Current projects 2026:

African women’s charity FORWARD: 

Ongoing consultancy for African women’s charity FORWARD, Arts Council England successful bid writing, arts project design, artistic lead & project management of ‘Artists Unite to End Abuse Against African Girls & Women’ project 2026/2027.

Also covering report copy editing & proofreading, event and social media support and leading a website refresh.  ‘Artists Unite to End Abuse Against African Girls & Women’ with FORWARD is what we do best promoting positive music, more women acts, all to promote the important work that FORWARD is doing to end violence (inc. female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage) against African women and girls in the UK and in various African countries.

We have also provided the following support to various arts organisations and artists in 2025/26:

• copy writing for press releases and project summaries
• bid writing with Arts Council England and Arts Council Wales
• social media support
• agent provision, booking artists in UK venues and festivals
• project evaluation reports

Upcoming events:

• Manding Melody with Habib Koite & Sura Susso at The Tung Auditorium, Liverpool – Sunday 25th October – Tickets.

• 7th/28th November & 12th December, 11am-3pm (refreshments included): ‘Come As You Are’ Creative Writing & Spoken Word Workshops for Young African Women. Workshops led by Sukina Noor سكينه نور with co-facilitator Rakaya Esime Fetuga.
  Exploring themes of consent, bodily autonomy, violence against women & girls (VAWG) inc. FGM.
  Where: Torriano Meeting House , 99 Torriano Avenue, Kentish Town, London NW5 2RX.
  To register your interest & book your place contact Naomi: chanyaculture@gmail.com

  In partnership with FORWARD we are managing the new Arts Council England funded project ‘Artists Unite to End Abuse Against African Girls & Women’.

See previous events here