Zimbabwe

Voice of the Voiceless (VOVO)

Personal security and violence

Introduction

Voice of the Voiceless (VoVo) was established in September 2013 with the aim of representing and increasing the visibility of lesbian, bi, trans and queer (LBTQ) issues.

1 / 4

Vision

A safe and inclusive Zimbabwe that embraces sexual and gender diversity and promotes equality for all its people in the affirmation of human rights.

Why

It seeks to demonstrate the intersectionality of women’s struggles in the drive towards the realisation and affirmation of rights for women in their diversity.

Who

Voice of the Voiceless (VoVo) is a feminist collective led and founded by lesbian and bisexual women, and trans and gender diverse people in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

What

Voice of the Voiceless (VoVo) works with and primarily represents LBTQ people in Bulawayo and the Matebeleland provinces. They also work with other like-minded women and human rights organisations/groups and individuals for the purposes of solidarity, alliance building, awareness raising, representation and learning

Vision

A safe and inclusive Zimbabwe that embraces sexual and gender diversity and promotes equality for all its people in the affirmation of human rights.

Why

It seeks to demonstrate the intersectionality of women’s struggles in the drive towards the realisation and affirmation of rights for women in their diversity.

VOVO’s aim’s and objectives

The strategic directions of VOVO:

Amplify and increase the voice and visibility of LBTQI people and communities
Demonstrate intersectionality of women, women’s struggles and connectivity to other movements
Advance, support and promote leadership, representation and participation of LBTQI people at grassroots, local, national, regional and international level
Create and sustain safe spaces for LBTQI people
Reconstruct and rejuvenate the women’s movement in Zimbabwe to make it more inclusive
Document stories and experiences of the LBTQI community for evidence-based advocacy, movement building and historical record
Use models of organising and mobilising that reflect feminist activism
Advocate for the rights of LGBTQI people

Argentina

Botswana

Brazil

Burundi

Chile

Ecuador

Jamaica

Jamaica

Kyrgyzstan

Lesotho

Macedonia

Montenegro

Mozambique

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Peru

South Africa

Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Argentina

Botswana

Brazil

Burundi

Chile

Ecuador

Jamaica

Jamaica

Kyrgyzstan

Lesotho

Macedonia

Montenegro

Mozambique

Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria

Peru

South Africa

Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Voice of the Voiceless (VOVO)

Voice of the Voiceless (VoVo) was established in September 2013 with the aim of representing and increasing the visibility of lesbian, bi, trans and queer (LBTQ) issues.

A safe and inclusive Zimbabwe that embraces sexual and gender diversity and promotes equality for all its people in the affirmation of human rights.

It seeks to demonstrate the intersectionality of women’s struggles in the drive towards the realisation and affirmation of rights for women in their diversity.

Voice of the Voiceless (VoVo) is a feminist collective led and founded by lesbian and bisexual women, and trans and gender diverse people in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

A safe and inclusive Zimbabwe that embraces sexual and gender diversity and promotes equality for all its people in the affirmation of human rights.

It seeks to demonstrate the intersectionality of women’s struggles in the drive towards the realisation and affirmation of rights for women in their diversity.

VOVO’s aim’s and objectives

The strategic directions of VOVO:

Related blog posts

Civic and political participation

Personal security and violence

Health

Related resources

Advocacy

Sustainable Development Goals and LBT+ inclusion (2021)

Advocacy

Out of the Margins report (2020)

All

Database of recommendations, UPR Info (2019)