Blog
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We are looking for our next cohort of MawuLisa fellows
Application Deadline: November 15, 2021. We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for our Mawulisa Fellowship program. The program aims to enhance and strengthen the capacity of young and emerging LGBT+ women activists and organizations to design and implement practical projects that seek to address issues facing their communities. Through training and […] Read more
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Come Work With Us!
Our team is steadily growing. We are a dynamic group of motivated, dedicated, and resourceful young people across Africa working to advance LGBT+ youths’ rights in the continent. We offer an innovative approach to work, and our team is made up of dedicated people who passionately believe in our principles and values. Working with us […] Read more
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Pride 2021 Article
June, the month of pride! In the middle of June, we are the month of pride, a month with a special meaning for us as a community and activists. I’m one of those people for whom activism focuses on positive things, celebrating our victories, stories, successes, and loves whenever I can. Not everything is rosy, […] Read more
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‘Brave and hopeful’ LGBT+ Rwandans prepare for their first Pride
LGBT+ Rwandans say they are often fired, evicted, labelled as satanic, or ostracised by family and friends if they come out, with violent threats forcing some to flee the country By Kim Harrisberg JOHANNESBURG, June 29 (Openly) – With football and fashion, Rwanda’s LGBT+ activists are planning their first Pride celebration after years of struggling […] Read more
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2021 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH ARTICLE
by Diane Audrey Coulibaly (AQYI Fellow). I am Diane Audrey Coulibaly, an independent LGBT+ activist from Côte d’Ivoire and a recipient of AQYI’s Mawulisa grant. Africa is undergoing a “cultural decolonization” in the sense that strong actions are being taken more and more by modern societies to counteract ancestral traditions that bathe women in misogyny. […] Read more
