WE SEEK A CONSULTANT TO PRODUCE CREATIVE IEC MATERIALS Iranti is looking for a Consultant to produce creative and accessible IEC materials for our Margins to Mainstream project, a four-year policy protection project for transgender and intersex (T&I) people aimed at: Influencing policy by strengthening relationships and building collaborative engagement between T&I communities, Civil Society, and Government in South…
CALLING AFRICAN TRANS* ACTIVISTS
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP: AUGUST 2022 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 June 2022 ENGLISH The International Trans Fund (ITF) with support of the European Union is honored to announce its capacity-building workshop for African trans* activists. The workshop aims to provide capacity-building support to Trans and gender-diverse persons from around the African continent in order to give them…
Building Regional LGBTIQ Rights with the NANHRI
Earlier this year, Iranti accepted the invitation of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI) to a SOGIE inception workshop centred on Resolution 275 and the lived realities of queer people in Africa. The workshop was held in Cote d’Ivoire from 9 to 11 May 2022. This was the first workshop in a…
Nurturing Community Wellness on IDAHOBIT
Iranti celebrated International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) with two events over the week, including a wellness day and a regional webinar. To commemorate IDAHOBIT, the Iranti Programmes team, in collaboration with Communications and Media team , organised a day of wellness and self-care for queer activists from the community-based organisations that we…
Iranti & Gender Dynamix win the bid to bring IGLA to Cape Town in 2024
As we commemorate International Day Against Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia, Iranti and Gender Dynamix (GDX) are heartened to receive Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr. Ronald Lamola’s support and endorsement of our successful bid to host the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) World Conference to be held in Cape Town…
Crystal Hendricks appointed as Chair of Intersex Steering Committee of IGLA World
Iranti celebrates the appointment of Crystal Hendricks as the Chair of Intersex Steering Committee of ILGA World. Crystal is a passionate Intersex human rights defender, born and raised in Cape Town. She is the Intersex Rights Programme Officer for Iranti and is involved in various intersex-related activities in South Africa and the Region. She also…
WE ARE HIRING: MEDIA OFFICER
Iranti is looking for a Media Officer to join our dynamic Media and Communications Unit! WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a skilled, well-rounded media professional with at least two years’ experience in the creative use of different media technologies and platforms to tell a story and engage audiences and various…
PRESS RELEASE: Iranti and Gender Dynamix bid for Cape Town to host the biggest LGBTIQ conference in the world
06 MAY 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gender Dynamix (GDX) and Iranti are excited to announce that we have partnered in a bid to bring the largest global gathering of LGBTIQ changemakers back to the African continent for the first time in 23 years. . Today a joint team from Iranti and Gender Dynamix will present South…
#KZNFLOODS: CIVIL SOCIETY EMERGENCY RELIEF DRIVE
PRESS STATEMENT 14 APRIL 2022 KwaZulu-Natal has been ravaged by heavy rains and flooding over the past few days. The floods have been declared a provincial disaster by the National Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA). Over 300 lives have been lost to date and many more people have been displaced. As with…
PRESS RELEASE: Iranti bids farewell to founding Executive Director and welcomes Acting Co-Executive Directors
PRESS RELEASE 14 APRIL 2022 In October 2021 Iranti announced that its founding Director, Jabu Pereira would step down and exit the organisation. Today we announce the appointment of Nolwazi Tusini, Iranti’s Communications and Media Manager, and Jade Jacobs, Iranti’s Knowledge and Research Manager, as Iranti’s interim Co-Executive Directors. Tusini and Jacobs, both fierce feminists…