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September 2021

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Everyone should be free to live a safe and dignified life, have a family and make their contribution to society. The Other Foundation works to change the views, practices and institutions that prevent people - because of who they are or who they love - from being able to do that in southern Africa. We gather support for those who are working to advance equality and social inclusion of homosexual and bisexual women and men, as well as transgender and intersex people - and we give support in a smart way that helps groups to work better for lasting change.

World Pride Copenhagen 2021 Photo by Ewa Godd on  Copenhagen 2021 WorldPride & EuroGames The Other Foundation joined the globe in celebrating and commemorating World Pride Copenhagen 2021, which aimed to pave the way to a more inclusive and equal world. World Pride was an opportunity to amplify the voice and visibility of the work happening in our region towards freedom and equality, and the Other Foundation participated to give voice and visibility to the ongoing work in our region at this global event. Read more...

Where the Money Goes An Islam that is Compassion Centred Photo by Shweta Sengur on India Times Misinterpretations of texts in the Quran are used to justify homophobia and transphobia in the Muslim community. Although queer people are protected under South African Law, many Muslim communities are still ignorant about sexual orientation and gender identity issues. The Al-Ghurbaah Foundation is an organization working to change this reality by giving support to individuals who are marginalized within the Muslim community. Read more... There will be no Limiting our Rights! Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Trans and gender diverse persons continue to be marginalized in the LGBTI and broader South African community. Despite South Africa's progressive Constitution, there is a general exclusion of some human rights when it comes to those of trans and gender diverse people, causing inequalities. The Legal Resources Centre in partnership with Gender DynamiX are working together to systematically and intentionally challenge the exclusion of trans and gender diverse persons in Law, increase their visibility, and realise equality and non-discrimination as entrenched in the South African Constitution. Read more... All Genders. All Sexual Orientations. All Sex Characteristics. One Voice. Photo by Josh Rocklage on Unsplash Sexual and gender minorities in Namibia have not yet successfully managed to build a strong movement that can change the social and political landscape through a coordinated and comprehensive response. Existing LGBTI programming has been informed by a “Key Populations” public health approach which aims to address the health needs of the most vulnerable groups in societies. However, this approach has done little in advancing all the human rights of sexual and gender minorities as citizens of Namibia. A new collective has emerged to encourage and assist a more wholistic LGBTI programming approach in the country within a broad human rights agenda. Read more...

Meet Our Team Sophia Masina Sophia joined our team from Shamrock Prints in Benoni South Africa, where she worked as a printer for ten years, and previously worked in several informal jobs. Sophia maintains a pleasant and welcoming environment for our team and all visitors to our foundation, and provides support during our events and gatherings. Samuel Shapiro Samuel is the former national organizer of Equal Education, the social justice campaign for equitable and good quality education in South Africa. He was previously Equal Education's senior researcher. Samuel has worked across all parts of South Africa to establish community structures and train activists for campaigning, backed by a strong focus on building a body of data and evidence.

Resources A Sub-Saharan Africa LGBTI Safety Guide National Diverse Women's Association (NDWA) of Namibia, and The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERS) in Nigeria have collaborated in developing a Sub-Saharan Africa LGBTI Safety Guide for the LGBTI community. The guide has been developed to assist LGBTI persons and their families and friends to access information that will help them safely navigate the digital space and protect themselves. Read more... The Safe To Be Me Fund The Baring Foundation is a United Kingdom based independent foundation which protects and advances human rights, and promotes inclusion. It believes in the role of a strong, independent civil society nationally and internationally and it uses its resources to enable civil society to work with people experiencing discrimination and disadvantage. Read more...

