Last week, we made history. TYI-Uganda, in collaboration with @transforumug and @UKPC_UG hosted THE STATE OF TRANS SRHR IN UGANDA 2026, the first national conference in Uganda to address trans health across HIV, TB, malaria, and SRHR. 4–5 March | Kampala Trans and gender-diverse people from all four regions of Uganda came together to document health barriers, share what’s working, and build consensus on what we need from the health system. Our evidence. Our voices. Our asks. On Day 2, we presented our findings directly to UNAIDS, Ministry of Health program leads, TASO Uganda, HRAPF, and development partners. For the first time, trans and gender-diverse communities sat at the table with the program leaders and spoke with one voice. What we produced: • The first community-generated evidence base on trans health in Uganda • Regional findings from Central, Western, Eastern, and Northern Uganda • Priority recommendations to MoH across HIV, TB, malaria, and SRHR • A Community Position Paper (coming soon) There is no disaggregated data on trans health in Uganda. Not in HIV, not in TB, and not in malaria.That changes now. Thank you to our partners: @UKPC_UG @hrapf_uganda, Ark Wellness Hub, Ice Breakers Uganda, Alive Medical Services,UHAI-EASHRI, LINK Partners, and every trans and gender-diverse institution that showed up. And to every trans and gender-diverse person who shared their story, you are the reason this exists. This is not the end; it is the beginning. Follow-up is in progress. The Community Position Paper will be released within four weeks. Accountability reviews will occur at 1, 3, and 6 months. This work is implemented under the Gender Equality Fund, an initiative established by The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in partnership with GSK and ViiVHealthcare to support gender-transformative and community-led health responses. Nothing about us, without us. #TransHealthUganda #TransSRHR #95-95-95 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #GlobalFund #TransRightsAreHealthRights

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧? For us as sex workers, criminalisation can make an already difficult journey even harder. When sex work criminalisation intersects with abortion criminalisation, stigma and discrimination, seeking safe abortion care can come with fear, delays and greater risk. This International Safe Abortion Day, we are calling for a world where no sex worker has to navigate criminalisation to access the care they need. Safe abortion shouldn’t require a dangerous journey. @IPPFAR @ippf #InternationalSafeAbortionDay #SafeAbortionDay #sexworkerrights #SafeAbortion #SRHR #DecriminaliseSexWork #ASWA

Today, on 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲, we’re looking back at some of the conversations we’ve had during our VCAT sessions with @Ipas_AA and @amplifyfund Here are some reflections from sex workers who participated in these sessions and how these conversations shaped the way we think and talk about abortion. Today, we share some of their words. #InternationalSafeAbortionDay #SafeAbortionDay #VCAT #sexworkerrights #ASWA

The @GlobalFund Results Report 2026 is now live. Following a year of seismic change, the partnership demonstrated extraordinary resilience, adapting swiftly to protect people and sustain gains against HIV, TB and malaria. theglobalfund.org/en/results…

Through #HopeInMotion, TGD voices are driving conversations for stigma-free, inclusive and accessible HIV, TB & malaria care. Watch this, piped.video/GHFq6RWGSWc?si=Ldwh… and amplify the message, and join us in moving from barriers to change #HealthForAll #EndStigma #TYIUganda #GenderEqualityFund

We held an IEC dissemination meeting where stakeholders received updated information and materials on HIV, TB & Malaria. We still have materials available reach out if you need some! Supported by #TYI-Ug & #GEF

We trained GSD Champions from Tororo, Busia, Bugiri & Malaba on HIV, TB, Malaria & causes, symptoms, prevention & peer linkage to friendly facilities. Informed communities saves lives #GSDChampions #InclusiveHealthCare

