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Organizando Trans Diversidades Chile (Organizing Trans Diversities Chile) (OTD)

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Fundación MUJER & MUJER

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The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs)

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Women Initiative for Sustainable Empowerment and Equality (WISE)

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Women’s Health and Equal Rights (WHER) Initiative

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Más Igualdad Perú

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Matimba

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Trinidad and Tobago

I Am One

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Venezuela

DIVERLEX Diversidad e Igualdad a Través de la Ley

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Zambia

Women’s Alliance for Equality (WAFE)

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Zimbabwe

Voice of the Voiceless (VoVo)

Personal security and violence

Zambia

Women’s Alliance for Equality (WAFE)

Health

Introduction

WAFE is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation that was founded by two individuals with a passion and determination for women of various sexual orientations and gender identities in Zambia.

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Vision

A Zambian society where women of all diversities have their human rights protected.

WOMEN

All diversities have their human rights

Who

Established in October 2015, WAFE has a mandate to increase and improve the identification and participation of women who have sex with women (WSW), lesbian, bisexual and transgender women.

2015

Established in October 2015

Vision

A Zambian society where women of all diversities have their human rights protected.

WOMEN

All diversities have their human rights

Who

Established in October 2015, WAFE has a mandate to increase and improve the identification and participation of women who have sex with women (WSW), lesbian, bisexual and transgender women.

2015

Established in October 2015

WAFE’s aims and objectives

Women have been underrepresented in the mainstream lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) movement. WAFE was formed to bridge the gap so that women equally participate and benefit from the amazing work currently being done.

Some of the work they do:

Improving access to health
Awareness campaigns
Capacity building
Documentation of human rights violations and abuses.
Creation of safe spaces for lesbian, bi and queer people

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Jamaica

Kyrgyzstan

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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

Zambia

Women’s Alliance for Equality (WAFE)

WAFE is a not-for-profit non-governmental organisation that was founded by two individuals with a passion and determination for women of various sexual orientations and gender identities in Zambia.

A Zambian society where women of all diversities have their human rights protected.

Established in October 2015, WAFE has a mandate to increase and improve the identification and participation of women who have sex with women (WSW), lesbian, bisexual and transgender women.

A Zambian society where women of all diversities have their human rights protected.

Established in October 2015, WAFE has a mandate to increase and improve the identification and participation of women who have sex with women (WSW), lesbian, bisexual and transgender women.

WAFE’s aims and objectives

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