Nasiya Vorajee
Co-founder & Director
Nasiya brings experience of working with families and local networks across Wandsworth. She co-founded Her Way Forward to create more opportunities for women in her community to come together.
About Her Way Forward
Friendship and wellbeing through movement
We bring women in Wandsworth together for walks, fitness classes and time over tea. We’re here to help women build friendships and look after their wellbeing, close to home.
We’re a women-led Community Interest Company, rooted in the community we serve.
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For women in Wandsworth
Our sessions are women-only. We centre women from ethnic minority and Muslim communities, and women of every background are welcome.
For some women, the cost of a class is the obstacle. For others, it’s finding a space that respects their faith or feels comfortable to exercise in. These needs shape how we run our sessions.
A regular session gives you a chance to get to know people over more than one visit. You might begin with Monday tea, or find that a walk suits you better.
If you’re unsure whether a session is right for you, tell us what would help. We can talk through access or any questions before you book.
Time together, every week
Monday starts with tea and colouring at Kambala Community Hall, followed by Fitwell. Our walks take us into Battersea Park.
Our instructor leads Fitwell. Volunteers help make Monday tea and weekly walks happen.
Find a date that suits you-
An hour over herbal tea, with colouring materials on the table. Join the conversation or settle into an activity.
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Fitwell fitness classes
£5 per classGentle movement led by an instructor. Beginners are welcome, and mats are provided.
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A gentle group walk with time to talk. Check the meeting point and route before you travel.
The women behind Her Way Forward
Nasiya and Shannon co-founded Her Way Forward. Together with Yee Mun and our volunteers, they look after the work that makes these sessions possible.
Have an idea for the group, or something we could do better? We’d like to hear from you.
Shannon Lee
Co-founder & Director
Shannon looks after partnerships and the day-to-day running of Her Way Forward. Her work helps keep the organisation and its sessions running reliably.
Yee Mun Thum
Director & Secretary
Yee Mun looks after our records and supports the organisation’s governance, helping Her Way Forward meet its responsibilities as a Community Interest Company.
Who we work with
Named rather than badged, with a date where the work has finished. If you are checking us out, these are people you can ask about us.
- Kambala Community Alliance CIC
- They run Kambala Community Hall at 126 Fawcett Close, where Monday tea and the Fitwell class both happen.
- Tiah Algalarrondo
- Textile artist, and the person who runs the art sessions with us. She works in embroidery and felting with reclaimed materials, and teaches tatreez, the Palestinian embroidery.
- Big Local SW11 and the Battersea Alliance
- Fitwell was one of the projects covered by the Alliance’s social value study in 2024. Big Local SW11 publishes the report.
- Rocket Science
- Independent evaluators. They carried out the 2024 study the figures on our impact page come from, including the parts that did not flatter us.
- Caius House
- Hosted Communi-TEA in 2023, when more than fifty women came for health checks and workshops.
- NHS teams
- Local NHS staff have come to Communi-TEA events to run health checks and talk women through services they could use.
- Wandsworth Care Alliance
- Have also come to Communi-TEA events. They run Healthwatch Wandsworth, which is where local people take what they think of health and social care here.
How we’re run
Her Way Forward CIC is a Community Interest Company registered in England and Wales, number 16948255. Any money left after covering our costs goes back into our work with women.