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New Board to take Iranti into the next decade

Attorney Tashwill Esterhuizen, who has more than a decade of experience in the LGBTI human rights sector, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Johannesburg-based media-advocacy organisation Iranti.  The new board comes on board as Iranti celebrates nine years of advocating for the rights of LGBTI+ persons on the African continent. While previous boards have supported the birthing of the organisation as well as building structures and systems…

[Short-term Consultancy] Art Director and Copywriter

Download a PDF copy of this vacancy below. Iranti is a Johannesburg-based regional non-profit organisation (NPO) that was founded in June 2012 to focus on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights. Our intention is to build local partnerships and movements to advocate for rights and recognition across Africa through the use of multi-media platforms, advocacy and…

[PRESS RELEASE] – Human Rights Organisations Urge the President to Sign Civil Union Amendment Bill into Law

Download a PDF of this statement here 25 August 2020 – Leading Human Rights organisations have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign off on the Civil Union Amendment Bill that affords same-sex or same-gender couples the right to be married by any state-employed marriage officer and magistrate they so choose. South Africa became the fifth…

[STATEMENT] How can Womxn be celebrated while we are still being murdered?

[STATEMENT]  How can Womxn be celebrated while we are still being murdered? 10 August 2020 – Womxn’s Month in 2020 is still not a cause for celebration given the high rates of violence, murder and abuse of womxn – especially that of Black, trans, lesbian and gender diverse persons.  But it is a month to…

[Vacancy] Deputy Director (Programmes)

Download a PDF copy of this vacancy here. Iranti is a Johannesburg-based regional non-profit organisation (NPO) that was founded in June 2012 to focus on lesbian, transgender and intersex rights. Our intention is to build local partnerships and movements to advocate for rights and recognition across Africa through the use of multi-media platforms, advocacy and…

[PRESS RELEASE] – SATF SURVEY INTO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON TRANS-LED ORGANISATIONS

Download a PDF of this statement here. Iranti, Gender DynamiX and TREAT, as members of SATF and in partnership with Frontline AIDS, have published a desktop survey into the experiences of Southern African trans-led advocacy groups during the 2020 COVID-19 viral pandemic, assessing challenges to programmes and advocacy work across the region. We thank the…