by IAM | Jul 29, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships
LEGABIBO (Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals of Botswana) is a national membership organisation formed in 1998 to raise awareness, tolerance and celebration of sexual diversity. LEGABIBO was only officially registered in April 2016 after a long court battle seeking legal...
by IAM | Jun 25, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships
In this series we introduce you to IAM’s regional partners. The team from Lesotho’s People’s Matrix Association (Matrix) reflects on the role that their partnership with IAM has had on the LGBTI and church community in Lesotho. The People’s Matrix Association...
by IAM | Jun 12, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships
In this series we introduce you to IAM’s regional partners. The team from Zambia’s ZANERELA+ tells us about the work the organisation is undertaking to tackle the continued discrimination faced by the LGBTI community in Zambia on multiple levels, and the support they...
by IAM | May 24, 2019 | Impact, Reflections, Regional partnerships
In this series we introduce you to IAM’s regional partners. The team from NYARWEK (the Nyanza, Rift Valley and Western Kenya LGBTI Network) tells us about the work the organisation is undertaking to tackle the continued discrimination faced by the LGBTI community in...
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...