Partners in Rights (PaRi) envisions to see communities that vales human dignity and upholds social justice for all
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Registered as a National Not for Profit Company (NPC) PaRi implements human rights and community focused projects in three provinces of South Africa namely, Gauteng, Kwazulu Natal and Eastern Province.
As a women’s rights and feminist organization, PaRi designs and implements innovation driven projects to address persistent issues and problems being faced by Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people.
PaRi work focuses on the most marginalized mainly young Sex Workers, LGBTIQ young people and those people liv ingn with HIV and marginalized from accessing HIV prevention, treatment and care and support services.
With projects in three provinces of South Africa, PaRi is leading a human rights movement by evidence-based advocacy, community mobilization, awareness raising, creative engagements and collaboration and empowerment of affected and high at-risk individuals.
Building on this foundation, PaRi is extending its reach across the region by sub-granting to like-minded organisations in Malawi who share our thematic focus on human rights, SRHR and HIV, GBV prevention, and inclusive democracy.
Partners in Rights (PaRi) purpose is for human advancement for minority populations and marginalized groups.
Communities and Individuals Enriched with a Human Rights-Based Culture.
Partners in Rights (PaRi) is a community Organization whose mission is to promote and protect the rights of LGBTIQ young people and Sex Workers. Partners in Rights has its head offices in Sandton in South Africa.
PaRi focuses on building individual and human rights promotion, urgency and knowledge. PaRi has expertise in engaging Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people in educating them on their constitutional rights, advancing their access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Services and advocating for improved policies, guidelines and laws for ensuring equality and justice.
To expand access to HIV prevention education and services for Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people.
To advocate for improved rights respect and dignity for marginalized Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people.
To engage and empower Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people with correct and factual information regarding their reproductive rights and health choices, options and urgency.
To reduce homophobic and sexual violence against Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people.
To create community and societal awareness on the rights of Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people.
It is our objective to facilitate a more predictable, accountable, and effective protection response to human rights violations and GBV in complex emergencies, natural disasters, and other such situations.
To better serve human rights interests, and to combat gender based violence, we have established programmes, focus topics and strategic regions of intervention. Our Programmes have been set up to amplify the voices of human rights defenders and provide them with the best tools to increase their impact and reach their goals. Our Focus Topics represent the areas where Partners In Rights is placing great emphasis.
Our approach to supporting human rights work is based on the following three core pillars.
Partners In Rights provides communities with strategic and tailored advice on how to best use the human rights mechanisms available to them. We provide comprehensive training, information products and advocacy support, ranging from narrative advice to legal advice.
We play an influential role on the ground to ensure the implementation of international standards and resolutions in relation with human rights education through our extensive expertise and strong partnerships with national human rights organisations and networks.
We build, coordinate and mobilise powerful partnerships for human rights change through our strong relationships with leading governments, progressive companies and human rights NGOs.
We use strategic mechanisms to rapidly prevent violations and attacks against human rights defenders and to ensure justice and accountability where they occur.
We work to ensure that state institutions respect and protect human rights and defenders and fulfil their human rights obligations at national and international levels, enabling and promoting their work. We also work to ensure that businesses and other non-State actors respect human rights and contribute to a safe and enabling environment for defenders where they operate or have influence.
Our expert policy research and advocacy, together with our access to high-level decision-makers and systems, help make those systems more accessible, effective and protective for human rights defenders and the victims they represent.
We work to ensure that human rights laws and mechanisms are accessible to human rights defenders and responsive to their demands, and are effective and influential in promoting, protecting and contributing to the realisation of human rights and accountability for violations and abuses.
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a violation of human rights. We are working to transform attitudes towards girls and women that perpetuate violence against them.
Gender-based violence is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. It knows no social, economic or national boundaries. Worldwide, an estimated one in three women will experience physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime. Gender-based violence undermines the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims, yet it remains shrouded in a culture of silence.
We will strive to be a lead agency in working to respond to and reduce gender-based violence and to support programmes in all communities including humanitarian, peace and development settings.
