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The new developments around the world with regards to the LGBTI community, have recently sparked conversations in response to protests and repressive laws internationally and Malawi is not spared. Although these emerging issues have the further potential of silencing this key population and efforts to protect their human rights, beneficiaries, and stakeholders in the Umunthu […]

The legality of homosexuality continues to be a topic of interest and actions from those that are pro and against continue to make way to the public domain. As the LGBTQ cases brought by a Dutch national and transgender woman from Malawi who are challenging the constitutionality of the country’s laws on homosexuality are in

The LGBTI community in Malawi is among the key populations exposed to various forms of abuse and discrimination. The Umunthu Healthcare Workers project was set to minimize some of these burdens with a key emphasis on changing the attitudes of healthcare workers so as to create a conducive environment that is free of discrimination regardless

In 2016, Art and Global Health Center Africa (ArtGlo) under the Social Inclusion and Diversity program began implementing the Umunthu health care workers project whose primary focus was to deal with health access disparities by fostering understanding and empathy towards LGBTQ+ individuals within healthcare systems and the broader community. Apart from creating a conducive environment