Pharie Sefali is a journalist and activist based in Cape Town, South Africa, who has written about gay and lesbian sangomas or traditional healers.

Juliet Mphande is a human rights, media and peace activist in Zambia who started the LGBTI group Friends of Rainka. Contact via LinkedIn.

The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) is a nongovernmental organization formally established in 2001 to support human rights initiatives in the area of HIV/AIDS and to protect and promote the rights of all people affected by HIV/AIDS.

LeGaBiBo, which stands for Lesbians, Gays & Bisexuals of Botswana, is the most prominent LGBTI organization in Botswana. Contact Bradley.

GALZ, which stands for Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe, was founded in 1990 to serve the needs and interests of LGBTI people in that country and to push for social tolerance of sexual minorities and the repeal of homophobic legislation. It is Zimbabwe’s leading LGBTI organization. Contact Samuel in Harare or Teddy in Bulawayo.

Rights Not Rescue, based in Windhoek, Namibia, has outreach programs that target sex workers and LGBTI people. It offers counseling, lobbying, advocacy and home-based care. Contact “Mama Africa.”

Tulinam is Inclusive and Affirming Ministries’ Namibian partner organization. Contact Madelene Isaacks or Lukas Mukongo.

The Southern Africa Litigation Centre’s LGBT and Sex Worker Rights Programme works to end discrimination and mistreatment faced by people who identify as such throughout Southern Africa. Contact Anneke Meerkotter.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation’s office in Cape Town, South Africa, works to advance gender and sexual equality in that country, as well as Namibia and Zimbabwe. The foundation partners with key civil society actors and with public and religious thought leaders to challenge homophobic policies, legislations and attitudes. Contact Paula Assubuji, human rights program manager.