London service that supports young people involved in or affected by county...
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...
Sep 29, 2020
Mayor supporting hundreds of young Londoners to exit County Lines
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today published new figures that show more than half of young Londoners engaging with a City Hall...
Sep 29, 2020
Teen county lines drug dealers posed as key workers during lockdown to evade police
Evening Standard has reported that teenage county lines drug dealers posed as key workers during lockdown to evade police, according to a...
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...
Feb 17, 2020
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....
Sep 14, 2019
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...
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...
Nov 22, 2018
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...
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...
Sep 19, 2017
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...
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 30, 2016
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,...
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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