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Purple Hand Africa

Purple Hand Africa was established in 2018 and registered as a Trust in 2019.

Vision

An inclusive Zimbabwe that embraces diversity

Concept

Purple Hand Africa (PHA) projects are referred to as the Rainbow Journey of Empowerment, which is in line with the LGBTQI+ pride flag. Each step taken is towards empowering LGBTQI+ individuals and communities to become contributing citizens.

Mission

To create a safe space, strategic networks, and offer empowerment programs for the LGBTQI+ community.

About us

Purple Hand Africa is an organisation in Zimbabwe that is working with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) community with the aim of promoting healthy mental wellness, humanising of LGBTQI+ narratives, pushing for improved and sustainable livelihoods as well as driving for a more integrated and inclusive society

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Projects

Mental Wellness - Expressive Writing Camps

Purple Hand Africa carries out Expressive Writing Camps, which are aimed at addressing issues to deal with our mental wellness as the LGBTQI+ community in Zimbabwe, together with allies or anyone identifying otherwise, who is keen on learning more about the LGBTQI+ community in the process.

Livelihood promotions - Skills Developmnt Training

At the end of the day we strive for a holistic approach in our interventions. After ensuring a healthy mental wellbeing, to sustain the wellness one needs to be in a position where they are able to sustain themselves in an environmentally conscious way.

Advocacy - Storytelling

Our Storytelling project seeks to humanise LGBTQI+ narratives. We collect stories based on lived experience by the Zimbabwean LGBTQI+ community and allies, based either in Zimbabwe or living in the diaspora. We collect stories in various forms, including written, audio and visual.

Our Team

Trevor Paidamoyo Molife

Founder & Director

My passion has always been to work with the LGBTQI+ community, which drove me to becoming a participant in the kanthari 2018 cohort, where after, I came back to establish Purple Hand Africa.

Ruangtup Kaeokamechun

PHA Team

I enjoy creating safe online platforms where people talk freely and LGBTQI+ people are afforded a chance to narrate their lived experiences.

Kudzaishe Gwini

Finances

I believe in being able to empower LGBTQI+ youth for them to be able to develop projects that can generate income in their safe space.

Kudzaishe Gwini

Finances

PHA Team Eppnoggia Mutetwa is an Intersectional feminist, spoken word artist, published author and Human rights and mental health activist with specific bias towards LGBTQ issues and women empowerment. She believes academia, media representation and story telling are essential elements of advocacy.