Leadership Development Programme

An initiative to build the capacity of nascent LGBTI activists and organizations in Anglophone West Africa countries.

We do this by providing comprehensive training on programme design and implementation, fundraising, advocacy and leadership skills for a more sustainable and integrated movement across the sub-region.

The project also link LGBTI rights activists and organizations to organisational development opportunities, engagement at regional human rights forum, peer learning and fellowship programme.

We have carried out this programme in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Gambia.
Currently, we have four nascent LGBT activist fellows undergoing the leadership development programme.

Prior to now, the fellows have undergone a six-month internship placement with mainstream human rights organisations within the region and are now implementing a direct service pilot project to LGBTI communities at their country level.

Many of the beneficiaries of the programme have contributed to the development of their country’s shadow report on the human rights situation of sexual minorities.

Sensitization and skills empowerment

We facilitate and conduct workshops to sensitize key stakeholders such as law makers, human rights organizations and health care providers in expanding their knowledge on sexual orientation and gender identity issues.
Through our monthly community dialogue, we provide business enterprise development training, advice on education and life skills workshops to members of the community in Lagos.

With support from Heartland Alliance, we have conducted sexual diversity training workshop with the police, civil defence agency, journalists and the Lagos State office of the Citizens’ Complains Office.