Dear Future Children: Screaming Out Today for Tomorrow’s Generations Film Review From Hong Kong to Chile to Uganda, three separate young women are fighting for a better tomorrow. The movie ‘Dear Future Children’ by young filmmakers is not only an inspiring documentary about young activism but also a call to action for those who are older – to remember their idealism in youth and to listen to the current younger generation wanting to be heard.
Queer women in Uganda: "Don't rush into coming out" Interview In East Africa, politics and the church propagate the idea that homosexuality is "un-African". In order to maintain their own power. However, queer life and love has always existed in Uganda. Homophobia, on the contrary, can be called a colonial import. We spoke with Ssenfuka Joanita Warry about queer activism in Uganda and why she takes every opportunity, she can to speak out and fight misconceptions about homosexuality. By Claudia Simons
No longer silent Through six testimonies of women abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), ‘No Longer Silent’ highlights their experience in returning to their communities and rebuilding their lives. Access to housing and land, as well as food security and the desire for their children to receive an education, are amongst their primary challenges and concerns. The documentary exposes the shortcomings of the current Peace, Recovery and Development Plan of the Ugandan Government which has to date not included women as beneficiaries in the reconstruction programmes.
A Global Gaze: The work of donor organizations for LGBTI-Rights in the Global South and East The current Global Gaze Report provides an overview on how international donor organizations promote and financially support LGBTI organizations and projects in the Global South and East.
"Gender against men" Analyzes armed conflicts in Africa. In 2009 the Documentation won the prize for "best Documentation" at the Kenya International Film Festival.
Struggle for equality: Sexual orientation, gender identity and human rights in Africa The conference sought to analyse the challenges faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities in Africa.
The LGBTI Movement and Social Media in Africa LGBTI people have increased their visibility through the formation of national and Pan-African organisations working at grassroots level in the struggle for decriminalization and sensitising their respective communities. The campaign for LGBTI rights in Africa needs to be framed within a global context of growing homophobia and transphobia.