Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda)

We aim at advancing and improving the human and health rights of rural transgender youth women and gender diverse youth in western Uganda

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

Last week, we made history. TYI-Uganda, in collaboration with @transforumug and @UKPC_UG hosted THE STATE OF TRANS SRHR IN UGANDA 2026, the first national conference in Uganda to address trans health across HIV, TB, malaria, and SRHR. 4–5 March | Kampala
Trans and gender-diverse people from all four regions of Uganda came together to document health barriers, share what’s working, and build consensus on what we need from the health system. Our evidence. Our voices. Our asks.

On Day 2, we presented our findings directly to UNAIDS, Ministry of Health program leads, TASO Uganda, HRAPF, and development partners.

For the first time, trans and gender-diverse communities sat at the table with the program leaders and spoke with one voice.

What we produced:

• The first community-generated evidence base on trans health in Uganda
• Regional findings from Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern Uganda
• Priority recommendations to MoH across HIV, TB, malaria, and SRHR
• A Community Position Paper (coming soon)

There is no disaggregated data on trans health in Uganda. Not in HIV, not in TB, and not in malaria.That changes now.

Thank you to our partners: @UKPC_UG @hrapf_uganda, Ark Wellness Hub, Ice Breakers Uganda, Alive Medical Services,UHAI-EASHRI, LINK Partners, and every trans and gender-diverse institution that showed up.

And to every trans and gender-diverse person who shared their story, you are the reason this exists. This is not the end; it is the beginning. Follow-up is in progress. The Community Position Paper will be released within four weeks. Accountability reviews will occur at 1, 3, and 6 months.

This work is implemented under the Gender Equality Fund, an initiative established by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in partnership with GSK and ViiVHealthcare to support gender-transformative and community-led health responses.

Nothing about us, without us.

#TransHealthUganda #TransSRHR #95-95-95 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #GlobalFund #TransRightsAreHealthRights

[Y+ Global @Yplus_Global]

🚨 Join the Y+ Global Board! We are looking for young people living with HIV to help shape our role in #HIV & SRHR responses at regional & global levels. Open to applicants from EECA, West & Central Europe, MENA, Latin America & North America.

Apply now👉🏼https://t.co/3QyoTXHi8l

[Ali from AQYI @aqyi_official]

This judgment acknowledges those lived realities and affirms that constitutional protections apply equally to all persons without discrimination,” said KHRC.

❤💛💚🧡💜

[Akina Mama wa Afrika @amwaafrika]

📢African Feminist Economics Webinar Series

Session 2 of the African Feminist Economics Webinar series will spotlight African feminist economists and the unique contributions of African research within the global feminist economics community.

The session will emphasize collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the importance of centering African voices in global debates on economic justice. By bringing together scholars, practitioners, and advocates, this session aims to advance inclusive feminist economics and ensure Africa’s perspectives are integral to IAFFE’s future direction.

Theme: Africa at IAFFE

🗓️: Wednesday, 20th May 2026

⏲️: 4:00 pm SAST | 5:00 pm EAT

🔗: https://t.co/CVeJlksShu

#AfricanFeministEconomics #IAFFEE #FeministEconomics #PoliticalEconomy #GenderJustice #EconomicJustice

[Y+ Global @Yplus_Global]

Young people are key to shaping stronger HIV, TB, and malaria responses. The Y2Y Consortium’s Grant Cycle 8 (#GC8) Youth Engagement Guideline offers practical steps for youth-led organisations to engage in @GlobalFund processes. Download the resource 👉🏼 https://t.co/wiF5w3jSFJ

[UN Free & Equal @free_equal]

No one should be afraid to be themselves in public, including those who don’t conform to gender norms. Don’t you agree? #Nonbinary #GNC #StandUp4HumanRights

[UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women @UNTrustFundEVAW]

Ending violence against women and girls demands more than response.
It requires healing justice, self and collective care, strong systems, adaptive learning, inclusive alliances, and political and financial autonomy.
That is how feminist movements endure. #ACTtoEndViolence #EndVAWG

[CEHURD Uganda @cehurduganda]

Applications are now open for the #CEHURDMediaFellowship 2026

Here is another opportunity for a new cohort of journalists to sharpen their reporting on health and human rights. The program will bring together 30 journalists for a training from 25th–29th May, building skills in investigative reporting, strategic communication, and gender-responsive storytelling, with a focus on issues affecting women and girls.

Journalists with at least two years’ experience, a relevant background, and a strong interest in health reporting are encouraged to apply.
Applications close on Friday 24th April 2026.

Access details and Application form » https://t.co/1cdRYJPfd8

[UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women @UNTrustFundEVAW]

30 years of #UNTF: 700+ grantees. 140+ countries.
The premise hasn't changed: fund the orgs closest to the problem. But the urgency has.

Our 2026–30 Strategic Plan needs $150M because WROs cannot absorb another funding gap.

#UNTF30 #EndVAWG

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

She wakes up every day knowing the world was not built for her. And she steps into it anyway.

In a small rural community in Uganda, being transgender isn't just an identity. It's a daily negotiation. Which health facility might actually treat you with dignity, and which will turn you away? Whether today is a day your community feels safe, or one where you keep your head down. What it costs to carry a dream when the systems around you are designed to interrupt it.

