PRHE MALAWI
PRHE Malawi (Partners in Reproductive Health and Education) is a non-profit organization that champions and enables universal access to rights based sexual reproductive health right (SRHR) information and services. PRHE was founded 2016 by five brave and angry women who were not happy with the status of Sexual Reproductive Health Rights of Malawians.
Our Approach
PRHE Malawi design and implement innovative evidence-based and cost effective interventions and undertake research in the field of sexual and reproductive health rights while; engaging with relevant stakeholders throughout our work, delivering on promises, engaging in policy dialogues rooted strictly in scientific evidence and promoting positive change by ensuring that our outputs are locally and globally relevant.
Our Vision
A Malawi where everyone’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) are fulfilled and protected without discrimination
Our Mission
To foster partnership which will enable universal access to rights based sexual reproductive health and right (SRHR) information and services for all especially the under-served Malawians
Core values
Our core values guide the way we undertake our work. We believe in:
Social inclusion
as a cornerstone of trust which is demonstrated through high performance, ethical standards and transparency
Respecting all
regardless of their age, gender, status, identity, sexual orientation or expression
Our passion
and determination inspire others to have the courage to challenge and seek social justice for all
Our volunteers
who have the significant contribution on achievement of PRHE’s mission
Accountability
with a demonstrated commitment to enable the rights of the most under-served to be realized in diversity.
PRHE MALAWI GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
PRHE Malawi (Partners in reproductive Health and Education) is governed by a Board of Trustees whose mandate is to provide oversight action to ensure that the organization operates within its mandate and parameters. The trustees come from a diverse professional background such as Lawyers, Accountants, Human rights activists, the Clergy, youth and sexual minority representatives, just to cite a few.
Presence of such diverse professions enriches the work that PRHE is mandated to do. At the helm of its secretariat is the Executive Director who is supported by Managers heading its 4 programmatic areas, forming the Management Team. Currently, it has a pool of 16 staff members who are of diverse sexual orientations and gender identity and expressions.
It also has 358 volunteers who are youth, women and men who are of diverse sexual orientations and gender identity and expressions volunteering to work as peer educators under various projects being implemented within the organization. The staff come from diverse backgrounds with extensive experience in managing and implementing donor funded projects and interventions. They demonstrate their commitment by giving more to achieve much to benefit many beneficiaries who are at the heart of PRHE’s existence.