Community Guidelines

Our promise

Mwanga Strides is a space for support without judgement. These guidelines keep it safe for people at a vulnerable time.

Please do

• Be kind and respectful, including when you disagree.
• Share your own experience, not instructions for others.
• Keep other people's stories private. What a partner or member tells you stays with you.
• Encourage honesty and effort, not perfection.
• Use Report or Block when something is wrong.

Please do not

• Harass, threaten, shame, bully or pressure anyone.
• Post hate speech or discrimination.
• Sell, offer, buy or arrange drugs or alcohol, or share where to get them.
• Encourage or describe methods of self-harm or suicide.
• Post explicit sexual content or links to it.
• Give medical advice, promote cures or tell people to stop or start medicine.
• Promote scams, fake counsellors or centres, or unrelated advertising.
• Share other people's names, numbers, photos or private messages without their consent.
• Use an accountability partnership to control, pressure or abuse someone.

If you are not okay

If you are thinking about harming yourself, please contact your local emergency number or a helpline now. Members can open Get Support at any time. See our medical disclaimer.

Reporting and blocking

• Report a story, a reply, a community, an event, a counsellor or centre, or a partnership problem. Admins are alerted and review each report.
• Block a member from their reply. You will stop seeing their replies, and they cannot send you partner requests. You can unblock them under My Partner.
• Disconnect from an accountability partner at any time.

What we may do

We may remove content, restrict a member from replying and messaging, or close an account that breaks these guidelines or puts others at risk. A restricted member keeps their private tools and can delete their account. To appeal, email mwangastrides@gmail.com.