The Other Foundation is grateful for the support it has received from: AARON SCHWINDT – ABRI PEROLD – ADRIAN COMAN – AGNES NYGREN – ALAN ROBERTS – ALBERT LOUW – ALEX ZIMPER – AMANDA GEYER – ANATHI SHOSHA – ANDILE MZINYATI – ANDREA MAHARAJ – ANDREW HOWARD – ANN-MARIE GOLIATH – ANTOINE PAPAYYA – ARCUS FOUNDATION – ASHLEY GREEN-THOMPSON – AYANDA BALLENSIEFEN – BARBARA BOHLE – BARBARA WRIGHT – BLANCHE TING – BOKANG MAROBA – BONGANI KHUMALO – BONGILE LECOGE – BONGINKOSI MAHALA – BRADLEY FORTUIN – BRENDA YENI – BRETON ALBERTI – BRETT PYPER – BRIAN HLONGWA – BRIAN OLSON – BRIAN SIBEKO – BRUCE COURIE – CARINA CAPITINE – CARL WOCKE – CARLA SUTHERLAND – CAROLINA SHIELDS – CATHERINE HENDRICKS – CHESLIN TWIGG – CHRIS NESSLING – CHRIS TAUTE – CHRISTOPH MINKE – COBUS BENADE – CONSTANCE MASEHLA – CONSTANCE MATSHENE – CRAIG ABRAHAMS – CRAIN SOUDIEN – DANA GAMPEL – DANIEL VAN WYK – DARREN KELLY-LOULIE – DARRYL HOWARD – DAVID DAVIDS – DAVID PRESSMAN – DAVID RYAN – DEAN EBDEN – DEBORAH BAILEY – DEON GROENEWALD – DIMITRI MARTINS – DNA BRAND SOLUTIONS – DONALD NXUMALO – DONALD STPIERE – EBEN LASSEN – ELIDJA SITOE – EMMA KAYE – EUSEBIUS MCKAISER – FANNEY TSHIMONG – FEISAL ISRAEL – GARTH FRENCH – GAYLENE PETERS – GEORGE MURUMBA – GERALD KRAAK – GINA TAGLIERI – GLENDA NOEMDOE – GRAHAM PATRICK – GUILLIAN CIRHUZA-KOKO – HAFEEZA RASHED – HARRIET TOLPUTT – HAZEL DE WET – HEETEN KALAN – HEINE VAN WYK – HERBIE AUCAMP – INGRID TUFVESSON – INKA VON STERNEFELS – ISABEL GOODMAN – ISE BOSCH – ISRAEL MQINGWANA – ITAI MUNYARADZI – ITUMELENG MAMABOLO – JACKIE HLONGWANE – JACQUELINE HART – JAY BADZA – JEAN PAUL WARMOES – JEFF ARNSTEIN – JODY COLE – JODY JACOBS – JOE MABILO – JOELINE HLONGWA – JOHAN FOURIE – JOHAN MINY – JOHN FRENCH – JOHN HARVEY – JON STRYKER – JONATHAN COHEN – JORG HASSENBACH – JOSEPH ROCK – JOSEPHE ROCK – JP POTGIETER – JULIANE HIESGEN – JULIE MOOSA FLETCHER – JUNIOR SIDZUMO – JUSTIN GOODMAN – KAITLIN DAVID – KARABO LEDIGA – KARABO NOINYANE – KEITH MUKAMI – KEVIN CHANG – KGOMOTSO KGASI – KHOLEKILE NDAMASE – KOBUS BOOYSEN – KRISTINE STALLONE – LALI MOLEYA – LAURIE ADAMS – LEBO MOTHIBE – LEE-ANN CHAIN – LERATO MOLEFE – LESEGO NGOBENI – LINDA JACOBS – LIOPELO MAPHATHE – LORING MCALPIN – LOUIS FOURIE – LUCKYBOY MKHONDWANE – LUIZ DE BARROS – MAKGANO MAMABOLO – MALUSI MAKHATHINI – MAMOHALE DIMEMA – MARC ABRAHAMS – MARC