Founded by Lee Fourie, Menzi Mbambo, Vuyo Ngcofe and Quinn Wiese in South Africa in March 2026, Trans Siblings Connect is a peer support group that works with trans and gender diverse individuals, with a focus on transmasculine people (Trans Brothers Connect), and transfeminine people (Trans Sisters Connect).

Vision

A connected, empowered, and inclusive community in which trans and gender-diverse siblings feel supported, affirmed, valued, and able to thrive.

Mission

Trans Siblings Connect aims to create safe, affirming, and inclusive spaces where trans and gender-diverse (TGD) people can connect, share experiences, access support and information, build meaningful relationships, and strengthen community.

Goals/Objectives

• To foster community and connection among TGD individuals through regular social and support-based gatherings.
• To provide safe, inclusive, and affirming spaces where individuals can share experiences, challenges, and achievements without fear of judgement.
• To promote peer support and mutual encouragement by creating opportunities for community members to learn from and support one another.
• To provide accessible and relevant information and resources relating to TGD experiences, health, wellbeing, and gender affirmation.
• To promote empowerment and personal growth by facilitating discussions, activities and opportunities that support members’ wellbeing and development.
• To reduce isolation and strengthen a sense of belonging within the transgender and gender-diverse community.
• To encourage collaboration and connection with other organisations, professionals and community resources that support TGD individuals.
• To celebrate the diversity, resilience and achievements of TGD people.

Focus areas

• Peer Support and Community Building: Creating safe and affirming spaces where TGD individuals can connect, share experiences, build supportive relationships, and develop a sense of belonging.
• Mental Health and Wellbeing: Facilitating discussions and activities relating to emotional wellbeing, self-acceptance, resilience, relationships, dysphoria, and other issues affecting TGD individuals.
• Gender-Affirming Healthcare: Providing and sharing accessible information relating to gender-affirming healthcare, including hormone therapy, surgery, healthcare providers, medical aid and navigating healthcare systems.
• Information and Resource Sharing: Improving access to practical, accurate and community-relevant information and resources that support TGD individuals throughout different stages of their journeys.
• Community Education and Empowerment: Creating opportunities for TGD individuals to learn, share knowledge, develop confidence, and make informed decisions about their lives and gender affirmation.
• Social Connection and Inclusion: Organising social gatherings and community activities that reduce isolation and provide opportunities for TGD people to connect in affirming and inclusive environments.

Current and developing initiatives include regular peer-support and community gatherings, discussions on topics relevant to transgender and gender-diverse wellbeing and experiences, and the development of accessible resources relating to gender-affirming healthcare and services in South Africa, including the South African Gender-Affirming Healthcare Guide and Directory.

Contact

https://transsiblingsconnect.org/
Email: info@transsiblingsconnect.org
WhatsApp: +27 60 471 0259
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Founded on 7 September 2023, Initiative for Youth Health Rights and Education Empowerment (IYHREE) is an unregistered organisation with the goal to improve the quality of life of LGBTQI, specifically trans, intersex and gender non-conforming, youth in northern Nigeria by providing them with the tools they need to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing, and by advocating for their human rights. The organisation was founded by Mx Cookie, Juju Bee and Kira Earl La Posh. Kira is the current Executive Director.

Vision

To create an inclusive and supportive environment where young LGBTQI, specifically trans, intersex and gender non-conforming individuals can freely express themselves, access education and healthcare services, and thrive without discrimination or harassment.

Mission

To educate and empower LGBTQI, specifically trans, intersex and gender non-conforming youth in northern Nigeria by promoting health rights and education and specifically advocating for their equal rights in the society.

Projects

One of IYHREE’s projects is the in-person focus group and survey launched in partnership with ReportOUT. The focus group discussion took place in Northern Nigeria (Kaduna State), with the aim of gathering feedback and insights from these marginalised communities about their access to healthcare services. This collaboration focuses on addressing the healthcare needs of trans, intersex, and nonbinary individuals in Nigeria, with a goal of advocating for better access to quality care for these marginalised communities. Through this partnership, both organisations are working towards promoting inclusivity and equality in healthcare services for all individuals. The focus group discussion provided a platform for members of the trans, intersex, and nonbinary communities to share their stories, voice their concerns, and discuss potential solutions to improve access to healthcare services.

The online survey conducted was designed to collect information on the experiences and challenges faced by trans, intersex, and nonbinary individuals when seeking healthcare services. It covers a range of topics, including discrimination, lack of access to gender-affirming care, and barriers to receiving quality healthcare services.

The data collected from the survey and focus group discussion will be analysed and used to inform advocacy efforts aimed at addressing the systemic barriers that prevent trans, intersex, and nonbinary individuals from accessing quality healthcare services in Northern Nigeria. This information will also be used to develop recommendations for policymakers, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders to improve healthcare access and outcomes for these communities.

According to Kira, IYHREE’s Executive Director,

“The partnership between IYHREE and ReportOUT represents a significant step towards advancing the rights and well-being of the trans, intersex, and nonbinary communities in Northern Nigeria. By listening to their voices and experiences, we can work towards creating a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system that meets the needs of all individuals, regardless of their gender identity.”

