A request from on the ground in Africa ~ CookingFood.Org

Dear friends –

Earlier this year, at least 59 people were detained in Egypt, all because someone waved a rainbow flag at a concert. Many have been sentenced to 6 years in prison.

There's a community of brilliant young LGBT activists in Egypt and other African countries, like here in Nigeria. But working in countries with anti-gay laws can be exhausting. It's hard to access the tools and community so many other activists have in other parts of the world.

All Out is trying to change that. In 2017, they trained 75 young LGBT activists – including me! – from Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda.

With their help, we learned critical campaigning skills. I discovered newfound confidence and pride in this work.

We want to train up a new group of young LGBT activists in 2018, but there's no funding for this work to continue. So we're asking for your help.

With enough support from All Out members, we can build up the next generation of LGBT activists. Can you chip in just €1 before our deadline MIDNIGHT TOMORROW?

Thank you and have a Happy New Year!

– Ifeatu, Campaigns Manager

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Dear friends –

I've been told to my face that I should be murdered for being a lesbian. My name is Ifeatu and I'm a proud queer woman living in Nigeria, where being gay can cost you your life.

Earlier this year, I attended All Out's training for young LGBT activists in Nairobi, Kenya. I jumped right in, eager to learn all I could about campaigning for the rights of my community.

It was a life-changing experience. I learned critical skills, joined a community of activists, and found new confidence in myself. Just a few months later, I was hired by All Out to be a full-time campaigner.

Now I'm writing to you because I want other young LGBT activists in places like Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda to have the same opportunity that I had. I want others to have the skills, community, and confidence needed to challenge hatred and bigotry.

But there's NO funding for this work to continue. All Out hasn't received any help from foundations, corporations, or governments to keep training young activists like me.

So we're asking people like you, Luc, to chip in just €1 before December 31. With enough funds raised by the end of the year, we can run a new round of activist trainings in Africa in 2018.

All Out was able to train 75 young LGBT activists from Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya this year. As someone who took part, I know that 75 young people are now equipped with the skills needed to combat hate and change hearts and minds.

We learned crucial skills around digital security, creative campaigning, and fundraising. As internet access rapidly expands across African countries, we need these skills more than ever.

Our opponents are online, spreading vile homophobia and transphobia. They're infiltrating our online communities and hacking our phones. Some bigoted authorities go so far as to use the internet to stalk our every move.

But with All Out's help, activists like myself know how to protect ourselves online, keep up our defiant march against hate, and continue to fight for equality.

We can't rely on big donors to fund this life-changing work. But with your help, we CAN empower even more young African LGBT activists in 2018.

Planning needs to start immediately in the new year so please chip in by December 31 to help us prevent young LGBT activists from losing this precious opportunity!

This is a critical moment. A moment in which your solidarity could help change the lives of young LGBT activists like myself, hungry for justice and equality.

Thanks for going All Out,
Ifeatu Nnaobi
Campaigns Manager

P.S. In celebration of all the amazing accomplishments of All Out members and partners this year, we're sending a free Love Always Wins t-shirt to anyone who chips in €25 or more.