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Tranz Network Uganda (TNU) is an indigenous not for profit umbrella organisation for trans and gender diverse persons organisations in Uganda and was established by Apako Williams and Jay Mulucha on 26 February 2014 with the aim of supporting coordination and collaboration among trans and gender diverse persons’ organisations. TNU was registered on 30 March 2016

Country Context

From TNU’s website:

Healthcare context

Justice context

Economic, social and political context

Vision

A society where trans and gender diverse persons fully enjoy their rights and have unhindered access to basic services.

Mission

To facilitate coordination and collaboration among trans and gender diverse organisations and enhance their capacity to collectively advocate for human rights and access to basic services.

Programmes

  • Health: TNU’s health programme focuses on the trans healthcare centre, regional drop-in centres of excellence, and trans health outreach. Services provided include general medical services, wellness services, HIV prevention, sexual reproductive health rights (SRHR) and mental health services.
  • Justice: The organisation has worked with stakeholders to advocate for the promotion and protection of the rights of trans and gender diverse persons in Uganda. Priority services include trans health rights advocacy, access to justice, strategic litigation and emergency response.
  • Resilience and empowerment: Services include building social capital networks through formation of groups, increasing financial literacy of the groups, entrepreneurship skills development and linkage to seed capital and financial services.
  • Network strengthening and coordination: Priority services include establishing a trans innovations and a learning hub, regional focal point organisations, systems strengthening for member organisations, and regional coordination fora.

Contact

Website
+256787832896 | +256708901232
Email: info@tranznetwork.org
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