Contact

Email: johnhyacinth44@gmail.com / iyhree0@gmail.com
+2349060933842
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Founded in Kenya in 2023 by Sheila Joy, Julie Troca, Brenda and other queer activists, Alliance Trans Shield works with vulnerable trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, gender diverse and queer individuals, with a particular focus on asylum seekers and refugees. The organisation’s work extends to intersex people and LGBTQIA+ communities with projects specifically addressing trans and intersex needs, centering those most at risk of marginalisation, displacement, and violence. Alliance Trans Shield’s main work is survivor‑led advocacy, digital empowerment, and psychosocial support. They provide safe spaces, amplify voices through storytelling, and build solidarity networks for trans and queer refugees and asylum seekers. They also engage in regional movement‑building, resisting digital violence, and advancing sexual and reproductive health rights. The organisation has not been able to register yet due to transphobic government policies.

Vision

A continent where trans, non‑binary, gender diverse, and intersex people live with dignity, visibility, and justice free from violence and discrimination, and empowered to shape narratives that drive transformative change.

Mission

To harness digital power and survivor leadership in advocating for and empowering trans, non‑binary, gender diverse, and queer refugees and asylum seekers. Through campaigns, storytelling, and community driven initiatives, the organisation transforms digital spaces into platforms of protection, solidarity, and liberation.

Goals/Objectives

• Provide safe housing, psychosocial support, and livelihood opportunities for queer and trans refugees.
• Build solidarity networks across Africa and the Diaspora.
• Resist digital violence and promote safer online participation.
• Strengthen movement building by connecting organisations and activists regionally and internationally.
• Advance sexual and reproductive health rights for trans and gender diverse communities.

Focus areas

• Digital advocacy and empowerment: Using online platforms to amplify survivor voices and resist digital violence.
• Protection and safe housing: Supporting displaced trans and queer refugees with shelter and psychosocial care.
• Movement building and solidarity: Strengthening networks across East Africa and the Diaspora.
• Sexual and reproductive health advocacy: Promoting access to inclusive health services for trans and gender diverse communities.
• Storytelling and documentation: Preserving histories and lived experiences through blogs, workshops, and collaborative archives.
• Intersectional advocacy: Addressing overlapping issues of displacement, disability, gender, and sexuality in our projects.

Contact

Email: alliancetransshield@gmail.com
+254748092583
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The Association des Guinès Manguès de Guinée (AGMG) was founded in Guinea-Conakry in February 2022 and was registered on 7 December 2023.

Vision and Aim

The vision of AGMG is to bring a fairer, more egalitarian change to the acceptance of human rights without distinction of gender, sex, race and socio-professional strata in the community. The aim of the organisation is to contribute to the development of sexual minorities and to defend their rights. AGMG’s purpose is to:

• Respect human rights, in particular those concerning diversity of sexual orientation.
• Contribute to improving the quality of life of lesbian, transgender, and bisexual and (LGBT) people.
• Improve access to quality health care, the fight against HIV/AIDS, the fight against stigma and discrimination as well as gender-based violence (GBV).
• Promote the rights of children and young girls, particularly lesbians, trans and non-binary people, and bisexuals.
• Create literacy centres for lesbians, trans and non-binary people, and bisexuals with a view to promoting the creation of income-generating activities.
• Participate in the fight against stigmatisation and discrimination of people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.

Mission

To plan the implementation of programs and services adapted to the realities of sexual minorities as well as the visibility and empowerment of LBTQ women and non-binary people through the power of communication and innovation in Guinea. AGMG’s mission is achieved through the following objectives:

• Inform and raise awareness about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections);
• Promote the human rights and sexual and reproductive health rights of marginalised social groups;
• Contribute to the psychological and medical care of people infected and affected by HIV-AIDS;
• Ensure large-scale advocacy for the improvement of the living conditions of LGBT people;
• Work for entrepreneurship and professional integration of young people, particularly LGBT people;
• Develop the skills of members for better involvement in political dialogue on health-related issues;
• Work for the participatory improvement of key targets in the governance and development of national health programs.

Values

Among others: volunteering, dynamism, respect, non-discrimination, tolerance, transparency, integrity, solidarity, inclusion, professional ethics.

Areas of Work

• Fight against STIs and AIDS.
• Fight against stigmatisation and discrimination and gender based violence (GBV).
• Promotion and defense of human rights.
• Capacity reinforcements.
• Advocacy.
• Support (community, psychological and social).

Contact

Email: associationdesguinesmanguesdeg@gmail.com
(+224) 224 624 40 05 41 / 622 021 943
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The TransHuman Organization was founded in Kenya in 2022 by Nekesa Mukamba. It is a gender non-conforming-led organisation committed to advancing social and economic justice for rural-urban transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons within Eldoret and Uasin Gishu in Kenya. Rooted in lived experience and community power, TransHuman Organization works to dismantle systemic barriers, challenge discrimination, and create pathways to equity through advocacy, education, and direct support. At the heart of their work is a deep commitment to centering the voices and leadership of those most impacted by injustice. The organisation believes that true liberation is only possible when transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons are empowered to lead, shape policy, and access the resources they need to live full, autonomous lives. Through community organising, coalition building, and strategic advocacy, the organisation strives to create lasting change that uplifts our communities and reimagines a more just and inclusive future for all. They have applied for registration and are still awaiting the outcome.

Vision

A just, inclusive, and equitable society where transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons live with dignity, safety, opportunity, and full participation in all aspects of social, economic, and political life.

