While Voda is mainly being used in the UK, America and the West, Jaron’s ambition is to help people in countries with repressive LGBT laws, like the Singapore he grew up in.
Voda, which means water in slavic languages, provides specific programmes on topics personal for LGBTQ+ people, from dealing toxicity on gay dating apps like Grindr to being a gay parent.
Jaron, who is nominated for LGBT+ Business Leader Of The Year in Metro’s Pride Awards, is particularly passionate about helping trans individuals with their self care, and one of Voda’s first programmes was called ‘Coping with Gender Dysphoria’.
More than half of LGBTQ+ people have experienced anxiety and depression in the last year, and we’re also two to three times more likely to struggle with substance use.’.
LGBT people are one and a half times, or 150%, more likely to develop depression or an anxiety disorder compared to the rest of the population.
