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Hope Trans initiative

Hope Trans Initiative (HTI) is a community-based organization (CBO) founded on 3 February 2022 in Mombasa County, Kenya. Established by intersex, trans, and gender non-conforming (ITGNC) individuals, HTI was born out of a critical gap: the near-total absence of affirming, safe, and accessible services for ITGNC persons in the rural and peri-urban communities of Kenya’s coastal region.
HTI operates at the intersection of healthcare access, human rights, psychosocial wellbeing, and community safety. The organization provides direct services – safe spaces, counseling, and referrals – while simultaneously pursuing systemic change through advocacy, awareness-building, and strategic partnerships with government bodies and civil society actors.

Community Safety & Safe Spaces

HTI’s safe spaces serve as the physical and psychological anchor for the ITGNC community. They provide a haven for persons fleeing violence, discrimination, or family rejection

Health Access & Gender-Affirming Care

ITGNC persons face compounding barriers to healthcare: stigma, misgendering, provider ignorance, and cost. HTI’s health strategy pursues both supply-side change (training providers) and demand-side support (preparing and accompanying ITGNC clients).

Advocacy & Policy Reform

HTI’s advocacy work operates at multiple levels: community awareness-raising, engagement with healthcare and legal institutions, and coalition-building for policy reform at county and national levels

Empowerment & Livelihoods

Economic marginalization is one of the primary drivers of vulnerability for ITGNC persons. Employment discrimination, family rejection, and limited education opportunities leave many ITGNC individuals without sustainable livelihoods

Community Safety & Safe Spaces

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our vision

A resilient and vibrant society committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion – irrespective of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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our Mission

To foster a sense of belonging and eliminate all forms of inequality through integrated programs emphasizing gender-affirming care, safe spaces, psychosocial support, advocacy, awareness-raising, and stakeholder engagement – promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion for holistic empowerment and social change

Strategic Positioning

Despite operating in a constrained legal environment, HTI holds a distinctive position as one of the very few ITGNC-led community organizations on Kenya’s coast. This community embeddedness, combined with an emerging national and international donor focus on SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics) rights, creates a meaningful window of opportunity for scale and impact.

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Executive Director

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Executive Director

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Executive Director

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Organizational Commitments

This Strategic Plan 2025–2028 represents HTI’s most ambitious and comprehensive roadmap to date. It reflects both the urgency of the crisis facing ITGNC persons in Kenya’s coastal region and the confidence of HTI’s community, leadership, and partners in the organization’s capacity to deliver meaningful, measurable change.
The four strategic pillars – Community Safety & Safe Spaces, Health Access & Affirming Care, Advocacy & Policy Reform, and Empowerment & Livelihoods – are not standalone silos. They are deeply interconnected: a person who is safe can seek healthcare; a person who has accessed healthcare can participate in advocacy; a person with economic agency can lead their community’s movement for dignity and rights.
HTI is committed to implementing this plan with the same values that define the organization: dignity, solidarity, integrity, transparency, accountability, and inclusivity. We commit to being honest about what works and what does not; to sharing our learning openly; to centering the most marginalized voices in all we do; and to measuring our success by the difference we make in real lives.