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Projects & Partners

Scope has been fortunate since we were established in 2017. We have established phenomenal partnerships and engaged in incredible projects that have been critical to our development as an organisation. We continue to foster new relationships to expand our partnership base so that we can be of service to those who need us most.

Projects

Northern Cape Needs-Based Reports

Through establishing relationships with existing community-based organizations, university groups, and queer organizers, Scope set out to engage with local actors to determine the needs and experiences of trans and gender non-conforming individuals in rural spaces in the Northern Cape of South Africa. Partnerships with GALA, D’Gayle, Powerful Voices for Women, and Sol Plaatjie University were essential to the success of this project.

#JusticeforQueerSA Vigil

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa saw a spate of hate crimes in 2021. Activists from various organisations in the LGBTQ sector came together to bring awareness to the issue through contributing to and participating in a series of events during international pride month. The #JusticeforQueerSA Vigil was a moment to acknowledge the lives lost and the challenges we face as queer people in South Africa despite having our rights enshrined in the South African constitution.

Complicating
Pan-Africanism for young leaders

Scope was invited to engage with a leadership academy invested in Africa's transformation by developing a powerful network of young leaders who will work together to address Africa’s greatest challenges, achieve extraordinary social impact, and accelerate the continent’s growth trajectory. In addition, scope partnered with GALA to challenge Pan-Africanism which is inconsiderate of multiple intersecting identities; such Pan-Africanism is in contention with the ideals envisioned by the ideological leaders.

Child Welfare - Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Disability

The aim of this training session was to increase the overall understanding and awareness of gender and sexual diversity issues as well as disability in varying communities and contexts that social workers and people who work in public service navigate on a daily basis. The facilitation of the training session also aimed to provide participants with the information, resources and ideas to effectively foster a more inclusive environment that challenges discrimination against gender and sexually diverse people and people with disabilities.

Participant Feedback

"Overall, it was a fantastic workshop with much synergy and understanding between participants and facilitators. I believe facilitation methodologies acted as a catalyst for participant engagement".

Scope's Partners

To empower, support and advocate for the rights of black lesbians by providing INFORMATION \| SAFE SPACE \| SUPPORT\| ADVOCACY	LGBT Community organisation providing support to LGBT individuals in the Vaal area.	This is a space where women and gender non-conforming people of all sexualities can come together and engage with each other and the world.
Since 1995, IAM has worked tirelessly toward the full recognition, celebration and participation of LGBTIQ+ people in faith communities. IAM’s approach works to open minds, hearts and doors for full acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people within faith institutions and communities.	Matimba does work with families, schools and all other avenues that may impact the lives of transgender and gender-variant young people and their development. They advocate for these individuals to access adequate and competent services for them to be happy and healthy.	LGBTI Community organisation providing support to LGBT individuals in the Taung area.
The Other Foundation is an African trust that advances equality and freedom in southern Africa with a particular focus on sexual orientation and gender identity. It gathers support to defend and advance the human rights and social inclusion of homosexual and bisexual women and men, as well as transgender and intersex people in southern Africa.	Gala is a centre for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) culture and education in South Africa. In recent years, Gala has also strengthened its commitment in areas such as education and movement-building.	Established in 2005, Gender DynamiX (GDX) is the first registered Africa-based public benefit organisation to focus solely on the transgender and broader gender diverse community. What started as a mere vision, slowly grew into a grassroots organisation.
Trans Wellness Project is an organisation that transforms lives by advancing health, wellness, and equality. They focus their efforts in rural areas; offering access to services such as health care, psychosocial support, edutainment and training of local health care professionals and the Trans persons. They work with allies in order to advance health care service knowledge through continuously monitoring services as to advance and improve standards of care.	The South African LGBT+ Management Forum (or "The Forum") is an umbrella organisation for professional lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) employee network groups seeking to create safe and equitable workplaces that enable professionals to contribute to their fullest potential. We are a registered non-profit organisation working in South Africa.	The Breaking Down Borders Africa Initiative in a pan African platform led by African youth for the benefit of African youth. The initiative is inspired by the vision of creating an inclusive platform for African youth to collectively WRITE THE FUTURE of the continent, while promoting skills development and transfer amongst young African.

Projects & Partners

Projects

Northern Cape Needs-Based Reports

#JusticeforQueerSA Vigil

Complicating Pan-Africanism for young leaders

Child Welfare - Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Disability

Scope's Partners

To empower, support and advocate for the rights of black lesbians by providing INFORMATION | SAFE SPACE | SUPPORT| ADVOCACY

LGBT Community organisation providing support to LGBT individuals in the Vaal area.

This is a space where women and gender non-conforming people of all sexualities can come together and engage with each other and the world.

Since 1995, IAM has worked tirelessly toward the full recognition, celebration and participation of LGBTIQ+ people in faith communities. IAM’s approach works to open minds, hearts and doors for full acceptance of LGBTIQ+ people within faith institutions and communities.

Matimba does work with families, schools and all other avenues that may impact the lives of transgender and gender-variant young people and their development. They advocate for these individuals to access adequate and competent services for them to be happy and healthy.

LGBTI Community organisation providing support to LGBT individuals in the Taung area.

Gala is a centre for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ) culture and education in South Africa. In recent years, Gala has also strengthened its commitment in areas such as education and movement-building.

Established in 2005, Gender DynamiX (GDX) is the first registered Africa-based public benefit organisation to focus solely on the transgender and broader gender diverse community. What started as a mere vision, slowly grew into a grassroots organisation.

Complicating
Pan-Africanism for young leaders