The Sexual Rights Centre (SRC)

The Sexual Rights Centre (SRC) is a non-profit making organisation established in 2007 and fundamentally a human rights and key population-led organisation focused on championing the rights of marginalised groups in and around Bulawayo and in Zimbabwe more broadly.

The SRC’s theory of change is contextual, and largely informed by conditions on the ground. The theory of change is underpinned by a framework of rights-based approach, participation and empowerment as transformative change to achieve individual, collective, organisational, systemic social change and basic fundamental freedoms and principles.

The organisation envisions a Zimbabwean society where all people enjoy and claim their human and sexual rights with respect and dignity. The SRC through its various programs aims to promote and contribute towards the fulfilment and enjoyment of human and sexual rights of marginalised groups and key populations (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) and of sex workers (SW).

The organisation believes that sustained impact is change that focuses on human contact and relations. As such, the organisation strives to offer a sense of community and family in order to forge solidarity and collaboration among Rights Holders (Key Population groups). The SRC strongly believes it is through development of networks, alliances and collaborative partnerships that they can enable primary and secondary stakeholders, state and non-state actors to collectively work towards an equal inclusive society that upholds the fulfilment of rights for all.

Strategic Outcomes

• GREATER WELLNESS, SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR SEXUAL RIGHTS HOLDERS
• GREATER MOVEMENT BUILDING AND STRENGTHENED CAPACITY OF LGBT AND SEX WORKERS COLLECTIVES TO ORGANIZE AND HAVE VOICE AND AGENCY
• GREATER STATE AND NON-STATE ACTORS’ RESPONSIVENESS TO THE HUMAN AND SEXUAL RIGHTS OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS AND KEY POPULATIONS
• IMPROVED KNOWLEDGE, EVIDENCE AND LEARNING GENERATION, PACKAGING AND DISSEMINATION
• STRONGER CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION (SRC) WITH INCREASED CAPACITY TO REPRESENT AND ADDRESS THE RIGHTS OF KEY POPULATIONS IN RELATION TO ACCESS TO SRHR HEALTH CARE SERVICES