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Justice and Protection For All?

by IAM | May 22, 2019 | Reflections

On 17th May, the global community celebrated the International Day Against, Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). IDAHOTB was created to raise awareness of the violation of the human rights and the dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex...

IAM’s Wheel of Change in Focus: Care for Changemakers

by IAM | May 15, 2019 | Impact, Reflections

Support and care is an important key to IAM’s theory of change. At IAM our team is our greatest asset. Part of building a sustainable organisation is to make sure that staff take care of themselves – mentally, spiritually and physically. We work in a hostile...

IAM Regional Partners Profile: SPREC Uganda

by IAM | May 6, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships

In Uganda, like in many countries, LGBTI people are often not accepted and their human rights are not respected. The negativity has been more entrenched in Uganda, with state sanctioned discrimination of LGBTI people enshrined in the 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act (or...

Laying the foundations for change

by IAM | Apr 16, 2019 | Impact, Reflections

IAM’s work with the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and role in the recent landmark court case The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) is one of the many denominations within Southern- and Eastern Africa that IAM has lobbied with and with whom we have done intensive advocacy work...

LGBTI persecution in Zimbabwe – Hillary Mugari’s story

by IAM | Jan 31, 2019 | Reflections

Throughout the African continent, LGBTI individuals face harsh realities of persecution, discrimination and often violence. In many instances, the church itself is complicit in the injustice, and doesn’t provide any solace or support. As an organization known for its...