To raise awareness and advocacy of the community to understand, recognize and protect Peoples with disability as a part of the community.
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To empower people with disabilities and to cover their medical and Education expenses for Their own development and sustainability.
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Empowering people with disabilities and marginalized group on entrepreneurship skills for self-income and Employment..
Read MoreMs. Baby Musamba is not a Male or female, is an intersex , defined as a person with biological traits. One such individual has bravely come forward to advocate for the rights of others facing similar challenges.
Not all disabilities are visible. Many, like intersex conditions, are hidden, affecting thousands who face similar struggles. Many intersex children are hidden away by society, which fails to recognize their existence. The founder of TVOH fights tirelessly to improve the lives of countless intersex individuals.
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1 in 2,000 children born each year has sex disabilities probems, it is difficult to answer if they are male or female.
Biological, An Intersex condition is a mismatch between a child's chromosomes, or genetic material, and the appearance of the child's genitals. A child may present with a Intersex in infancy, childhood or adolescence.
TVOH was established as an NGO to raise awareness of Intersex rights, build capacity, shape policies, and educate the community. Our goal is to advocate for the rights of Intersex individuals and collaborate with authorities to seek their rights. We aim to reach millions facing these challenges, ensuring are recognized and granted the same rights as others.
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We initiated collaboration with the government to understand and support people with Intersex. We instructed to write a Memorandum of Understanding for direct cooperation on policy, follow-up, and ensuring the recognition and welfare of Intersex individuals in Tanzania. Our MOU has been sent to the Ministry of Health.
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Lucy Safari, the Chairperson, is a creative and influential leader in community development. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Community Development with a gender focus. As an intersex person, she advocates for equal opportunities for all. Lucy currently manages the Kimandolu Branch in Arusha for Brac Tanzania Finance Limited.
Born on June 3, 1994, in Dar es Salaam, Baby Musamba is the first Tanzanian to openly identify as intersex. She's studying for a Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Science after earning her diploma in 2021. Baby is an activist who ran for a parliamentary seat in 2020 and is the founder of Tanzania Voice of Humanity.
MS Ukende, is Co-founder of TVOH, holds a degree in L.B.A. She is a self-motivated and disciplined professional, providing technical document translation and interpretation in Kiswahili, English, and Chinese. She serves as an interpreter at various events, delivering consecutive or simultaneous translations.
TVOH got a privilege to visit our Tanzania Parliament in one way or other to learn how it operates and their daily activities,together and to strengthen our relationship with the Government
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Where should we put people with disabilities, In Tanzania there are may of them and Mwanachi preses a release to share the advocase. Ecosystem should know that these disabilities exist.
Read MoreIntersex is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For example, a person might be born appearing to be female on the outside, but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside. Or a person may be born with genitals that seem to be in-between the usual male and female types—for example, a girl may be born with a noticeably large clitoris, or lacking a vaginal opening, or a boy may be born with a notably small penis, or with a scrotum that is divided so that it has formed more like labia. Or a person may be born with mosaic genetics, so that some of her cells have XX chromosomes and some of them have XY.
Intersex conditions are more common than many people realize, with estimates suggesting that about 1 in 1,500 to 1 in 2,000 births result in an Intersex condition that is noticeable at birth. Other conditions may become apparent at puberty or later in life.
It is very hard for individual with disabilities & to say this in public.
Intersex conditions are not diseases and do not always need to be treated. Medical interventions, often called "normalizing" surgeries, are controversial and may not be necessary. It is important to provide supportive care and make decisions that prioritize the well-being and informed consent of the individual.
Since it is not a disease & most it is natural born condition.
Support Intersex individuals by respecting their identities and choices, advocating for their rights, and educating yourself and others about Intersex issues. Avoid making assumptions about their bodies or identities and offer a listening ear and emotional support.
Myth 1: Everybody is either born male or female People often assume that the world is divided neatly into two groups of people, male and female, and that everyone’s biological and genetic characteristics fit into one of these two categories.
2. Myth 2: Being intersex is very rare According to experts, around 1.7% of the population is born with intersex traits – comparable to the number of people born with red hair.
3. Myth 3: Being intersex is a condition that needs to be corrected Many intersex children undergo surgery in an effort to ‘normalise’ them – even though these interventions are often invasive, irreversible, and not performed for emergency reasons.
4. Myth 4: Intersex people are transgender Being intersex has nothing to do with being transgender.
5. Myth 5: No one is speaking out for intersex people Although there are still a lot of misconceptions around the meaning of intersex, there are lots of amazing intersex activists around the world who are fighting to raise awareness and protect human rights. Source: https://www.amnesty.org.au/5-myths-intersex/