March 2021 — Founding of Botswana Trans Initiative (BTI), Botswana Founded in March 2021 by co-founder Mogomotsi Nelly Thobega and Sputla Mogorosi, Botswana Trans Initiative (BTI) began its journey in as a small, grassroots support group for transgender and gender-diverse…
2021 — Founding of Living Free Initiative for Health Development and Rights Awareness, Nigeria 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,…
2021 — Talented Youth Community Fellowship Uganda (TAYCOF) Founded, Uganda Founded in 2021 in Uganda, Talented Youth Community Fellowship (TAYCOF), is a faith-based, trans women-led organisation that was started by Maama Annet, Aggie Dennett Harmon, Isaac Bafaki and Deron Sheri…
November 2020 — Founding of Trans Nigerian Support (TNS), Nigeria 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…
6 October 2020 — Founding of Professional Association for Transgender Health South Africa (PATHSA), South Africa Founded on 6 October 2020, the Professional Association for Transgender Health (PATHSA) is an interdisciplinary association for South African health professionals dedicated to promoting…
25 septembre 2020 — Fondation de l’Association Mère Nature, République du Bénin | 25 September 2020 — Founding of Mother Nature Association, Bénin Association Mère Nature a été fondée sur 25 septembre 2020 au Bénin de AKPLONGBE Adebola Codjo (Présidente…
1 August 2020 — Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium (UMSC) Founded, Uganda Founded in Kampala, Uganda as a grassroots coalition by John Grace and others on the 1st of August 2020, Uganda Minority Shelters Consortium (UMSC) specifically prioritises and centres trans…
9 March 2020 — Founding of Trans Future DRC/ASBL, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Trans Future DRC/ASBL was founded on 9 March 2020 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The organisation, focusing on trans rights, was registered on 8…
23 January 2020 — Founding of Prism Uganda (Prism Empowerment and Development Initiatives), Uganda Founded by Fabian Boldtype, the current Executive Director, and Grace Nanteze on 23 January 2020, Prism Uganda, or Prism Empowerment and Development Initiatives (PEDI), is trans…
2020 — Founding of Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute, Egypt/MENA Region Founded in 2020, Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute primarily targets transgender and gender-diverse individuals, alongside the broader LGBTQ+ community and sex workers in the MENA (Middle East and North…
20 December 2019 — Initiative of Trans With a Mission-Uganda (ITWAM) Founded, Uganda The Initiative of Trans with a Mission-Uganda (ITWAM) was founded by Gafidyn Rae Wesonga and a few other members of the trans community on 20 December 2019…
23 September 2019 — Court Victory for Incarcerated Trans Woman, South Africa After filing the case in 2016, Jade September won her court case at the Equality Court in the Western Cape, South Africa, on 23 September 2019. Ms September…
June 2019 — Fondation de Kitumaini ASBL, République Démocratique du Congo / Founding of Kitumaini ASBL, Democratic Republic of Congo Fondée le 28 juin 2019 par Patrick Maliani, Kitumaini ASBL œuvre principalement auprès des personnes transgenres et de genres divers…
31 March 2019 — Fundação do Movimento Eu Sou Trans Angola (M.E.S.T.A.) / Founding of I Am Trans Movement Angola Fundado em 31 de março de 2019 por Imanni Da Silva, o Movimento Eu Sou Trans Angola (M.E.S.T.A.) é uma organização…
20 March 2019 — Fondygender a été fondée / Fondygender Founded, Ivory Coast Fondée le 20 mars 2019, Fondygender est une organisation communautaire à but non lucratif, non confessionnelle, apolitique et non gouvernementale dans la région des Lagons en Côte…
2019 — Formation des Réseaux Transnationaux Indépendants d’Afrique Centrale (RITAC), Cameroun / Formation of the Independent Trans Networks of Central Africa (RITAC), Cameroon Créé en 2019 par des organisations membres du Forum Trans d’Afrique de l’Ouest (WATF) et d’autres organisations,…
2019 — Founding of Trans Empowerment Initiative (TEI), Kenya Trans Empowerment Initiative (TEI) is a community-rooted nonprofit organization based in East Africa, founded in 2019 to advance the rights, dignity and well-being of transmasculine and gender non-conforming folks. The group…
2019 — Founding of Feminist Inclusion Leadership Center (FIL-Center), Uganda The Feminist Inclusion Leadership Center (FIL-Center), a transfeminist NGO working for black trans, gender diverse and LBQ rights in Uganda, was founded in 2019, with active implementation of the organisation…
14 December 2018 — Publication of a Report on the Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence Among Trans and LBQ Persons, Uganda On 14 December 2018, the report, ‘Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Among LBTQ/WSW Persons in Uganda’, was published…
1 July 2018 — Publication of “Becoming Him: A Trans Memoir of Triumph”, South Africa Published on the 1st of July 2018 by Jacana Media in South Africa, Landa Mabenga’s “Becoming Him: A Trans Memoir of Triumph” became the second…