Mission

To advance the rights, well-being, and empowerment of rural and urban transgender, intersex, and gender non-conforming persons in Eldoret and across Kenya by challenging discrimination, strengthening community leadership, promoting social and economic justice, and providing advocacy, education, and direct support that enables individuals and communities to thrive.

Project values and focus

The project has 3 values and focus:

• Dignity and Human Rights – Every person deserves respect, autonomy, and equal protection under the law.
• Community Leadership – Those most affected by injustice should lead the solutions.
• Equity and Inclusion – Working to remove barriers and create opportunities for all gender-diverse people.
• Social Justice – Challenging systems of discrimination and inequality.
• Solidarity and Collaboration – Lasting change is built through partnerships and collective action.
• Integrity and Accountability – Upholding transparency, trust, and responsible stewardship.
• Empowerment – Strengtheing individual and community capacity to advocate for their rights and well-being.

Project Resource Hub

The Transhuman Project Resource Hub has 4 categories:

• Social and cultural hub
• Medical hub
• Economic and sustainability hub
• Legal and political protection hub

The resources are available in English, Swahili and French.

Contact

Website
+254702168652
Email: transhumanproject2022@gmail.com
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Founded in Nigeria in 2021 by Mx Cookie and Anthony Adole, Living Free Initiative for Health Development and Rights Awareness (Living Free Initiative) is a feminist, trans-led organisation that provides services for trans, intersex and non-binary people in the form of advocacy, legal awareness and digital campaigns. The organisation was registered in 2021.

Vision

A just and inclusive society where trans, queer, and gender-diverse people live freely, with full bodily autonomy, dignity, and equal access to rights, resources, and opportunities free from violence, discrimination, and systemic oppression.

Mission

To advance gender justice and human rights through feminist, trans-led, and community-driven approaches that provide protection, amplify voices, and build the leadership of marginalised communities. Living Free Initiative works to dismantle oppressive systems by strengthening access to justice, health, and safe spaces for trans and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Goals

• Advance Gender Justice and Bodily Autonomy — Promote the rights of trans and gender-diverse people to make informed decisions about their bodies, health, and identities.
• Strengthen Community Protection Systems — Improve access to legal, psychosocial, and safety support for individuals facing violence and discrimination.
• Build Feminist Leadership and Collective Power — Support trans and queer individuals to lead advocacy, storytelling, and community initiatives.
• Shift Harmful Norms and Narratives — Challenge patriarchy, stigma, and anti-gender movements through advocacy and public engagement.

Objectives

• Increase access to paralegal and psychosocial support services for trans and LGBTQ+ individuals facing rights violations.
• Deliver capacity-building programmes on GBV, SRHR, and safety strategies using feminist and rights-based approaches.
• Create and sustain safe spaces and learning hubs that centre healing, leadership, and peer support.
• Strengthen community-led advocacy to influence policies and improve protection mechanisms.
• Build partnerships with human rights institutions and service providers to expand inclusive support systems.
• Document and amplify lived experiences and stories ethically to influence change and visibility.

Contact

Email: livingfreeforever24@gmail.com
+2348169829169
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Founded in November 2020 as a collective of online communities and an organisation by Tom Kólá, Trans Nigerian Support (TNS) is a trans and Intersex youth-led feminist organisation advocating for the advancement of access to basic human rights for LGBT+ people, currently centring the transition needs of trans people. It was conceived in 2020 through the creation of 2 voluntary membership groups — Share Circle and Super Trans Bros — which focused on community building, education, building awareness and social transition resource distribution. It began formal organising in 2022, first with the collaborative creation of a website for a wider community reach and has since expanded its services and reach.

Trans Nigerian Support is a platform where trans (non-binary and binary) people in Nigeria can come to find information, support, resources, and a community of supportive people who are like them, and share similar experiences. TNS hopes to eradicate the myth that trans people do not exist in Nigeria, and create a safe space where trans people can come to find a reflection of themselves, and their experiences. TNS has not been registered as it is illegal to register LGBTQIA+ organisations in Nigeria.

Vision

TNS envisions a life of dignity, ease and access to gender-affirming resources and healthcare for trans (non-binary and binary) Nigerians.

Mission

TNS’s mission is to improve the lives and lived experiences of trans (non-binary and binary) Nigerians by providing reliable information, support, services, and gender-affirming resources that society often denies trans people access to.

Goals

• Resource distribution, specifically for gender-affirming products of all kinds that aid social transition. e.g. binders, gaffs, prosthetics, etc.
• Building an online repository of information & educational resources via our website and social media.
• Safely making gender-affirming hormone therapy available and bridging the gaps in non-existent trans healthcare by developing a safe telehealth system for people to get what they need. This is done in collaboration with supportive healthcare workers who are trans allies.
• Providing extensive gender-affirming hormone therapy workshops and resources to participants.
• Working to further trans empowerment via employment in leadership and volunteer roles.

More about the reasons for founding TNS, from founder, Tom Kólá

“When I first came out to myself and a few close people as a Trans Man in 2018, almost everything I needed to feel safe and affirm myself in my gender was either non-existent or inaccessible to a young person like me. There was nowhere to get a “respectable”, good quality binder in the country and I absolutely had no hope of starting my medical transition if/when I wanted to. Thankfully, through community building I was able to surround myself with people on a similar mission and we have since been working together to make these life-changing, life-saving gender-affirming materials available and accessible. The dream is to create a Nigeria where this lack of life-affirming, gender-affirming resources is a thing of the past. Then we want to expand this to West Africa, Africa and the rest of the globe. We want to live in a world where no Transgender youth has to go through what we went through. This is the dream.

