The South African LGBT+ Management Forum is a registered non-profit company and public-benefit organisation working to strengthen LGBT+ workplace inclusion, transformation and accountability in South Africa.
The Forum brings together workplace inclusion, leadership, evidence, community insight and institutional practice.
The Forum was officially launched in 2017. Its early work focused on LGBT+ workplace inclusion and employee network development. In 2018, the Forum launched SAWEI, the South African Workplace Equality Index, as its flagship benchmark. Since then, the Forum’s role has expanded to include advisory support, stakeholder engagement, research, resources, partnerships and sector development.
To advance LGBT+ workplace inclusion, transformation and accountability through evidence, partnership, benchmarking, resources and practical support.
To advance LGBT+ workplace inclusion, transformation and accountability through evidence, partnership, benchmarking, resources and practical support.
The Forum works through evidence, partnership, benchmarking and practical support. SAWEI is the flagship benchmark, but the Forum’s mandate is broader than a single index. Its work includes advisory support, resources, research, stakeholder engagement, partnerships and sector development designed to improve institutional practice.
The Forum operates as an independent public-benefit organisation. Its work is supported by funding, sponsorship in kind, advisory contribution, research collaboration and professional services. Support for the Forum must not compromise the independence of SAWEI, the integrity of the Forum’s publications or the credibility of its public-interest work.
The Forum is not an emergency response service, counselling provider, legal clinic, shelter-placement service or a representative body for every LGBT+ person in South Africa. Where specialist support is required, the Forum refers people or stakeholders to organisations better placed to provide direct services.