Did God want humans to find a way to live forever? Religious transhumanists say embracing radical human enhancement is a faithful act.

Agbolade Omowole serves as vice chair of the Christian Transhumanist Association. He lives in Nigeria.

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 jkabia@globalhumanrights.org and Tony Tate at ttate@globalhumanrights.org.

Benin Synergies Plus is an organization based in Cotonou, Benin, that advocates for the rights of key populations that have the highest risk of contracting and transmitting HIV, including female sex workers and men who have sex with men (MSM).

The Liberian Women Empowerment Network focuses on women and girls living with and-or affected by HIV/AIDS in Liberia. The network also works with local LGBTI groups.

Solace Brothers Foundation, an organization based in Accra, Ghana, trains paralegals to defend the rights of LGBT people in the country. Contact via Facebook message.

The Human Rights Advocacy Centre is a not-for-profit, independent, nonpartisan research and advocacy organization set up to advance and protect human rights in Ghana. Contact George Owoo.

Bianca Juhl Andersen is a United Nations program analyst on human rights and gender. She is based in Accra, Ghana.

The Media Foundation for West Africa, based in Accra, Ghana, promotes freedom of expression rights, media professionalism and media-led advocacy for peace building and participatory governance across West Africa.