Two recent reports. One urgent question for Uganda’s HIV response: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻? On 7 August 2026, New Vision reported findings indicating a disproportionately high burden of HIV and other STIs among sex workers across several Ugandan cities, with Mbarara recording the highest HIV prevalence among surveyed sex workers at 42%, alongside syphilis and HPV. On August 24, 2026, the Daily Monitor reported findings that Kampala is recording about 200 new HIV infections every week, and the study also highlighted significant infections among young people. Taken together, these findings should concern all of us. But they should do more than generate alarming headlines. They should prompt serious reflection on how HIV prevention is designed, financed, and delivered. At Trans Youth Initiative-Uganda (TYI-Uganda), our work with rural transgender women, transgender sex workers, and gender-diverse youth communities continually reminds us that HIV vulnerability cannot be reduced to individual behavior. We must ask harder questions. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲? 𝗜𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗘𝗣 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁? 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗘𝗣 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲? 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗧𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Criminalization, violence, poverty, stigma, and exclusion from health services continue to shape HIV vulnerability. We cannot ask communities to take responsibility for prevention while leaving these structural barriers intact. These findings therefore raise an important financing and implementation question for governments, donors, implementing partners, and community-led organizations: 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱? Uganda already has effective prevention and treatment tools: condoms and lubricants, PrEP, PEP, HIV testing and self-testing, and ART and viral suppression. There is currently no approved HIV vaccine, despite misinformation circulating online. What we need is sustained investment to ensure that these proven tools reach people, alongside comprehensive sexuality education, integrated STI services, and health systems that respect everyone's dignity and rights. This also means adequately financing community-led organizations that are already reaching populations that conventional health systems may struggle to reach. As HIV financing becomes increasingly constrained, these questions become even more important. Limited resources must not result in communities most vulnerable receiving less prevention. They should compel us to invest more strategically, more equitably, and according to the evidence. The data is giving us a clear signal. The question for Uganda’s HIV response is whether our policies, programs, and investments will follow the evidence. #HIVPrevention #EndAIDS2030 #KeyPopulations #CommunityLed #Uganda

A huge thank you to @IbuUganda  for supporting the TYI-Uganda Drop-In Center with essential medicines and basic health commodities. This support strengthens our capacity to continue providing accessible, confidential, affirming, and community-led SRHR and essential health services to the communities we serve. For many rural transgender and gender-diverse people, access to respectful and non-discriminatory healthcare remains a challenge. Community-led spaces such as our Drop-In Center therefore play an important role in ensuring people can access the health information, commodities, services, and referrals they need in an environment that respects their dignity and confidentiality. We deeply appreciate Ibu Ice Breakers Uganda for recognizing the importance of investing directly in community-led health responses. These essential medicines and commodities will help strengthen the services available through our DIC and support our continued efforts to bring healthcare closer to our communities. Are you in Mbarara or neighboring districts? Our Drop-In Center is here for you. Reach out to TYI-Uganda to access FREE SRHR services, essential health commodities, information, and referrals in a safe, respectful, and affirming environment. Partnerships that put resources directly into communities make a difference. #TYIUganda #SRHR #TransHealth #CommunityHealth #Mbarara #HealthForAll

The Developing Country NGO (DCNGO) Delegation to the @GlobalFund Board is seeking a Constituency Focal Point 🌍 Remote + international travel ⏰ Minimum 25 hrs/week 📅 Apply by 1 September 2026 📩 cfp@developingngo.org ToR: drive.google.com/file/d/1LZJ…

