Mozambique Team

Our partners in Mozambique are Pathfinder International, Tiyane Vavasate, and The National Platform for Sex Workers Rights

Pathfinder International is a global non-profit organization that focuses on reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, and maternal health. The organization is driven by the conviction that all people, regardless of where they live, have the right to decide whether and when to have children, to exist free from fear and stigma.

Tiyane Vavasate is an organization focused on defending the rights of vulnerable women with a special focus on women sex workers in Mozambique.

The Platform for the Rights of Sex Workers in Mozambique, established on 22th December 2017, aims to reduce the violations of human rights of Sex Workers (SW) in the country. To this end, it brings together sex workers and national and international Civil Society Organizations to strive for the same objective. The Platform is a mechanism to disseminate information, integrate actions and promote the role of sex workers in the definition of public policies, through advocacy actions, in order to defend human rights.

Research Co-ordinator

Arminda Zandamela

Arminda Zandamela is a Mozambican HIV expert. She studied Sociology at the Eduardo Modlane University in Maputo. She also has a postgraduate in Human Rights from the Pontificia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro. She develops HIV prevention programmes for female sex workers and prisoners.

Local Researcher

Estevao Manhice

Estêvão Manhice has a degree in Anthropology and post graduate in Public Health. He is an independent consultant and has over 9 years of experience in social and public health research, including design, implementation, and management of all research stages. His experience also includes the planning, training, coordination, and supervision of data collection teams, analysis, and research report writing. Over these years he has been involved in various research subjects linked to the health of the population, i.e., Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), Gender-Based Violence, HIV and AIDS, Malaria, and Immunization Performance System. From 2013-2018, Estêvão Manhice worked as Research Assistant, Advocacy, and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the Population and Health Research Center (CEPSA) in Mozambique.