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Gays
and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ)
Last
updated: February 23, 2010
| Physical
address |
35
Colenbrander Road, Milton Park, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Postal
address |
Pvt.
Bag A6131, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Telephone |
+263-(0)4-741736,
740614, 2906609 or 2906610 |
| Fax |
+263-(0)4-740610 |
| Email
address |
info@galz.co.zw;
reception@galz.co.zw;
counselling@galz.co.zw |
| Web
address |
www.galz.co.zw |
| Year
established |
1990 |
| Contact |
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Name |
Position |
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Chesterfield
Samba |
Acting
Director & Operations Manager
operations@galz.co.zw |
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Mr
Samuel Matsikure |
Programme Manager for Health
health@galz.co.zw |
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Fadzai
Muparutsa |
Programme Manager for Gender
gender@galz.co.zw |
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Patience
Mandishona |
Gender Officer
womyn@galz.co.zw
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Millcent
Tanhira |
Information
Officer - publications@galz.co.zw
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Ellen
Chademana |
Receptionist
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Louis
Kunze |
Programme
Officer for Health - counselling@galz.co.zw |
Objectives |
- to
encourage civil, social and economic educational, sporting,
political and other related opportunities and activities
for gay men and lesbians;
- to
act on behalf of and to represent gay men and lesbians,
generally and individually, who reside in Zimbabwe
- to
promote an awareness of issues which affect gay and lesbian
communities
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make known to the gay and lesbian community and to a broader
community generally the aims and objectives of GALZ and
the services which GALZ can provide to the gay and lesbian
community
- to
establish, maintain and administer in a democratic collective
and accountable manner, a Gay and Lesbian Community Centre
which will provide a venue for social, recreational, educational
and other related activities
- to
collect materials and resources on the issues related to
gay men and lesbians and to establish or co-operate with
other organisations whose object is to establish such a
centre, a resource centre to make such resources and materials
easily available
- any
other subsidiary objectives which are consistent with the
carrying out of the aims and objectives listed above; for
example, to work towards and campaign for the adoption of
a Charter of Gay and Lesbian Rights
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Mission Statement |
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principle objective of GALZ is to build a democratic and accountable
organisation and to strive for the attainment of full, equal
rights and the removal of all forms of discrimination in all
aspects of life for gay men, lesbians and bisexual people
in Zimbabwe and to inform, educate, counsel and support people
in matters relative to their health and well being.
Sexual
rights are human rights. |
Sectors
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| Advocacy;
Civil Activism; Counselling; Democracy/Good Governance; Gender;
Health; HIV/AIDS; Human Rights; Peer Education; Research/Documentation/Information
Dissemination; Sexual Rights; Sexuality; Sexual Orientation;
Women |
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and silence go together. We should use our positions not as a shelter from the
world's reality, but as a platform from which to speak. A voice is a gift. It
should be cherished and used.
~ Margaret
Atwood
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