Currently, TNS is embarking on pioneering a system of consistent access to Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy for Transmasculine and Transfeminine Transgender individuals of all genders. This is a service that’s currently non-existent and it puts a major percentage of the population at a disadvantage of safely and consistently accessing their medical transition needs. We have created a system that caters specifically to the healthcare needs of Transgender [non-binary & binary] people despite the current hostility and discrimination prevalent in the country to foster and encourage safe medication use. It is a system that combats the ills and harms of self-medicating for survival and healthcare avoidance for safety.”

Contact

Website
Email: transnigerians@gmail.com / Thetomkola@gmail.com
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Fondée le 28 juin 2019 par Patrick Maliani, Kitumaini ASBL œuvre principalement auprès des personnes transgenres et de genres divers en République démocratique du Congo, œuvrant pour une société plus inclusive, où les personnes transgenres sont reconnues. C’est une organisation transféministe qui travaille avec les communautés trans et non binaires, les jeunes et les adultes trans, les survivantes de violences basées sur le genre (VBG), les militants des droits humains, les travailleurs sociaux et de santé, ainsi que les institutions et acteurs engagés en faveur de l’égalité et des droits humains. L’organisation les droits à la santé sexuelle et reproductive (DSSR) sans discrimination

Founded on 28 June 2019 by Patrick Maliani, Kitumaini ASBL primarily serves trans and gender diverse people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, working towards a more inclusive society where trans people are recognised. It is a transfeminist organisation that works with trans and non-binary communities, trans youth and adults, survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), human rights activists, health and social workers, and institutions and stakeholders committed to equality and human rights. The organisation also defends reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for trans, gender diverse and non-binary communities free from discrimination.

La Vision / Vision

Nous aspirons à la reconnaissance légale de l’identité de genre et à l’amélioration des conditions de vie des personnes transgenres pour une véritable inclusion en République Démocratique du Congo.

Kitumaini strives for legal recognition of gender identity and improved living conditions for trans people for true inclusion in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mission

L’Association a pour mission de promouvoir les droits humains à travers une approche basée sur le respect de la diversité et de l’inclusion, en mettant un accent particulier sur les personnes transgenres afin de renforcer leur leadership dans les différents secteurs de la vie.

The Association’s mission is to promote human rights through an approach based on respect for diversity and inclusion, with a particular focus on trans people in order to strengthen their leadership in different sectors of life.

Objectifs / Goals

Elle poursuit notamment les objectifs suivants :

• Accompagner et soutenir les personnes transgenres , en particulier celles n’ayant pas retenu d’une éducation scolaire de base, à travers des programmes d’apprentissage en alphabétisation, art culinaire, pâtisserie, coiffure, couture et autres initiatives visant à les outiller pour une meilleure insertion socio-économique.
• Sensibiliser les personnes transgenres aux droits à la santé sexuelle et reproductive , en leur fournissant des informations pertinentes sur leur sexualité afin de garantir un accès équitable aux soins et aux services adaptés.
• Renforcer les compétences entrepreneuriales des personnes transgenres , en mettant en place des stratégies d’autonomisation économique à travers l’épargne, le crédit et le développement d’activités génératrices de revenus pour lutter contre la pauvreté.
• Mobiliser les associations de la société civile, les entreprises et les organisations partageant les mêmes valeurs , afin de favoriser la mise en œuvre de projets communs en faveur des droits et du bien-être des personnes transgenres.
• Lutter contre la transphobie, la stigmatisation, la discrimination et toutes formes de violences basées sur l’orientationbasé sur l’orientation sexuelle, l’identité et l’expression de genre.
• Plaider auprès des décideurs politiques pour une approche inclusive , afin d’intégrer les réalités et les besoins des personnes transgenres dans les différents programmes de développement du pays.
• Encourager la participation des personnes transgenres aux manifestations et forums internationaux , afin de promouvoir l’inclusion, la diversité, l’égalité des genres et les droits humains à l’échelle mondiale.
• Soutenir et consolider un mouvement féministe transgenre , en assurant un suivi et une évaluation continue des nouveaux défis auxquels sont confrontées les personnes marginalisées, tout en développant des stratégies adaptées pour y faire face.

Objectives include:

• Supporting and assisting trans people, particularly those who have not received a basic education, through learning programs in literacy, culinary arts, baking, hairdressing, sewing, and other initiatives aimed at equipping them for better socioeconomic integration.
• Raising awareness among trans people about sexual and reproductive health rights by providing them with relevant information about their sexuality in order to ensure equitable access to appropriate care and services.
• Strengthening the entrepreneurial skills of trans people by implementing economic empowerment strategies through savings, credit and the development of income-generating activities to combat poverty.
• Mobilising civil society associations, businesses and organisations sharing the same values, in order to promote the implementation of joint projects in favour of the rights and well-being of trans people.
• Fighting against transphobia, stigma, discrimination and all forms of violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
• Advocating with policy makers for an inclusive approach, in order to integrate the realities and needs of trans people into the country’s various development programmes.
• Encouraging the participation of trans people in international events and forums, in order to promote inclusion, diversity, gender equality and human rights globally.
• Supporting and consolidating a transfeminist movement, ensuring continuous monitoring and evaluation of the new challenges faced by marginalized people, while developing appropriate strategies to address them.

