A catalyst for confident and creative South Asian women
ForwardCulture is a social initiative focusing on the empowerment of South Asian women, founded by Aaminah and Seetal of TWO-BROWNGIRLS. Having established their online platform for over a decade, they decided it was time to focus on making real and personal changes in the communities around them.
So far, our work has been generously supported by Arts Council England, Deutsche Bank, MeWe360, Natwest, GirlDreamer, DeMontfort University and The National Lottery Community Fund - Leaders with Lived Experience and The Rosa Fund.
What we do
Support Artists
We curate projects in collaboration with diverse artists, activists and creatives that inspire and empower the South Asian community.
Inspire the Next Generation
We work in partnership with schools, colleges and organisations to create development programmes for young South Asian women.
Who we are
Our Values
Care
Our work serves to benefit the community of people who identify as female and from a South Asian background. We genuinely care about building strong, long-lasting relationships with individuals and organisations and will do our best to take on feedback to improve our services.
Quality
We are a recognisable brand with a reputation for professional, high-quality work. The partners and artists that we work with reinforce and uphold our values.
Accountability
We are honest, open and transparent about our processes. We are held accountable by the community that we serve and conduct ourselves responsibly as potential role models to others.
Relevance
Through consistent evaluation, we will ensure that we are relevant and operate to benefit our community. We are dynamic and adaptable to change our services and outputs to suit the needs of our community and society at large.
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