Rainbow International supports Ugandan refugees in Nairobi
In February 2014 many Ugandan LGBT people (including members of YRF) fled to neighbouring Kenya and Kakuma Refugee Camp to escape persecution and mob attack following the signing of the 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act by President Museveni. However, almost all Ugandans arriving at the refugee camp were automatically assumed to be an LGBT person by other […]
Rainbow International co-sponsors bold IDAHOT/Pride event in Uganda
An inspiring and courageous IDAHOT/Pride event took place in Entebbe on the banks of Lake Victoria in Uganda to mark IDAHOT International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia 2015. The theme of the gathering was “Solidarity and Togetherness, Our Identity”. The event was organised by the grassroots Ugandan LGBTi organisation Youth on Rock Foundation, and co-sponsored […]
Rainbow international and Sexual Minorities Uganda co-sponsored a World AIDS Day event in Kampala Uganda
In December 2014, Rainbow international and Sexual Minorities Uganda co-sponsored a World AIDS Day event in Kampala Uganda. Amidst tight security, Youth on Rock group members and many other LGBT people from Kampala and surrounding districts came together for a day of education, counselling, and voluntary HIV testing on World AIDS Day 2014. The day […]
Out & Proud Diamond Group
Rainbow International awarded grant funding to the Out and Proud Diamond Group in 2014 and 2015. Out and Proud Diamond Group is an organisation of African gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights activists with chapters in London and Amsterdam. OUT AND PROUD DIAMOND GROUP was a shortlisted nominee for the Community Organisation Award for LGBT at the National […]