Domaines d’intervention / Focus Areas

• Droits humains et plaidoyer
• Sensibilisation et lutte contre les discriminations et violences basées sur l’identité et l’expression de genre
• Plaidoyer pour la reconnaissance légale de l’identité de genre et l’inclusion des personnes transgenres dans les politiques publiques
• Accompagnement juridique des personnes trans victimes de violations de leurs droits
• Santé et bien-être
• Accès aux soins de santé adaptés et lutte contre les discriminations médicales
• Promotion des droits à la santé sexuelle et reproductive (DSSR) sans discrimination
• Soutien psychologique et social aux personnes transgenres confrontées à la marginalisation
• Autonomisation économique et inclusion sociale
• Renforcement des compétences des personnes trans par la formation professionnelle (coiffure, couture, art culinaire, etc.)
• Développement de projets d’entrepreneuriat social et d’activités génératrices de revenus
• Accès aux opportunités économiques et financières pour réduire la précarité et l’exclusion
• Éducation et renforcement des capacités
• Alphabétisation et éducation de base pour les personnes trans n’ayant pas eu accès à l’école
• Formation sur les droits, le leadership et la participation citoyenne des personnes transgenres
• Création d’espaces d’échange et de partage d’expériences pour le renforcement du mouvement trans féministe
• Sécurité et protection des personnes transgenres
• Soutien aux personnes transgenres victimes de violences et d’exclusion sociale
• Hébergement temporaire pour les personnes en situation de grande vulnérabilité
• Sécurisation numérique et protection contre les cyberviolences ciblant la communauté trans

Ces axes d’intervention permettent à Kitumaini ASBL de répondre aux besoins spécifiques des personnes transgenres en République Démocratique du Congo et de contribuer à une société plus inclusive et égalitaire.

• Human Rights and Advocacy
• Raising awareness and combating discrimination and violence based on gender identity and expression
• Advocating for the legal recognition of gender identity and the inclusion of transgender people in public policies
• Legal support for trans people whose rights are violated
• Access to appropriate healthcare and the fight against medical discrimination
• Promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) without discrimination
• Psychological and social support for trans people facing marginalisation
• Economic empowerment and social inclusion
• Strengthening the skills of trans people through vocational training (hairdressing, sewing, culinary arts, etc.)
• Development of social entrepreneurship projects and income-generating activities
• Access to economic and financial opportunities to reduce poverty and exclusion
• Education and capacity building
• Literacy and basic education for trans people who have not had access to school
• Training on the rights, leadership, and civic participation of trans people
• Creation of spaces for exchange and sharing experiences to strengthen the transfeminist movement
• Safety and protection of trans people
• Support for trans people who are victims of violence and social exclusion
• Temporary housing for people in situations of extreme vulnerability
• Digital security and protection against cyberviolence targeting the trans community

These areas of intervention enable Kitumaini ASBL to meet the specific needs of trans people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and contribute to a more inclusive and egalitarian society.

Contacter / Contact*

Email: kitumainiasbl2019@gmail.com / kitumainica@gmail.com
Website
Facebook

* Malheureusement, le site web et les réseaux sociaux de Kitumaini ne sont plus fonctionnels en raison d’un manque de financement. Au nom de Kitumaini, nous invitons tous les bailleurs de fonds susceptibles de soutenir son action à les contacter aux adresses e-mail ci-dessus.

* Unfortunately Kitumaini’s website and social media pages are no longer functional due to a lack of funding. On behalf of Kitumaini we call on any funders able to aid their work to contact them on the email addresses above.

Founded on 20 January 2018 by Salma Alaoui, Adam Cherifi and Zeyne Oulmakki, Dynamique Trans (Trans Dynamics) works primarily with trans people in Morocco, including non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex individuals — especially those from underrepresented communities. This includes trans migrants and refugees living in Morocco, who are among the most affected by systemic marginalisation, legal precariousness, and social violence.

Vision

Dynamique Trans envisions a world where all trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex individuals — especially in Morocco and across the Global South — can live in safety, dignity, and freedom. The organisation believes in full bodily autonomy, gender self-determination, and the collective right to thrive beyond systemic oppression, colonial legacies, and gender-based violence. Their vision is rooted in intersectional feminist, anti-imperialist, and anti-capitalist politics. Dynamique Trans is committed to building non-mixed, self-organised spaces led by the most marginalised. They draw strength from our histories of resistance and honour the struggles of those who came before us.

Mission

The organisation’s mission is to affirm the right of every person to define their identity, access care without stigma or discrimination, and participate in building liberatory futures. Dynamique Trans exists to strengthen the self-organised power, safety, and wellbeing of trans, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and intersex individuals in Morocco. They work to build autonomous, non-mixed spaces by and for those most affected by gender-based oppression and systemic injustice. Through peer-led accompaniment, community care, legal and psychological support, knowledge production, and grassroots advocacy, they aim to resist marginalisation and reclaim collective agency.

