Centre for the Development of people (CEDEP)
CEDEP was founded in 2005 as an organisation that fights for the rights of sexual minorities in Malawi. The organisation was first given a microfund by Hivos in 2006 which helped the organisation to build its capacity in its formative stages. The organisation seeks to advance the human and health rights of sexual and other minorities through civic education, training, advocacy, capacity building, networking, research and other strategies. The organisation targets sexual and other minorities in a country that is deeply homophobic. Hivos supports CEDEP because it is the first organisation in Malawi to target sexual minorities in its programming and this is in line with Hivos' policy of fighting for a society that does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
Type organisatie |
Network |
Werkveld |
Human Rights & Democratisation |
Land |
Malawi |
Opgericht |
2005 |
Hivos partner sinds |
2007 |
CEDEP: Health Education and human rights advocacy for minority groups in Malawi
| DAC-sectors: | Reproductive and sexual health (BSS) Human rights |
|---|---|
| Location: | |
| Beneficiary: | GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual) people |
| activity | HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention Programme |
| Direct outreach | 30 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| Indirect outreach | 300 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| activity | Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) |
| Direct outreach | 100 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| Indirect outreach | 300 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| activity | Training for Health Counsellors |
| Direct outreach | 30 - Intermediary level |
| Indirect outreach | 300 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| Contract total: | 70.000 |
| Contractperiod: | 01-09-2007 until 31-12-2009 |
| Description: | |
|---|---|
| Hivos will provide financial resources for CEDEP to build its institutional capacity as well as support its activities that are aimed at providing health services for GLBT as well as lobby for sexual minorities to be accorded their rights in Malawi. Hivos will also support the organisation by providing training opportunities where availbale. CEDEP will also be linked with like-minded organisations in the region (particularly in South Africa) and in the North. |
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