About Us
Founded in June 2017 and legally registered in November 2019, One Love Sisters Ghana is a Muslim LBQT and GNC persons organization working for the inclusion of diverse persons to create a world governed by respect and dignity.
We seek a world where all persons irrespective of religious beliefs, sexuality or gender identity become great allies in the quest for an intentional safe and discrimination free society for all humans.
Since inception, One Love Sisters Ghana has initiated capacity building programs engaging several LBQT Muslim persons living in Ghana on religion, human rights, gender and sexuality, binaries to foster clarity, self-assurance, self-acceptance, cervical cancer screenings, localized documentry on SOGI, consent workshops, IFTAR , security and safety.
Our Mission
To work toward creating and maintaining an intentional safe, inclusive, and equitable environment for Muslims.
Our Vision
OLS envision a Ghana where all Muslims from diverse background are respected and treated equally.
Our Plan
To build and strengthen LBQT Muslims to thrive for better future, own and speak up against all forms of gender-based violations.
Making sure that targets of the organization are treated fairly in terms of need.
Impacting and empowering the LBQT Muslim community in Ghana.
Raising awareness on LBQT persons sexual health and the need to prioritize it.
Involving LBQT persons in decision making, planning and reviewing actions that affects or benefit the community
Our Core Values
What We Stand For...RESPECT
To have due regard for everybody regardless of their sexuality or gender identity.
RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
Ability to appreciate individual spiritual values, dogmas, beliefs and practices.
ACCEPTANCE
To receive and appreciate everybody for who they are
DIVERSITY
Embracing people from different social and ethnic background and of different genders/ sexual orientation.
LOVE
Showing love to everybody regardless.
TRANSPARENCY
Being completely visible and open for scrutiny.
EQUALITY
Treating everyone equal in status, rights and opportunities.
INTEGRITY
Being honest and having strong moral principles.
TEAM WORK
Collaborative effort of a group to achieve organizational goal
Area Of Focus
What We Strongly Advocate For...HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION
To promote values, beliefs and attitudes that encourage all individuals to uphold their own rights and those of others.
ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING
We advocate for the rights of LBQT persons and influence decisions that affects the broader LGBT+ movements.
NETWORKING
Building connections, bargaining and negotiating through developing professional and social contacts.
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Building and strengthening capacities of members to enable them be in a position to control their lives.
SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHT
Educating the LBQT community on their sexual rights and the need to prioritize it within the context.
CONSENT WORKSHOPS
An intentional space that provides and educate members on sexual health and an opportunity to understand and practice healthy boundaries and consent in their everyday lives and relationships.
HOTLINE OPERATION
Avenue for reporting and documenting gender-based violations which also serves as a support system for LBQT persons.
RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
We do investigations into anything that will benefit/affect the community and record or file them for future purpose.
ALLIANCE BUILDING AND CROSS LEARNING
Building connections with main stream organizations, CSOs, progressive allies and individual activists/feminist to create a space for cross learning and dialogue to provide better understanding on our advocacy and target community.
Contact & Donation
Send Us A Message & Donate To Our SocietyCall This number to Donate
+233508090751
info@olsghana.com
+233508090751
Accra Ghana