Rapid, flexible, community-led support for LGBTIQ+ activists, groups, and organisations across Africa facing crisis — because in moments of danger, how fast help arrives can decide what happens next.
Across Africa, LGBTIQ+ activists, organisations, and communities continue to face violence, forced displacement, arrest, online harassment, blackmail, restrictive laws, and humanitarian crises. EATHAN's Africa LGBTIQ+ Emergency Response Fund is a seven-month rapid response mechanism built to get urgent, flexible, community-led support to the people and movements who need it most — protecting lives, strengthening resilience, and sustaining the ongoing struggle for dignity, safety, and human rights.
Police crackdowns, arrests, and detention support.
Forced displacement, emergency relocation, safe shelter and housing.
Medical emergencies, HIV treatment access, and psychosocial support.
Legal support, bail assistance, and digital security against online attacks.
Support after office attacks or organisational shutdowns.
Protection for LGBTIQ+ human rights defenders under threat.
Funding amounts vary with the urgency, scale, and nature of the emergency, aligned to the Fund's tiered grant structure.
Apply through the secure online form or by email — whichever is safer for your situation. Direct referrals from trusted partners are also welcome.
forms.gle/4Hpdj4B5a8Sa7xL1A · emergency@eathan.orgEvery application, direct or referred, is reviewed against the Fund's eligibility and safeguarding criteria.
Where danger is immediate, fast-track mechanisms allow decisions within 24–72 hours.
Approved requests receive support matched to the scale and urgency of the emergency.
Reporting stays proportionate to an emergency response. Successful applicants may be asked for a short narrative report, simplified financial accountability, and basic updates on outcomes and beneficiary safety — kept flexible so documentation never puts applicants or beneficiaries at further risk.
Reach the Fund directly — every message is treated as confidential.
emergency@eathan.org