Talks and trainings

Learning rooted inrights and protection

We work with students and partners to deepen understanding of LGBTQ+ issues and refugee rights, helping participants build better conversations around equality, justice, and non-discrimination.

Training archive

Learning spaces that connect legal education with lived realities.

Our talks and trainings help students and community audiences understand LGBTQ+ rights, refugee protection, civic participation, and the legal and social conditions affecting queer lives in Kenya.

Training session with first-year law students on LGBTQ+ refugee rights
Student training

Protection of LGBTQ+ Refugees With First-Year Law Students

An introductory training designed to help first-year students engage LGBTQ+ issues and refugee protections with stronger legal grounding and community awareness.

Mount Kenya University students during a refugee rights training
Partnership trainingJune 24-25, 2024

Talks With First- and Third-Year Law Students

Held on June 24 and 25, 2024 with Nature Network, Refugee Coalition of East Africa, and Joyful Hope Resource Platform Centre, this training focused on refugee rights, protection gaps, and the realities faced in Kakuma Camp.

Third-year law students during an LGBTQ+ refugee rights session
Student trainingMarch 18, 2024

Protection of LGBTQ+ Refugees With Third-Year Law Students

A deeper legal conversation held on March 18, 2024 with refugee-led partners, designed to equip students to discuss LGBTQ+ refugee justice with greater rigor and care.

Law students attending LGBTQ+ refugee talks
Legal dialogueOctober 23-24, 2023

LGBTQ+ Refugee Talks

Across two days in October 2023, students heard directly from advocates and refugees on orientation, gender identity, the Kenyan legal framework, hate crimes, and the everyday experience of displacement.

Law students in a training on LGBTQ+ refugee protections
Partnership trainingNovember 7, 2022

Protection of LGBTQ+ Refugees With Law Students

In partnership with NGLHRC and Defenders Coalition, this November 7, 2022 session introduced students to the legal, social, and humanitarian realities shaping LGBTQ+ refugee protection.

Siasa Ya ID community engagement in Nakuru
Civic engagementNakuru

Siasa Ya ID in Nakuru

We participated in the Siasa Ya ID initiative in Nakuru, encouraging young people to register for national IDs as a key step toward civic participation and voting. The engagement supported youth empowerment and reinforced the importance of access, representation, and inclusion in democratic processes.

Humanitarian programming convening on protection and inclusion
ForumFebruary 13, 2026 | 9:00am-1:00pm EAT

Protection and Inclusion in Humanitarian Programming

We were an implementing partner in the convening on Protection and Inclusion of LGBTQIA+ Persons in Humanitarian Programming in Kenya, leading discussion on legal, sexual and reproductive health, and digital safety.

Queer refugee rights advocacy forum
Advocacy forumPublic engagement

Queer Refugee Rights Advocacy

In partnership with MKU Parklands Law Campus and refugee organizations, we facilitated a public engagement forum connecting legal education with the lived realities of queer refugees and broader calls for inclusive practice.

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