Region: East Africa
Founded: 2016
Membership: 28 activists and organisations
EATHAN is a regional network of trans*, intersex, and gender nonconforming activists and organisations working to improve the health, rights, and visibility of trans people in East Africa. It was founded in 2016 to strengthen collective advocacy, health access, and leadership within the trans movement.
Their mission is to equip and enable East African trans* diverse individuals and institutions, to organise and advocate for the improvement of their health, the recognition of their gender, and the protection of their human rights; utilising informed research and documentation, particularly on health and HIV, and by enhancing their livelihoods through capacity strengthening and empowerment. They work under 4 main pillars: Research, Advocacy, Capacity Enhancement & Movement Building.
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Region: Kenya
Founded: 2018
Membership: Consortium of Kenyan TGDI organisations and activists
NTAN is a national consortium supporting the transgender, gender diverse, and intersex (TGDI) movement in Kenya through collective advocacy, power-building, and knowledge sharing. It brings together key actors like to drive inclusive national policy reform and community strengthening.
Their vision is to see a society that upholds gender equality, dignity, respect and fairness for all Trans* people. Their organisational membership includes, Jinsiangu and Trans*Alliance (TA) as co-chairs to the network, Pwani Transgender Initiative (PTI), Muamko Mpya, Malindi Desire, Trans Sisters Network Nakuru, Trans Support Organization (TSO), Lake Basin Initiative for Transgender Empowerment (LABASITE), OutStar Busia, Bungoma Life Ambassadors, Tula Self Help Group, and Youths for Equality Forum Homabay.
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Region: Central Africa
Founded: 2019
Membership: 22 members (10 organisations, 12 individual activists)
RITAC is a regional network of trans-led organisations and activists across Central Africa. Created to increase visibility, protection, and leadership opportunities for trans people in the region, RITAC focuses on creating safe, empowered spaces for trans advocacy and collaboration.
They work towards a vision of Central Africa where trans identity is recognised and freely lived. The network contributes to improving the living conditions of trans people by strengthening the leadership and structure of member associations, building capacity for trans leaders, documenting violence against trans people in Central Africa and providing mini-grants.
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Region: Southern Africa
Founded: 2015
Membership: 17 trans-led organizations across Southern Africa
SATF is a regional network dedicated to empowering trans and gender-diverse communities in Southern Africa. It facilitates collaboration among national groups, supports policy advocacy, health initiatives, research, and amplifies regional leadership.
The Southern African Trans Forum (SATF) was established in 2015 with the mandate of bringing agency and voice to the emerging trans and gender diverse movement in the Southern Africa Region. Trans and gender diverse persons speaking for themselves, united as a collective, generating knowledge and advocating for inclusion across the region.
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Region: Uganda
Founded: 2014
Membership: Umbrella for 12 trans and gender-diverse organisations
TNU is a national trans-led network formed to unite and strengthen Uganda’s transgender and gender-diverse organisations. It focuses on rights-based advocacy, community empowerment, and visibility for trans people in the face of criminalisation and violence.
TNU believes that empowered and well-coordinated organisations of trans and gender diverse persons are best positioned to lead the process of trans community empowerment. Their mission is to facilitate coordination and collaboration among trans and gender diverse organisations and enhance their capacity to collectively advocate for human rights and access to basic services.
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Region: West Africa
Founded: 2017
Membership: 18+ organisations across West Africa
WATF is a regional network of trans, intersex, and gender non-conforming people and groups advocating for the rights and recognition of trans communities in West Africa. It was established to foster collective strength, visibility, and policy change across the region.
The mission of WATF is to address violence, stigma and discrimination against trans people in West Africa through regional advocacy and awareness raising, to ensure trans specific healthcare and HIV care & treatment through sensitisation of healthcare workers and key state and non-state actors and to improve the capacity of individuals and organisations through small grants and capacity strengthening initiatives.
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Region: North Africa
The African Trans Network has been mandated, through consultation, to include members that are membership organisations. There has not been an application from such an organisation in North Africa but the voice and presence of the North Africa trans community is important to the building of a continental voice. The ATN has committed to serving as a resource in the exploration of the possible formation of a network if and when this is seen fit by North African trans activists.
The ATN ensures that the region is represented on a governance level through regionally elected trans activists and ensures on the ground membership engagement through mapped organisations that do trans specific work in multiple countries in North Africa.