FLETCHER – MARC VAN BERGEN – MARINUS TERBLANCHE – MARION GREEN-THOMPSON – MARIUS VOS – MARK CANAVERA – MARY SIMONS – MCLEAN KWABE – MELODY MEMELA – MICHAEL ADEE – MICHAEL EDDY – MICHAEL FIELD – MICHELLE ADAMS – MIGUEL DE BRITO – MIRRIAM EDDING – MOLEBATSI TUKA – MPHO THULARE – MUZI MALINDISA – NDABA FUNDI – NDUDUZO NYANDA – NDUMISO MNGOMEZULU – NEDBANK PRIVATE WEALTH – NEIL MAYER – NEO MODISAKENG – NEVILLE GABRIEL – NEVILLE JEFTHA – NEVILLE MOUNTJOY – NHLANHLA NDABA – NKULULEKO NZMANDE – NOAH BERNSTEIN – NOLAN VAN ROOY – NOMA MOTSHOTSHI – NOMZAMO ZONDI – NONTOKOZO MADONSELA – NORMAN MEKGOE – NOXOLO HLONGWANE – NTOMBI KUNENE – ODETTE RAMSINGH – OLWETHU MLAWU – OUMA TEMA – OWEN MOKOENA – PATRICIA WATSON – PATRICK DE BREE – PEDRO RAMOS – PETER GEYER – PETROS ABRAHAM – PHUMI MASHIGO – PIERRE BUCKLEY – PIETER BASSON – REID WILLIAMS – RHINO AFRICA TOURS – RINALDO BOTHA – ROZ LEE – RUAN GOURTEY – RYAN VOLKYN – SAKKIE PRETORIUS – SAMUEL SHAPIRO – SANDRA SIANE – SANDY MOUNTJOY – SEBENZILE NKAMBULE – SELLO NZAMA – SHAKA SISULU – SHARI TURITZ – SHAUN BOOTH – SHAUN VILJOEN – SHEKESHE MOKGOSI – SHELDON PENTZ – SHEREEN JAMES – SIBUSISO MALUNGA – SIMO MVINJEWA – SINENHLANHLA LUTHULI – SIPHO MTHATHI – SIPHOKAZI NOMBANDE – SISANDA MSEKELE – SIVU YISIWE – SIYA NTSALUBA – SLOBODAN RANDJELOVIC – SOLOME LEMMA – SPENCER ECKSTEIN – STEFAN RIEKERT – STIAN LUDIK – STUART SCHEAR – SUE SOAL – SUPRIYA KALIDAS – SYLVESTER CHAUKE – TAKALANI MADZHADZHI – TEBOHO KLAAS – TERRENCE MECK – TERRENCE THONDHLANA – THABISO RATALANE – THAMI KOTLOLO – THAMI O'BRIAN – THAPELO SEKOMA – THATO LETLAPE – THEMBA KALI – THULILE MAHONGA – TOM MKHWANAZI – TRACY GARY – TUMELO KADIKA – TUMI MOHALE – TYRON POULTER – UKHAMBA GIVING PLATFORM – VIRGINIA MAGWAZA – VISTA KALIPA – VIVA LILES-WILKIN – VUYANE MHLOMI – WAYNE MEE – WELISWA RADEBE – WESLEY ADAMS – WINSTON BECKFORD – WYNAND ENGELBRECHT – XHANTI PAYI – YOLISWA MAKHASI – ZACK BOTHA – ZAI LOURENSE – ZAMO ZONDI – ZANDILE NZALO – ZANELE MABENA – ZETHU NKAMBULE – ZINGAPHI NGEWU – ZINI GODDEN – ZINTLE NWABISE – ZIYANDA MAJOZI T1087/2013G | 168-094NPO | PBO930056168 Miguel DE BRITO [Mozambique] | Nalumino LIKWASI [Zambia] | Isabella MATAMBANADZO [Zimbabwe] Alice MOGWE [Botswana] | Alan MSOSA [Malawi] | Xhanti PAYI [South Africa] | Paula SEBASTIAO [Angola] | Caine YOUNGMAN [Botswana] | Neville GABRIEL (CEO)