Today is International Trans Day of Visibility. As trans people, we can feel lost and lonely at times especially if we don’t know other people who are like us. In our community, we rely heavily on visibility. Positive representation allows other trans people to feel seen and validated. Visibility allows Read more…
Our plea is that you work with us not against us. We need to be supported, not competed with. #ShiftThePower This letter is the product of a protracted, heated, angry and passionate discussion that took place on the #ShiftThePower WhatsApp group last week. Several people on the group had been Read more…
Women’s rights and gender equality are taking centre stage in 2020. Twenty-five years since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action—a progressive roadmap for gender equality—it’s time to take stock of progress and bridge the gaps that remain through bold, decisive actions. This year’s theme for International Read more…
Created for Change, Capacity Strengthening and Movement Support. We are powerful when we stand together . Established: 1 February 2020 | Nairobi, Kenya Trans and gender diverse persons speaking for themselves, united as a collective, generating knowledge and advocating for inclusion at continental level had not happened effectively. This has Read more…
Published on Jul 3, 2019 Between the 17th and 19th of June 2019, 21 Intersex activists representing several African countries got together for a regional Intersex activist meeting in Kenya. While there, they founded African Intersex Movement, a new network led by African Intersex activists with the aim of sharing Read more…