About

A grassroots project for women that is rooted in community.

Onwwardd is an initiative to improve health education for women, particularly those from deprived areas and communities. It supports women to build the knowledge and the skills they need to make the right health decisions for themselves and their families.

Our engagements are under-pinned by evidence and centred on prevention, while supporting women to advocate for themselves with knowledge.

What We Want To See

  1. Confidence in accessing healthcare services and ability to understand medical information and directions
  2. Ability to make informed health decisions
  3. Seeking of healthcare in time through symptom recognition
  4. Ability to optimally manage chronic conditions
  5. Better mental and physical health outcomes and improved healthy life expectancy
  6. Adoption of preventive behaviours and lifestyle choices
  7. Reduced health inequalities

What We Do

We approach the delivery of our initiative through the following four key dimensions that are complementary and essential to advancing health education.

Health Literacy Awareness

Helping women understand the importance of health literacy in healthy living and providing them with resources they need for self-education.

Raising Literacy Standards

Working with communities and local partners to improve the overall standard of health literacy, ensuring no woman is left behind by complex or inaccessible information.

Health Education

Directing to and delivering with partners, evidence-based health education that is tailored and engaging.

Health Education Research

Exploring what works in women's health education, gathering insights from our community to shape programmes that are relevant, effective, and grounded in real experience.