Key Populations Uganda

Key Population Uganda is a nonprofit support Organization for LGBTIQ And Male Refugees Sex worker people focused on the Sexual Health, advocacy, Safety and Security, Community mobilization and HIV/AIDs awareness and prevention for al LGBTIQ and Male Youths Sex workers Persons. Formed on 5th March 2017 first as a group led by LGBTIQ and Non conforming Persons, who are coming out as well as men and women who already out or having feelings or loneliness or isolation due to sexuality or sexual orientation. Our team is consistent, dynamic and dedicated to serve the LGBTIQ Youths – Sex workers communities despite the challenges and dangers. We also find pride in working with a number of partners from MSM CSOs. LGBTIQ Organizations, Mainstream/General Hospitals, volunteers and Individuals.. KPU is committed to serving the needs of minority groups in Uganda; the Organization provides life-changing programmes for LGBTIQ Youths at risk in varying circumstances. We undertake social and educational interventions/activities aimed at educating, sensitizing and empowering young KP persons about HIV/AIDS and other STIs. Through promotion of healthy lifestyles with emphasis on HIV/AIDS education we offer a youth friendly service through our partners that provides HIV/STIs counseling, testing, sexual reproductive health education and support. In the last one year we have undertaken Key population Projects with our partners, where we engage minority groups in awareness of dispelling myths and misconceptions relating to HIV/AIDS, supporting mechanisms which will allow for a sustained holistic enabling environment. Fighting unnecessary HIV/AIDS –LGBTI Stigma and discrimination tendencies, we also seek to scale up VCCT – Out reaches nearer to the LGBTIQ persons) provided counseling and HIV prevention among Young LGBTIQ persons. We do referrals in terms of medical assistance and legal assistance when the need arises , the LGBTIQ persons face a lot of discrimination in receiving services such as Health and legal , so it’s the work of Key Populations Uganda as an Organization to do refer any LGBTIQ person who is at risk of being treated unfairly in legal terms, or one whose rights are being suppressed .