Transgender Education & Advocacy (TEA) was established by Audrey Mbugua in 2008, working to defend the human rights of trans persons in Kenya. TEA is an international human rights organisation working towards defending and promoting the human rights of transgender/transsexual people. TEA is registered in Kenya by the NGO Coordination Board under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government.
Focus Areas
TEA’s activities include :
- Providing legal aid to transgender people wishing to change their names, photos and gender marks in their identification, academic and travel documents e.g. academic certificates, national identity cards and passports.
- Lobbying for legal reforms to put laws in place that will reduce discrimination towards transgender people.
- Sensitising policy and law makers, health care providers, civil society organisations, educators, the general public and other stakeholders about transgender, gender and sexual diversity.
- Empowering transgender people with skills and information thereby eradicating poverty, economic and sexual exploitation in the transgender community.