CELEBRATING OUR OWN: AGGIE DENNETT HARMON 2026 INTERNATIONAL PRIDE AWARD RECIPIENT Uganda National Trans Forum (UNTF) proudly celebrates our member @aggiedennett for receiving the 2026 International Pride Award Celebrating Diverse Lives, presented by UNDP and ILGA World during the WorldPride Human Rights Conference in Amsterdam. This global recognition celebrates Aggie’s courageous leadership and commitment to championing the protection, freedom and equality of trans, gender-diverse and intersex people. As a Ugandan trans pastor, advocate, and community leader, Aggie has consistently created spaces of healing, dignity, and belonging for LGBTIQ+ communities, particularly trans women who experience violence, displacement, stigma, and exclusion. Through community organizing, psychosocial and trauma-informed support, harm reduction, faith, storytelling, and advocacy, she continues to demonstrate what transformative, community-led leadership looks like. For us at UNTF, this recognition carries profound significance. When one of our members is recognized on the global stage, our entire movement is seen. It affirms the leadership, resilience, and contributions of transgender people in Uganda who continue organizing, caring for their communities, and advancing equality despite an increasingly challenging environment. Aggie, we celebrate you not only for receiving this prestigious award but also for the lives you continue to touch, the spaces you create for others to belong, and the courage with which you continue to lead. Your achievement reminds us that trans leadership from Uganda belongs on the global stage. Congratulations, Aggie Dennett Harmon! 🏳️‍⚧️👏🏾 May this recognition strengthen your work and inspire even more trans and gender-diverse leaders across Uganda, Africa, and beyond. All of us at the Uganda National Trans Forum are incredibly proud to celebrate this milestone with you. #InternationalPrideAwards #CelebratingDiverseLives #AggieDennettHarmon #UNTF #TransLeadership #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TransUganda #TransRights #LGBTIQ #Equality #HumanRights #CommunityLeadership #Uganda

🚨 It's here: the 3rd and final Call for Proposals for the #AUEUYouthActionLab is now open. Two Grants. One Goal: Youth-Led Change. ⏰Deadline: 23 September 2026, 13:00 CAT. Please confirm your local time. Learn more & Apply👉🏾aueuyouth.com/grants/ #AUEUYouthLab

Fear should never be a barrier to healthcare. #SafeAccess. #TrustedCare. Health for all. #HopeInMotion #InclusiveHealthcare #TYIUganda #GenderEqualityFund

No one should have to navigate healthcare alone. Stronger connections. Safer referrals. Better care. #HopeInMotion #InclusiveHealthcare #TYIUganda #GenderEqualityFund

More countries are rolling out Lenacapavir for HIV prevention and by the end of June, 50,000+ people were accessing it across 9 sub-Saharan African countries. That's still far too few, UNAIDS estimates that 20 million people need long-acting prevention. unaids.org/en/resources/docu…

What does an HIV prevention innovation have to do with TB? Quite a lot. Find this and other answers in our GC8 Innovations Brief FAQ 👇 Globalfundadvocatesnetwork.o…

#Botswana: Decriminalisation was a milestone, but trans people still face discrimination on gender identity . Botswana Trans Initiative explains why true equality requires legal gender recognition, protection and solidarity. Read more: web.civicus.org/Botswana-Tra… #CIVICUSLens

Call for Applications! We are recruiting 18 #HIVPreventionChampions from Kampala Metropolitan, Mbarara, & Hoima to empower AGYW with information, choice, & access to HIV prevention. For more details 👉 icwea.org/hiv-champions-appl… Cc: @Aidsfonds @apha_sa #HERChoice+ #EmpowHER

#Spotlight: During a facility feedback meeting in Fort Portal, @virikahospital shared how it addressed a key concern raised by RoC. Following the integration of health services, many clients felt uncomfortable collecting medicines at the dispensing window due to privacy concerns.

Secrets don't stay in one relationship. They travel to partners, to children, whether anyone says it out loud or not. The new episode of #CrossingtheLastMile unpacks the HIV conversation hiding inside #ThePolygamist 👉🏿piped.video/AKZtNioKjF0 #2gether4SRHR

Today is Zero HIV Stigma Day. People living with HIV deserve dignity and equal access to healthcare. Not when it's convenient. Not if they disclose. Not once they've proven themselves. Now. Stigma is still the biggest thing standing between people and testing, treatment, and care. It's why someone skips a clinic visit because they're afraid of who might see them there. It's why disclosure conversations go badly, or don't happen at all. Ending it starts with the basics: respectful language, real confidentiality, calling out myths when you hear them, and standing with people instead of judging them. At TYI-Uganda, this is the work of stigma-free, gender-affirming healthcare for rural trans and gender-diverse communities. Nobody should have to choose between getting care and staying safe. Zero stigma. Equal rights. Better health. #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #EndHIVStigma #UequalsU #HealthForAll #TransHealth #HumanRights #TYIUganda