Last Hope Refugee Association (LHRA) is an organization that supports refugees, particularly Transgender individuals, in Uganda’s Nakivale Refugee Settlement.
Key themes: Community organizing, Community paralegals, Financial sustainability and fundraising, Gender-based violence, HIV/AIDS, Legal aid and public interest law, LGBTQI+ rights, Livelihoods, Policy advocacy, Protection and security, Refugee and migrant rights
About us
Last Hope Refugee Association (LHRA) is a non-profit organization that promotes and protects the human rights of Transgender refugees and asylum seekers and access to justice. It was established on May 20, 2020 in Uganda in a social context marked by violence, criminalization of homosexuality, discrimination and disregard for the human rights of LGBTQIA people in Uganda.
Our Objectives
1. Provide shelter, food, and medical care to Transgender refugees.
2. Offer psychosocial support, counseling, and trauma rehabilitation.
3. Advocate for refugees’ rights, dignity, and protection.
4. Foster community integration and social cohesion.
5. Support economic empowerment through education, skills training, and livelihood programs.
Refugees Trained Through Our Different Programs
Research Results
The New Humanitarian
‘Everything is prohibited’:
Uganda’s anti-gay law forces
community into hiding
RESEARCH ON LGBTQIA
Refugees and migrants
Focus:
Transgender refugees and asylum seekers, with an emphasis on vulnerable individuals, including those living with HIV/AIDS.
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