Forgotten Women is a charity run by women for women, a UK-based organisation dedicated to helping women in crisis and emergencies, lifting them out of poverty, and championing equality and rights for marginalised girls and women. The charity was set up after witnessing first-hand the ‘sex for aid’ violations and manipulation of women in vulnerable situations.

“It is the unbearable suffering and exploitation of vulnerable women around the world, that I chose to make a difference through Forgotten Women.” Sunny Bahia, Forgotten Women

The journey of Forgotten Women started in 2013, women were lured into transactional sex, abused and raped across countries which were inflicted with war, famine or natural disaster. We realised women around the world were also yearning for assistance for basic humanness, aid, and support without the threat and the pressure of having to compromise their dignity. It was a moral duty to stand up and make a change, this is the sole reason Forgotten Women came into existence. Registered in October 2016 our journey began. 

Delivering safe aid to women by women for 7 years now. The three areas of work we focus on are:

   1. Safe Aid: Delivering emergency aid to women by women
    2. Transforming Lives: Changing the lives of women in poverty with business start-ups
    3. Advocacy: Being the voice for women

We believe that these three areas are where the vulnerability of a woman is magnified and by focusing our work around this, we can ultimately protect the dignity of a woman. Our journey has taken us to helping women in Malawi, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and the UK. We are here to deliver aid and help to hard-to-reach areas, provide opportunities so women don’t have to live in poverty or compromise their dignity.

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