20 December 2024 — Founding of Haven of Pride Africa, South Africa Founded on 20 December 2024 by Frank Fabian Kagimu, Noah Venter and Rethabile Lebakeng, Haven of Pride Africa came about as a response to the growing crisis faced…
3 December 2024 — Santé Lisungi/ASBL fondé, République démocratique du Congo / Santé Lisungi/ASBL Founded, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Fondée le 3 décembre 2024, Santé Lisungi/ASBL est une association de défense des droits LGBTQIA+ en République démocratique du Congo…
12 de junho de 2023 - Fundação da Kajiado North for Empowerment and Social Welfare Outreach (KNESWO), Quénia Fundada em 12 de junho de 2023 por Kyazze Arnold e Nyombi Enoch, a Kajiado North for Empowerment and Social Welfare Outreach (KNESWO) trabalha com refugiados queer,...
2022 — Founding of Trans Arrivals Kenya (TAK), Kenya Trans Arrivals Kenya (TAK) was founded in 2022. TAK supports trans migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees in Kenya. Vision A safe and inclusive society where all trans refugees live with dignity,…
March 2021 — Founding of Trans Guardians Alliance (TGA), South Africa Founded in March 2021 by a trans man, Donwell Mpofu, Trans Guardians Alliance (TGA) is a South African organisation working with LGBTQIA+ migrants and asylum seekers, with a particular…
June 2020 — Kakuma Refugee Camp: Refugees Approach Victor Mukasa Again, Kenya In June 2020 the Ugandan LGBTQIA+ refugees in the Kakuma Refugee Camp reached out to activist Victor Mukasa, saying “Victor, we are dying, we are dying in the…
19 April 2019 — Founding of Entrepreneur Empowerment and Advocacy (EEA-Health), Kenya Founded on 19 April 2019, Entrepreneur Empowerment and Advocacy (EEA-Health) seeks to empower the trans, intersex and gender non-conforming (TIGNC) refugee communities of Kenya. It provides crucial support…
20 January 2018 — Founding of Dynamique Trans (Trans Dynamics), Morocco 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…
2018 - Fundação da Refugee Trans Initiative (RTI), Quénia Fundada em 2018, a Refugee Trans Initiative (RTI) é uma organização comunitária liderada por pessoas trans que visa criar visibilidade para os refugiados trans e para a comunidade trans local. A organização foi fundada por...
2016 — Founding of The Fruit Basket (TFB), South Africa The Fruit Basket (TFB), founded in 2016, is a trans- and migrant-led organisation based in Johannesburg South Africa. The organisation was founded by Thomars Shamuyarira, a trans migrant from Zimbabwe.…
2015 — Trans* Research, Education, Advocacy & Training (TREAT) Founded, Zimbabwe Founded in 2015 by Rikki Nathanson, Trans* Research, Education, Advocacy & Training (TREAT) was the first trans-led, and gender-diverse focused organisation in Zimbabwe. TREAT’s mission is to inform and…
On 3 July 2014, a 4-part series about further violence in the Kakuma Refugee Camp aired on Kuchu TV, a platform created by Ugandan LGBTQIA+ activist, Victor Mukasa. Victor’s work at the Kakuma Refugee Camp started in 2014 after the…
In an important series of 5 episodes aired on 29 June 2014, LGBTQIA+ rights activist, Victor Mukasa, provided context to the violence in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, using his TV platform, Kuchu TV. The episodes highlighted that the central issue…
In June 2014, Ugandan LGBTQIA+ activist, Victor Mukasa, created a Youtube channel, Kuchu TV, which aired between 2014 and 2015. The TV station was used as a platform to give daily updates from within the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya,…