Objectives

• To create safe, non-mixed community spaces for trans, non-binary, and intersex individuals to organise, heal, and thrive.
• To provide accessible and stigma-free legal, psychological, and gender-affirming support services tailored to the needs of trans communities in Morocco.
• To reduce health and safety risks for trans people through harm reduction practices and peer-led accompaniment.
• To promote collective wellbeing and mental health within trans and intersex communities through care-centred, trauma-informed approaches.
• To strengthen community knowledge and resistance through popular education, training sessions, and critical knowledge production led by those directly impacted.
• To engage in grassroots advocacy against legal, institutional, and societal transphobia, and to support campaigns for justice, dignity, and systemic change.

Focus Areas

• Gender-affirming healthcare and hormone journey accompaniment, with a focus on harm reduction and peer-led support.
• Providing peer-based support, follow-up, and harm reduction strategies around gender-affirming care and hormone journeys.
• Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), including safe and informed access to trans-inclusive SRH services.
• Legal support and documentation assistance for trans people facing discrimination, administrative barriers, or violence.
• Psychological and mental health support tailored to trans and intersex realities.
• Community care and collective wellbeing, including healing spaces and emotional solidarity.
• Popular education and political training through workshops, community gatherings, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Research and critical knowledge production centering trans and intersex voices from Morocco.
• Grassroots advocacy and campaigning for gender justice, bodily autonomy, and systemic change.

Contact

Website
WhatsApp (no calls; messages only): +212 704 834 000
Email: contact@dynamiquetrans.org 
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Established in 2018, the National Transgender Advocacy Network (NTAN) is a consortium that supports trans, gender diverse and intersex movements in Kenya through action, freedom, power, and knowledge-building approaches that focus on building socio-cultural support networks among trans movements to voice their concerns and to stimulate capacity building that inform organisational learning that is strategic, authentic, visible and trans-led. NTAN has several core functions that support trans organisations to prepare for and respond to the complexities they face in different regions. Members include Jinsiangu, Trans* Alliance (TA) as co-chairs, and Pwani Transgender Initiative (PTI), Muamko Mpya, Malindi Desire Initiative, Trans Sisters Network Nakuru, Trans Support Organization (TSO), Lake Basin Initiative for Transgender Empowerment (LABASITE), OutStar Busia, Bungoma Life Ambassadors,  Tula Self Help Group, and Youths for Equality Forum Homabay

Vision

To see a society that upholds gender equality, dignity, respect and fairness for all trans people.

Mission

To uphold gender equality, dignity, and rights for all trans people in Kenya.

Work

Key focus areas:

• Advocacy for legal gender recognition and documentation rights
• Movement building and participatory grantmaking
• Public awareness and political engagement

NTAN’s gender-affirming healthcare-related advocacy and service-delivery learning is focused on contributing to expanding trans, non-binary and intersex people’s participation through in-country global partnerships with healthcare systems advocating for deliberate inclusion of gender identity, gender expression, and bodily diversity issues in the work of donors, health systems, and with local, national, regional and international organisations working on primary healthcare needs of trans, non-binary and intersex persons grounded in international human rights practice standards.

Advocacy

NTAN’s involvement in local, national, and International Human Rights systems aims to end human rights violations based on gender identity, gender expression, and bodily diversity issues, including those of criminalisation, exclusion, violence, stigma, and discrimination holding governments accountable to social justice indigenous issues.

Community at the centre

NTAN is working to create a radical expansion of political organising by formally plugging trans organisations in different sectors to harness their specific input and expertise on gender identity, gender expression, and bodily diversity issues at the local, national, regional, and international levels so that activists can participate in all decision-making processes affecting their communities.

Knowledge management

The network’s approach to knowledge management aims to promote an integrated approach to identifying, capturing, evaluating, retrieving, and sharing NTAN’s information assets. These assets include databases, documents, policies, procedures, and previously un-captured expertise and experience in Network membership organisations.

Contact

Contact can be made through NTAN’s co-chairing organisation, Jinsiangu
Website
Email: jinsiangu@gmail.com

Fondée le 9 décembre 2017 par Orneill Latiyah, l’Association Transgenres et Droits a été fondée à Abidjan, en Côte d’Ivoire. Elle œuvre au service de la communauté trans ivoirienne (hommes, femmes et personnes non binaires) et se concentre sur la promotion des droits humains et le plaidoyer politique pour la reconnaissance juridique des identités trans. L’organisation n’a pas pu s’enregistrer en raison des contraintes et restrictions légales en vigueur en Côte d’Ivoire concernant les identités trans et les droits humains.

Founded on 9 December 2017 by Orneill Latiyah, Association Transgenres et Droits (translated as Transgender and Rights Association) was founded in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, serving the Ivorian trans* community (trans men, trans women and non-binary people), focusing on the promotion of human rights and political advocacy for the legal recognition of trans* identities. The organisation has not been able to register, given the legal constraints and restrictions in Ivory Coast regarding trans identities and their human rights.

La vision / Vision

La reconnaissance juridique des personnes Trans* pour une insertion socio-politique légale.

Legal recognition of trans* people for legal and socio-political integration.

La Mission / Mission

Promouvoir la justice pour tous en vue de l’amélioration des conditions de vie des personnes Trans* dans un monde sans Discrimination/Stigmatisation liés aux stéréotypes du Genre.