And still she persists. They persist. We persist.
Today is Trans Day of Visibility. We are not here for symbolic visibility. Not the kind that lives in hashtags and organisational statements and dies by midnight.

For many transgender and gender-diverse people in rural Uganda, visibility comes with real risk. Being seen is not always safe. What we need, what we are demanding, is not just to be seen. It is to be protected. Included. Respected.

At TYI-Uganda, we see this every day. The resilience. The strength. But also the gaps in healthcare, in livelihoods, in justice that keep failing our communities.

So today, we shift:
From visibility to accountability. From recognition to rights. From survival to dignity.

Rural trans people are human, not in theory. In lived reality. Our identities are valid. Our rights are non-negotiable.

Until dignity, safety, healthcare, livelihoods, and justice reach everyone, our work is not done.

Our existence is not up for debate. It is resistance. It is power. It is true.
#TransDayOfVisibility #TransRightsAreHumanRights #ProtectTransLives #InclusionForAll #TYIUganda

[IBU @IBUForTheFuture]

Today 31st March 2026 is Transgender Day of Visibility!🩵 It's a day to celebrate the resilience & strength of the trans community. It's also a day to raise awareness about the challenges they face. Let's stand together to support & uplift trans people everywhere.
Happy #TDOV!🔵

[Uganda National Trans Forum @transforumug]

Transphobia is not an opinion. It is harmful. It is violence. It is systemic exclusion.

On this Trans Day of Visibility, we are not just celebrating presence; we are confronting a reality.
Across Uganda, trans and gender-diverse people continue to face: Criminalization and state-backed discrimination, Barriers to healthcare, education, and livelihoods, Violence, displacement, and erasure.

Let’s be clear: Trans people are not dangerous. Transphobia is.

Visibility without protection is not enough. Recognition without rights is not justice.

At the Uganda National Trans Forum, we are calling for:

Accountability for violence and discrimination

Inclusion in national health and development systems

Protection of the dignity, safety, and rights of trans and gender-diverse people

This is not just about being seen. This is about being safe, being heard, and being respected.

Our existence is not up for debate. It is a fact. It is resistance. It is power.

#TransDayOfVisibility
#EndTransphobia
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#ProtectTransLives
#UNTF

[Kuchu Times Media Group | KTMG @KuchuTimes]

This TDOV, we're not just looking, we're thinking deeper. True Power Beyond Visibility means the right to safety, the access to healthcare, and the freedom to exist without fear. Visibility is our starting line, not our finish.

[UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women @UNTrustFundEVAW]

How do we ensure WROs can continue their life-saving work to end #VAWG w/ rising risks & funding cuts?

In #UNTF new Strategic Plan, our intensified efforts are thru 3 important shifts:

🔶Quality funding
🔶Sharper prioritization
🔶A stronger system-level role

https://t.co/1bTqSX6WPW

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

When communities lead, health systems follow. @TAYCOFUg is doing exactly what our Small Grants Program was designed to support: building bridges between faith, health, and trans community needs. Grateful for this partnership. 🏳️‍⚧️ #InclusiveHealth #GEF

[TALENTED YOUTH COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP UGANDA @TAYCOFUg]

We held an Integrated Orientation and Capacity-Building Meeting on HIV, TB, and Malaria bringing together Faith leaders, health workers,Peer educators to advance inclusive health access for trans and gender-diverse people

Supported by @UgandaTrans & Gender Equality Fund(GEF)

[TALENTED YOUTH COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP UGANDA @TAYCOFUg]

We held an Integrated Orientation and Capacity-Building Meeting on HIV, TB, and Malaria bringing together Faith leaders, health workers,Peer educators to advance inclusive health access for trans and gender-diverse people

Supported by @UgandaTrans & Gender Equality Fund(GEF)

[HER Internet @HerInternet]

Womxn deserve to be safe online without compromising their mental well-being.

Tomorrow, our Programs Director, Diana Karungi, joins the conversation on Womxn’s Mental Health and Digital Protection.

Be part of it.

Time: 5:00 PM (EAT)
Scan the code to register

#EndTFGBV #IWD26

[Trans Youth Initiative Uganda (TYI-Uganda) @UgandaTrans]

Today is #WorldTBDay and we believe it: Yes! We can end TB. ✊🏾

TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease but communities on the frontlines are changing that.

Ending TB means reaching everyone including rural trans and gender-diverse communities who are too often left behind in health responses.
Communities at the centre. Always.

#TransHealth #WorldTBDay #EndTB #YesWeCanEndTB

[GlobalFundAdvocates @GFadvocates]

OUT NOW #WorldTBDay advocacy toolkit for GC8.

Countries are preparing funding requests to the @GlobalFund & this is a key moment to engage.

What’s inside:
• What’s at risk in GC8
• How to engage your CCM
• Ready-to-use social media content

👉 https://t.co/gctJOZMnsC

[UNFPA @UNFPA]

Since 1969, @UNFPA has worked with partners and communities worldwide to improve the lives of women and girls – thanks to core funding.

More than ever, we remain committed to creating a healthier and more sustainable world with our #PartnersAtCore: https://t.co/aKpaFkUVZq

[UN Free & Equal @free_equal]

There’s nothing wrong with being #transgender! It's simply a natural part of human #diversity. #TransDepath #TransIsBeautiful