The African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town is a teaching, learning and research institute that focuses on issues of gender and development on the African continent. The institute has delivered innovative integrated outcomes on gender justice, sexuality and human rights, peace and conflict studies and capacity building in relation to gender and women’s studies […]

The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa, based in Johannesburg, is a Pan-African and feminist-led initiative that aims to contribute to the development of jurisprudence on sexual rights and women’s human rights on the continent by providing expertise on strategic litigation.

The Fund for Global Human Rights has made recent grants to groups working on LGBTI rights in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Contact John Kabia at [email protected] and Tony Tate at [email protected].

OutRight Action International (formerly known as the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission) is a U.S.-based international nongovernmental organization that addresses human rights violations against LGBTI people. It has an office in Johannesburg that works on sub-Saharan LGBTI rights. Contact the New York headquarters.

The Global Interfaith Network for People of All Sexes, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, based in South Africa, aims to promote interfaith dialogue and to strengthen LGBTI voices within religious institutions and structures. The network provides resources, training and collective programs to help individuals and organizations engage in meaningful, constructive dialogue with religious leaders and […]

Pan Africa ILGA is a federation of organizations in Africa that work to improve human rights based on sexual orientation and gender identity expression. It is based in Johannesburg.

The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association is a worldwide federation of 1,200 member organizations from 125 countries that campaign for LGBTI rights. Contact Andre du Plessis or Daniele Paletta.

Alternatives Cameroun, based in Doulala, Cameroon, works on sexual minority rights in the country. Contact Yves.

Ligue Centrafricaine des Droits de l’Homme, or the Central African Republic League of Human Rights, advances human rights in the country. The organization is based in the capital, Bangui.