Beverley Palesa Ditsie, was last week awarded the Safe Space Community Icon Award 2020. This award recognizes individuals from the LGBTQI+ community that have made an outstanding contribution to the LGBTQI+ community.
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Taboom Media, a global media development and monitoring group, invites you to apply for a spot in our upcoming week-long Media Advocacy for LGBTQI+ Equality workshop. This free and interactive course aims to help civil society organisations from across Sub-Saharan Africa create and implement media advocacy strategies and campaigns that advance LGBTQI+ equality.
Dr Mugisha who is also the recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award and Thorold Rafto Memorial Prize 2011 shared that he was humbled to have been nominated and given this award.
#FireThatFuels is a global movement that was created by and for activists. Launched in Athens- Greece by a group of refugee activists, the initiative aimed at change of the conditions in the squats and refugee camps through a Training of Trainers program that brought together fear, trauma, healing and activism to fight for more regenerative and transformative movements and spaces.
n her welcome remarks, WERO’s Executive Director Maria Matovu shared a brief history of the organisation. Formed in 2019 by a group of female sex workers, WERO is a nonprofit entity which aims at advocacy of health rights and well-being of female sex workers based in Kampala and Wakiso but with a special focus on those that live on the islands and landing sites which are lacking in health service delivery.
Vijana na Children Foundation (VINACEF) invites all interested parties to partake in a webinar on on November 19th, 2020 between 9AM and 4PM (EAT). The webinar will be themed ‘Strengthening access to SRHR/HIV-friendly services among Key Population (KP) communities during and post the COVID-19 Global Pandemic for better health lives and wellbeing.’
The ITF is pleased to announce our 5th grant cycle! We welcome applications from trans-led organizations with budgets below $150,000 USD based in any region of the world. The deadline to apply is December 4, 2020 at 5pm (ET/New York time).
“Upendo ni Upendo” is Swahili and it means “Love is Love.” It is a campaign for LGBTQI rights in East Africa, mostly in countries with many Swahili speakers such as Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, DR Congo, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Freedom and Roam Uganda is currently seeking Expressions of Interest for a board member for the position of membership representative. We are looking for individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences who are interested in helping us fulfill our mission of “to strengthen and mobilise visibility and collective organising power of LBQ women.
On Saturday the 17th of October 2020, Living Free UK in collaboration with Global Black Gay Men Connect, House of Rainbow, and African Equality Foundation will be hosting a virtual Symposium as part of Black History Month with the theme: Celebrating Black Excellence. “With an All Black Trans Panel, the event aims to have a meaningful conversation around intersectionality as well as […]