Purpose
To challenge societal stigma, promote inclusivity, and build a strong, united community where trans and gender-diverse people can live authentically and without fear of violence or exclusion.
Purpose
What guides us
To challenge societal stigma, promote inclusivity, and build a strong, united community where trans and gender-diverse people can live authentically and without fear of violence or exclusion.
Purpose, vision, mission and goal
Vision
A Malawi where trans and gender-diverse persons live with freedom, equality, dignity and bodily autonomy, empowered to achieve self-determination in a just and inclusive society that values diversity.
Mission
To champion the rights of trans and gender-diverse people in Malawi by promoting freedom, social inclusion, movement-building, and individual capacity to lead and thrive.
Goal
To advocate for policy change and create safe, inclusive spaces for trans and gender-diverse people, promoting gender recognition, protection and empowerment, while fostering community-driven support for self-expression, visibility and resilience.
Our slogan: Leading with authenticity, for us, by us.
Our values
Integrity, in practice
Our staff, management and board hold to moral and ethical principles in every action, decision and interaction, including when it is hard and when no one is watching. Integrity shows up in ten ways.
Mission-driven
We stay focused on our purpose and long-term goals, and act in line with our mission.
Committed to excellence
We hold high standards and keep improving how we work and what we achieve.
Ethical decision-making
We make choices that match our values and principles, not personal gain.
Transparency
We are open and honest with staff, donors and the communities we serve.
Accountability
We take responsibility for our mandate and actions, admit mistakes and put them right.
Gender equality & diversity
Only by embracing our differences can we strengthen ourselves.
Transformative leadership
We inspire trans and gender-diverse people to achieve extraordinary outcomes and grow.
Respect
We consider the feelings of others before we act, and recognise diversity, rules and responsibilities.
Inclusivity
We advance diversity within our own representation.
Solidarity & mutual support
We work with partners nationally, regionally and globally, with an eye on intersectionality.
Stand with us
Funders, allies, health and legal service providers, and community members: there is a place for you in this work.