Promoting justice for all with a view to improving the living conditions of trans* people in a world without discrimination/stigmatisation based on gender stereotypes.

Les objectifs / Objectives

Promouvoir l’égalité des GENRES

• Favoriser la prise de conscience des Droits humains liés aux personnes Trans* par la population cible (Trans*) et les acteurs étatiques (hommes politique, Juristes, Officiers de l’ordre public, Journalistes…).
• Mettre fin à la Discrimination, la Stigmatisation mais surtout aux Violences basées sur le Genre.
• Promouvoir l’accès aux Droits Fondamentaux de l’Homme, Valoriser ceux-ci et promouvoir leur Respect pour les personnes Trans*.
• Favoriser la visibilité et la reconnaissance juridique des personnes Trans*.

Promote gender equality through:

• Promoting awareness of the human rights of trans* people among the target population (trans*) and state actors (politicians, lawyers, law enforcement officers, journalists, etc.)
• Ending discrimination, stigmatisation, and, above all, gender-based violence.
• Promoting access to fundamental human rights, and valuing and respecting trans* people as part of the community
• Promoting the visibility and legal recognition of trans* people.

Domaines de travail / Areas of Work

• Education aux droits humains.
• Renforcement de capacités sur les questions de système de Droits Humains.
• Utilisation des systèmes de droits humains (CADHP, ONU – Conseil des droits humains).
• Plaidoyer politique et institutionnel.

• Human rights education.
• Capacity building on human rights system issues.
• Use of human rights systems (ACHPR, UN Human Rights Council).
• Political and institutional advocacy.

Contactez-nous / Contact

Email: transgenres.d@gmail.com / tia.transd@gmail.com
+225 0584165135
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Regardez notre interview avec Orneill Latiyah / Watch our interview with Orneill Latiyah

Nous avons interviewé le fondateur de Transgenres et Droits, Orneill Latiyah, le 29 août 2025 :

We interviewed Transgenres et Droits’ founder, Orneill Latiyah on the 29th of August 2025:

Trans Support Organization (TSO) was formed as a community-based organisation (CBO) in 2017 by a group of three transgender, intersex, and gender-non-conforming (ITGNC) individuals from Western Kenya who met during the Human Rights and Advocacy Programme by ASTRAEA Lesbian Foundation for Justice through the NYARWEK Network (Nyanza Rift Valley and Western Kenya Network). TSO was founded with a focus on human rights and sexual reproductive health and rights to respond to the needs of ITGNC individuals, as well as to create visibility, increase opportunities for and enhance the well-being of these individuals in rural areas of Western Kenya. TSO was registered in November 2019.

Vision

A vibrant and radically inclusive society that supports intersecting identities, where all community members can thrive as their authentic selves, liberated from stigma, violence and oppression.

“Above all TSO consists of trans folks brought together by collective experiences and a deep desire to change the landscape so that ITGNC persons joining us may lead more dignified lives.  We address scars of discrimination and first-hand experience of what it means to be invisible in our community and country. Our bodies bear testimonies to the worst that can happen to a trans person including being raped, locked in jails, beaten to a pulp by a mob and mocked everywhere. We exist to provide hope that all can be well and that being trans is not an abnormality. TSO is committed to embodying the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

Focus Areas

• Health
• Advocacy
• Livelihood
• Institutional strengthening

Contact

Website
Email: transcbo@gmail.com
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In August 2016, Crème de la Crème (CDLC), was founded in Nigeria, focusing on trans and non-binary rights. CDLC was registered on 18 September 2018. The organisation was founded by Ejiogu Franklin Chigozie, a non-binary person who led other trans persons to formulate the vision of the organisation. CDLC started as an in-house group in the year 2016, where they celebrated a pride event that had over 200 LGBTQI persons in attendance. Following this pride, the group acquired a Safe Shelter to help evacuate trans and non-binary persons who were in dire need of accommodation and gender-affirming treatment. The group extended the safety of the Shelter to other LGBTQI persons in need of shelter in Nigeria.

Vision

To see a well-informed trans society free of violence and marginalisation with highly responsible people making history in all works of life.

Mission

To contribute to the improvement of lives of the trans persons in Nigeria towards Access to healthcare Services, Rights. safety and education through strong Activism, advocacy, vocational training, and sensitisation.

Goal

To provide safe platforms where marginalised persons can be trained and empowered to give full expressions of their talents.

Watch our interview with Franklin Ejiogu

We recorded this conversation with Franklin on the 12th of December 2025:

Contact

Website
Email: info@cdlcnigeria.org
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In a street performance, as citizens looked on, Neo Musangi took the audience through a range of what seemed to be confusing emotions. In ‘Time and Space I‘, they performed a one-person act without dialogue. The piece addressed sentiments that can be interpreted as inner conflict, turmoil, displacement or even mental health issues. As with creative works, including performance art, the meaning of the performance is open for interpretation.

The performance builds up and is followed by a performance called ‘In Time and Space II‘, where they dress in female clothing, taking on a feminine appearance until the scene rolls over into getting dressed in denim and a shirt, in a very masculine presentation and from there redressing in a different female outfit. The performance of getting dressed into male and female clothing became a continuous loop, until Neo walks away, disappearing into the audience, dressed as a dapper young guy.

