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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#ComingOutStories 2: Lollitah and self acceptance
I am Lollitah… Having been brought up in a strict Christian background I have always refuted me being Queer to my parents, my peers and even to myself… Read more
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#ComingOutStories 1: “Some call it coming out, I call it self-affirmation”
“He looks good, she isn’t bad either” … The little straight nose, red smiling lips, wide gleaming eyes, straight hair; expressions of awe, mischief, startled… Like the slipping sands in one’s hand, memories of childhood fade with the passing time. Read more
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Politics and LGBTQ people of Morocco: When politically sponsored hate-speech threatens Moroccan’s sexual and gender minorities.
Is it the trend in Morocco for LGBTQ+ people to be the punching bag of politicians? Last year, after the scandalous statement made by the Moroccan Human Rights Minister, Dr. Mustapha Ramid in 2017 tagging LGBTQ+ people as “scums” in a response to a journalist’s question; former Prime Minister of Morocco, Abdelilah Benkirane has recently […] Read more
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Mauritius: A quagmire between increased acceptance of LGBTQ people and homophobia
Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network published its No. 225 bulletin on democracy, governance, economic conditions, and related issues in its 3rd publication for Mauritius. The two previous ones were in 2012 and 2014. Since its independence in 1968, Mauritius has taken pride in promoting its development based on democracy, good governance, human rights and […] Read more
