MADRE

All Month Long: It’s not too late to join our Pride Month digital screening featuring the film “Rafiki”!

Film Synopsis: “Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives,” but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety.

Get your ticket today: https://kinema.com/events/MADRE-Speaks:-Stories-of-Pride-presents-%22Rafiki%22-6bp35f

Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act targets LGBTQIA+ communities and strips political representation, safety, and security, leaving many—especially trans people—exposed to trauma, violence, discrimination, and a lack of resources to keep them safe. In response, organizations like the Trans Alliance Anna Foundation (TAAF Uganda) are building sanctuary to address this urgent need.

TAAF Uganda, founded by Anna Morena, is a trans-led organization supporting, uplifting, and working to end gender-based violence against trans women across East Africa.

The organization connects trans communities across Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, addressing violence, exclusion, and criminalization. Their work prioritizes grassroots leadership, amplifies trans women's voices, and is grounded in the urgent need for safety, visibility, and collective action.

On June 2nd, MADRE, the Gender Persecution in Afghanistan Accountability Working Group, and 45 Afghan and international organizations issued a public letter to the European Commission calling for an immediate halt to deportations to Afghanistan and expressing deep concern about the growing normalization of engagement with the Taliban.