Based on our longstanding expertise of human rights mechanisms and our closeness to the needs of human rights defenders, we developed a toolbox for defenders. It includes the following.
Online and offline; Partners In Rights Academy e-learning space to strengthen advocacy skills.
Guidebooks, research and reports on specific human rights issues.
Network to enhance NGO engagement with the Human Rights Council and to strengthen the Council’s impact and influence on the ground.
On the Recognition and Protection of Human Rights
Human Rights, Culture, Health, Education and Socio-Economic.
Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Peace building capacities.
Southern Africa Regional Initiative
The Democracy Consolidation Program of Partners in Rights, PaRi, is a regional initiative focused on strengthening democratic governance systems across Southern Africa. The program operates at both national and regional levels, supporting credible elections, rule of law, accountable institutions, and inclusive civic participation.
Election integrity is central to democratic consolidation. PaRi deploys trained observers across the pre-election, election day, and post-election phases to assess the credibility, transparency, and inclusiveness of electoral processes.
Beyond observation, PaRi engages electoral management bodies, political actors, and civil society organizations through evidence-based reports and structured dialogue.
Sustainable democracy depends on strong legal and institutional foundations. PaRi works to reinforce judicial independence, legislative oversight, and constitutional accountability across the region.
Through research, policy engagement, and legal analysis, the organization supports reforms that strengthen separation of powers and ensure that executive authority remains subject to constitutional limits.
Democratic consolidation requires broad and meaningful participation. PaRi promotes inclusive democracy by supporting civic education initiatives that enhance awareness of electoral rights and responsibilities.
The program encourages participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalized communities in political and governance processes.
Regional cooperation strengthens democratic resilience. PaRi works in coordination with the Southern African Development Community, SADC, and relevant regional governance platforms to promote harmonized democratic standards among member states.
Through engagement in governance, peace, and security forums, PaRi reinforces collective commitments to democratic norms and encourages cross border learning on electoral management, institutional reform, and citizen participation.
Through these integrated interventions, the Democracy Consolidation Program contributes to credible electoral processes, strengthened rule of law institutions, increased civic participation, and reduced political instability.
The long-term vision is a Southern Africa where democratic governance is institutionalized, participatory, and resilient, supported by accountable leadership and active citizen engagement.
Strengthening local organisations that share our vision of dignity, equality and social justice for all.
Beyond implementing projects directly, Partners in Rights (PaRi) has established capacity to serve as a sub-granting partner to registered civil society organisations in Malawi working in similar thematic areas. Through this model, PaRi channels funding, mentorship and technical assistance to organisations advancing human rights, Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and HIV services, the rights of Sex Workers and LGBTIQ young people, gender-based violence prevention and response, and democratic governance and civic participation.
We believe that lasting change is driven by organisations rooted in the communities they serve. Our sub-granting approach puts resources and decision-making closer to grassroots actors in Malawi, while PaRi provides the due diligence, grant management, capacity strengthening, and monitoring, evaluation and reporting support that give funders confidence that resources are used effectively, transparently and for maximum impact.
Expanding access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, and to sexual and reproductive health services for marginalised communities.
Protecting and promoting the rights, dignity and safety of LGBTIQ young people and Sex Workers, and combating stigma and discrimination.
Community-led initiatives to prevent gender-based violence, support survivors and transform the attitudes that perpetuate it.
Evidence-based advocacy, legal empowerment and strategic use of national, regional and international human rights mechanisms.
Civic education, electoral integrity, accountable governance and inclusive participation of women, youth and marginalised groups.
Strengthening governance, financial management, resource mobilisation and sustainability of partner organisations.
PaRi announces funding windows and invites concept notes from eligible Malawian organisations working in our thematic areas.
Concept notes are reviewed and shortlisted organisations undergo an organisational capacity and compliance assessment.
Successful partners sign a grant agreement with clear deliverables, budgets and a tailored organisational capacity development plan.
Partners implement activities with ongoing mentorship, financial and narrative reporting, and joint learning and documentation.
Are you a Malawian organisation working in these thematic areas? We would love to hear from you.
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