About Us

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Our Mission

To Inspire humanity: Embracing diversity and promoting equality and equity

Our Objectives

  • To distribute basic hygiene commodities and health care commodities to women with particular focus to queer women
  • To lobby and advocate for quality of life for LGBTIQ+ people in Swaziland with a particular interest for queer women
  • To assist with the access to psychosocial support and referrals (for abused queer women and members of the LGBTIQ+ community seeking any other psychosocial support)
  • To create accessibility of basic commodities for women in sport
  • To do any other business that may be necessary and incidental to the above-mentioned objectives

Our Vision

To promote wellbeing and dignity amongst young girls, (queer) women and the LGBTIQ+ community in Swaziland, and ensuring access to basic health care.

Siyavelana aims to meet the specific material needs of queer people in Swaziland to live in dignity which is often overlooked under current donor funding model

Services

WHAT WE DO?

Donation of menstrual health commodities

Donation of menstrual health commodities to young girls and the LGBTIQ+ community in Swaziland (we receive donations from people in the community either financial or pads, and these are then distributed to young girls and the LGBTIQ+ community)

Donations of clothes

Donations of clothes to those in need (we collect old clothes around the country and donate them to those who need). We also collect shoes and blankets to distribute to those who need

We offer referrals for psychosocial support

We offer referrals for psychosocial support for the LGBTIQ+ community

We promote mental health and wellbeing

We promote mental health and wellbeing with initiatives such as blood donation, participation in sports and referrals for counselling and psychosocial support

Lobbying and advocacy for equality

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Conduct research and needs assessments

Conduct research and needs assessments of the LGBTIQ+ community

Promote education and continuous learning

Promote education and continuous learning by providing resources on SOGI, menstrual health and hygiene

Support for LGBTIQ+ persons

• Support for LGBTIQ+ persons that have been affected by the political unrest and COVID-19

Team

Currently the organization has 3 directors who are managed the start-up, registration of organization as an NGO and provide oversight of day to day running with the support of volunteers.

Ms. Veli Madau

Founder & Director

Ms. Welile Ndlela

Treasurer & Director

Ms. Thandazile Zikalala

Secretary & Director

Contact Us

Siyavelana Organization
P.O. Box. 6326 Mbabane
Swaziland,H100

Address

Oracle office park, Somhlolo Road, Mbabane