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Support Groups in Africa

The following is a list of support groups in Africa. For support groups outside of Africa, see Support groups.

Disclaimer: Listings are for information purposes only and do not constitute recommendations by T-Vox. All websites listed here are outside of our control; T-Vox is not responsible for their content.

Botswana

Rainbow Identity Association (RIA)
Website: http://www.mask.org.za/botswana-trans-community-makes-strides/
Officially opened in May 2010 by Skipper Mogapi, RIA is a non profit association of Trans men and women, queer, gender questioning, transsexual and gender non-conforming people in Botswana.
Rainbow Identity Association
P.O. Box 502328
Gaborone, Botswana
Tel: +267 72595878

Kenya

Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya (GALCK)
Liverpool, VCT, Care and Treatment
PO Box 19835–00202
KNH, Nairobi
KENYA
Telephone: +254-20-2426060
Mobile phone: 0714-492228/0736345328
Website: http://galck.org/

Transgender Education and Advocacy
PO Box 13005-00100
GPO, Nairobi
KENYA
Telephone (from website below): +254 752165113
Other: +254-75-2426060 or +254-77-14492228 or +254-73-6345328 E-mail: transgender@transgenderkenya.org
Website: http://transgenderkenya.com/

Nigeria

Transformation Second Self
Jane Enuneku
KM 4 Idiroko Road
PO Box 1006, OTA
OGUN State
Nigeria
Support group. Not affiliated with the Society for the Second Self (Tri-Ess).

South Africa

The Phoenix Society Helpline
Box 1332
Springs 1560
Republic Of South Africa
Support group.

Satru
c/o PO Box 87283 Houghton 2041
Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa
Support group.

Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA)
Tebogo Nkoana (Director, TIA)
771 Block K, Soshanguve 0152
Pretoria, South Africa
Tel: 073 432 4499
Email: transgender.intersex101@gmail.com
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Transgender-and-intersex-Africa/195694323776480

Uganda

GEHO (Gender Equality and Health Organisation)
Website: http://geho-uganda.org/

Support Initiative for People with Atypical Sex Development (SIPD)
Website: http://sipd.webs.com/