Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
LGBTIQ movements are growing in courage, voice, and vision. Yet legal, social, and institutional barriers continue to silence, punish, and exclude. The Marang Fund was born out of the need to shift this — to resource hope, resistance, and change. The Marang Fund (Marang means “rays of light” in Setswana) is a new EU funded initiative to strengthen LGBTIQ organisations and their work in Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Namibia, with advocacy initiatives stretching across Southern Africa.
We believe in the power of local organisations, lived experiences, and intersectional feminist organising to transform our societies.
This Fund is a collaboration between Gender Links (GL) and the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA), funded by the European Union.
Key facts
Southern African countries
Grantee partners
Funds to be disbursed
Why now?
In each of our countries, there are windows of opportunity. From constitutional reforms to the growth of networks of activists and allies, this is a critical moment to push for change. But LGBTIQ organisations remain underfunded, underprotected, and often under siege.
The Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund is a response to that gap — and a commitment to resourcing the frontline leaders of our movements.
Be seen. Be supported. Be powerful.
Why this work is important
Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund offers up to 20 small grants of approximately €50,000 each to LGBTIQ organisations across the five focus countries, which funds and supports:
- Safe spaces for LGBTIQ persons to access legal, social, and psychosocial support
- Advocacy and strategic litigation on decriminalisation, non-discrimination, and SRHR inclusion
- Movement building, capacity strengthening, and regional collaboration
- Storytelling and visibility, including the collection of first-hand “I” Stories and media work
This grant supports bold advocacy and provides technical support in areas such as governance, fundraising, communications, and legal strategy. We believe in the power of local organizations, lived experiences, and intersectional feminist organising to transform our societies.
What's new?
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