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The Media Task force on Minority Rights says things have changed in the country since the campaign for sexual minority rights started some eight years ago.
The group’s secretary Dalitso Chimwala said this in Liwonde, Machinga on Sunday during the review of the Media Strategic Plan for Sexual Minorities in Malawi formulated in 2013. He said; “Although the LGBTI [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex] community still lives in fear, there have been some positive signs from government. There is need to continue recognising them so that they live in freedom just like everyone else.” Chimwala urged the media to report extensively on sexual minority rights so that people understand the issues
As one way of ensuring positive coverage of LGBTI stories, CEDEP under the COC Pride Programme in 2010 established a Media Forum taskforce which comprise of journalists from different media houses in Malawi.
CEDEP under CISU-Improving the Lives of Transgender People in Malawi project funded by AIDS FONDET organized training workshops for Health Service Providers (HSP) and Law enforcers. The two trainings were conducted concurrently for two days at Linde Motel in Mponela, Dowa district from 22nd June to 23rd June, 2018. The facilitators of the training were from Gender Dynamix trainers from South Africa. Gender Dynamix is the first African based organization solely focusing on the transgender community.