The Other Foundation is an African trust that advances equality and freedom in Southern Africa with a particular focus on sexual orientation and gender identity. It gathers support to defend and advance the human rights and social inclusion of LGBTI people and offers support to groups in ways that enable them to work effectively for […]

Iranti-org is a queer human rights visual media organization based in Johannesburg. Iranti-org works within a human rights framework to build local partnerships and movements that use media as a platform for lobbying, advocacy and educational interventions across Africa. It aims to serve as an archive of queer memory in ways that destabilize numerous modes […]

The Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria in South Africa works toward human rights education in Africa and improvement of the rights of women, people living with HIV, indigenous peoples, sexual minorities and other disadvantaged or marginalized people or groups across the continent. Contact Director Frans Viljoen.

Sex Workers Education & Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) is South Africa’s leading sex worker rights organization, working on advocacy, human rights defense and mobilization from its head office in Cape Town. SWEAT works closely with LGBTI rights groups across South Africa.

African Men for Sexual Health and Rights (AMSHeR) is a coalition of 18 LGBT/MSM (men who have sex with men)-led organizations across sub-Saharan Africa. The coalition works to address the disproportionate effect of HIV/AIDS on MSM and LGBT individuals, to redress the human rights violations these populations face on the continent and to increase the […]

The Triangle Project is a nonprofit human rights organization based in Cape Town, South Africa, that offers professional services to ensure the full realization of constitutional and human rights for LGBTI people, their partners and their families. Triangle Project offers sexual health clinics, counseling, support groups, a help line, public education and training services, community […]

Sonke Gender Justice works across Africa to strengthen government, civil society and citizen capacity to promote gender equality, prevent domestic and sexual violence and reduce the spread and impact of HIV and AIDS. It has offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Mpumalanga, South Africa. Sonke works closely with a range of organizations and individuals, including […]

Gender DynamiX, based in Cape Town, South Africa, works toward the realization of all human rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming people within and beyond the borders of South Africa. Contact Sivu Siwisa and Zachary Shimange.

Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action is a center for LGBTI culture and education based in Johannesburg. Its mission is to act as a catalyst for the production, preservation and dissemination of knowledge on the history, culture and contemporary experiences of LGBTI people in Africa. GALA’s archival collections can be viewed by appointment. Contact archivist […]