In the final part of the series, ‘In Time and Space III‘, audience members were asked to unpack, analyse, and give comments on how they felt about the performance. Only men spoke to the interviewer and confusion was clear, questions such as “What genitals” the person has, and are they “active on men, or active on women, they should decide”, addresses issues faced by non-binary individuals.

In Ivory Coast, same-sex relations are not illegal, unlike in most African countries, making it the “most permissive place for sexual minorities in the [west African] region” (quoted from The Guardian article linked in the first paragraph).

“But while same-sex sexual acts have never been criminalised here, there are also no specific legal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Ivorians, making them vulnerable to hostile security forces and, occasionally, angry mobs. As a result, more extravagant assertions of woubi identity are often discouraged by discreet, gender-conforming gay men, who pride themselves on projecting masculinity and moving through the straight world undetected. The Miss Woubi pageant is an attempt to break down this barrier and bring factions of Abidjan’s gay world together, if only for an evening, say the organisers.” (The Guardian)

The pageant has been criticised by some of Ivory Coast’s gender-variant population:

“The pageant is also not without controversy. Some Ivorian sexual minorities have criticised Miss Woubi for being insufficiently inclusive, especially when it comes to travestis, meaning people who were born anatomically male but identify and live as women on a full- or part-time basis. (Very few Ivorians identify as ‘transgender’, though there is a sizeable travesti population.) Latiyah, a travesti who sat in the audience Saturday night, said the event seemed designed to honour woubis who dress up as women very rarely, rather than travestis who make female gender presentation part of their daily lives. She attributed this to the fact that gay men in Abidjan are better organised than travestis, with greater support from outside donors. ‘There are a lot of travestis, but we don’t know each other,” Latiyah said. “We need our own association to bring us together.’

The Miss Woubi pageant was closed in 2012 due to the unwanted publicity to the Ivorian government.

Read more about the travesti and other gender-variant identities in Ivory Coast here.

Shortly after Woubi Chéri’s release, Barbara (full name withheld for safety reasons) from L’Association des Travestis de Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast Transvestites Association), who was one of the people interviewed in the film, emigrated to France. Slowly the energetic drive for the Association decreased and no more signs of their militant activism were seen. It is speculated that the reason for this is the nonprofit industrial complex, which saw funding for activism increasingly moving towards HIV/AIDS in the context of MSM (men who have sex with men), which erased all the efforts made by the Woubis. 

Woubis (and cross-dressers or transvestites/travestis) cannot automatically be assumed to be transgender or to specifically claim Western terminology. Woubis existed long before any information about gender diversity or gender nonconformity was available on the internet and social media. Through research and the documentary Woubi Chéri, it became quite evident and very clear that the Branché community and the Woubi community have a much wider and larger range of genders and sexualities than the Western binary system. They are gender outlaws, so to speak. 

According to an academic article entitled “Violence, Exclusion and Resilience among Ivoirian Travestis” by Matthew Thomann and Robbie Corey-Boulet,

“Among sexual and gender minorities in Côte d’Ivoire, travestis are defined as individuals born anatomically male who live as women on a full- or part-time basis. Travestis encounter harsher stigmatization and violence than sexual minorities whose gender normativity allows them to avoid unwanted attention. Moreover, they have traditionally been underserved by Ivoirian sexual minority rights groups, who have worked to distance themselves from travestis, framing them as recklessly indiscreet. In this paper, we examine the extent to which travestis’ isolation has lessened in the wake of the post-election violence that followed Côte d’Ivoire’s 2010 presidential election. We trace how Ivoirian travestis became increasingly vulnerable following the installation of a new national army that proved more hostile to them. And we show how, as a result of anti-travesti abuses committed by the army, non-travesti sexual minority activists became increasingly aware of the plight of travestis, and took steps to include them in their programming. These activists may have also been motivated by an increasing interest in transgender issues on the part of international donors. Finally, we explore the extent to which emerging human rights and HIV/AIDS programming has resulted in newly embodied positions for travestis as they confront identifications reflecting Western trans-spectrum identities.”

Read here about the Miss Woubi beauty pageant and for more about the travestis and woubis.

* Woubis are effeminate boys who play the role of women or wife in the relationship.
** Yossis are the men or the husbands in the relationship. They can be bisexual and/or married with a family while in a relationship with a Woubi.
** Branché is a local term whose meaning is not widely understood by heterosexual and cisgender people in Ivory Coast and is used by sexual and gender minorities to describe themselves and one another.

In the Ivory Coast, the Travesti* was a prominent group, recognised and documented from the early 1990s, but they were most likely active before the 90s**. They formed L’association des Travestis de Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast Transvestites Association), under the leadership of Barbara (full name withheld for safety reasons). 

The first record of the group is from printed media in 1994, where journalists were quite sarcastic in their attitude towards the travestis and the group, using disrespectful, critical language and tone, which was harmful to the travestis population. A militant group of travesti activists stormed the building where the newspaper’s offices were located, broke some windows, and assaulted some of the journalists. According to the research document Violence, Exclusion and Resilience among Ivoirian Travestis by Matthew Thomann and Robbie Corey-Boulet, this 1994 incident and similar occurrences during the same time led to the formation of the Ivory Coast Transvestites Association. 

Read more here and here about travesti and other gender variant identities from the Ivory Coast.

* “Travestis” is the French word for “transvestites”.

 ** The exact founding date is not clear, but according to different sources, the Association has existed since the early 1990s.