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🚨 URGENT: Uganda's ONLY accessible LGBTQ safe shelter for persons with disabilities is at risk of closure.

For disabled LGBTQ persons in Uganda, the risks are extreme: family rejection, community violence, & displacement among others.

Every contribution matters. Please donate & share widely. 💜
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🚨 URGENT: Uganda's ONLY accessible LGBTQ safe shelter for persons with disabilities is at risk of closure.

For disabled LGBTQ persons in Uganda, the risks are extreme: family rejection, community violence, & displacement among others.

Every contribution matters. Please donate & share widely. 💜
January 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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We took time to pause and realign. Now we are back.
DEF remains committed to dignity, disability justice, queer lives, mental health, and refugee realities. Over the coming weeks, we will share stories, resources, advocacy, and reflections.
Thank you for staying with us.
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Happy Holidays to you and yours✨🎉

As we close for the season we want to thank you for your incredible support this year. We're taking a brief break to celebrate with loved ones and will return refreshed in 2026.

We wish you love, joy, and wonderful memories this season! 🎁
December 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Sixteen days, infinite future.

The campaign ends.
The work continues.
We carry the fire forward.
#FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV #16Days

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December 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Celebrating our very own Ruby Loretta today! 💚
Always kind, always brilliant, always chasing big dreams.
Happy birthday! 🎉
Black background with golden accents. A Photo of Ruby in a green pinstriped suit, white shirt and green tie popping out of a golden frame. Text reads happy birthday Ruby Loretta. May your special day be filled with laughter, love, and unforgettable moments. Here’s to another year of growth, happiness and chasing your dreams.
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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We do not fade.
We do not quiet.
We carry each other
and we keep going.
#FfenaKuKyoto #16Days

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December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Safety and dignity are not rewards — they are rights. 
Disability, trauma, gender diversity, or identity do not diminish anyone’s right to rest, protection, and respect. 
#FfenaKuKyoto #16Days

@smug2004.bsky.social
Warm ember graphic with gentle glow and text reading “You deserve safety, softness, and care. Always.” Calm aesthetic, DEF & SMUG logos and access icons. Warm ember graphic with gentle glow and text reading “You do not have to be strong to deserve protection. Rest is a right.” Calm aesthetic, DEF & SMUG logos and access icons.
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Policy sets the conditions for safety.
When disability inclusion and LGBTQ plus protections are missing in GBV policy, survivors are placed at risk.

We refuse systems that leave disabled and queer survivors outside.
#FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV #16days
Text card on warm ember background reading: “Safety must include disabled survivors. Policy is protection.” DEF & SMUG logos and accessibility icons at the bottom. Text card on warm ember background reading: “If services are not accessible, they are not safe. Change the system ” DEF & SMUG logos and accessibility icons at the bottom.
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities:
We lead.
We build.
We protect.

#FfenaKuKyoto #IDPD #16Days #UniteToEndGBV
A warm ember graphic reading “International Day of Persons with Disabilities: We lead. We create. We protect.” Accessible symbols, DEF and SMUG logo visible.
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Digital safety is a love language.
Turn off location. Blur faces. Check in quietly.
#FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV
#16Days
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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World AIDS Day.
We honor. We remember. We fight.
HIV justice is queer justice.
HIV justice is disability justice.

#FfenaKuKyoto #WorldAIDSDay
A warm ember graphic with soft white glow and text “On World AIDS Day, we remember, we honor, we protect, we love.” DEF and SMUG logo and accessibility icons beneath.
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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For every quiet helper, listener, interpreter, advocate, and protector — thank you.
Care is sacred work.
#FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV
Soft ember background with warm gold glow. Text reads “To those who hold us, thank you. Care is sacred labor.” Small flame symbol, DEF logo, accessibility icons.
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Care protects us.
Care saves lives.
Bonfire Care Toolkit coming soon.
Stay close to the fire.
#FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV #CareAsResistance #16days
Carousel of warm amber and gold slides introducing the Bonfire Care Toolkit. Text emphasizes care as community protection and accessibility as survival. DEF branding and accessibility icons visible. Carousel of warm amber and gold slides introducing the Bonfire Care Toolkit. Text emphasizes care as community protection and accessibility as survival. DEF branding and accessibility icons visible. Carousel of warm amber and gold slides introducing the Bonfire Care Toolkit. Text emphasizes care as community protection and accessibility as survival. DEF branding and accessibility icons visible. Carousel of warm amber and gold slides introducing the Bonfire Care Toolkit. Text emphasizes care as community protection and accessibility as survival. DEF branding and accessibility icons visible.
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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“I survived because someone stayed.”
We do not heal alone.
We gather, we hold each other, we rise.
#BonfireStories #FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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For disabled women who depend on technology to communicate and survive, tech-facilitated violence is
especially devastating.
Abusers know this. They use spyware, tracking, isolation, and control.

Technology should liberate, not entrap.

#TFGBV #DisabilityJustice #FfenaKuKyoto #16days
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Twelve percent access is not enough.
Survivors should not be locked out of safety.
Disabled and queer survivors deserve doors that open, not walls.
We gather to change what is possible.

#FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV #16Days
Text reading: Only 12 percent of GBV services in East Africa are accessible. We gather to change that.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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The fire is lit, and we gather.
Ffena Ku Kyoto means All of Us by the Bonfire, rooted in African care, solidarity, and survivor leadership.
We UNITE to end violence.
We hold each other.
We rise together.
#FfenaKuKyoto #UniteToEndGBV #16Days
Image of three women sitting by the bonfire. The one on the right is in a wheel chair wearing a grey shirt. The one in the middle is wearing a grey shirt with the rainbow and sitting on a log with the one on the left who is wearing a darker grey shirt.
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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We remember.
We resist.
Trans lives matter.
#TDOR #TransDayOfRemembrance
Text reading November 20, 2025, Transgender Day of Remembrance. In the lower left corner, graphics of four black women in a group hug. One is in a wheelchair and one is carrying the trans flag.
November 20, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Inclusive disaster preparedness saves lives.
Accessibility, representation, and SRHR are not optional.
Here are 5 policy actions to ensure no one is left behind.
#BuildingInclusiveClimateResilience #DisabilityJustice #SRHR #ClimateInclusion #DRF
An infographic titled “Inclusive Disaster Preparedness: Policy Recommendations – From Evidence to Action,” jointly branded with the Disability Rights Fund and Diverse Empowerment Foundation logos. The list includes five recommendations: Make evacuation centers accessible (ramps, adapted restrooms, mobility support). Ensure disaster communication in multiple formats (sign language, Braille, plain language, radio). Mandate representation of persons with disabilities and gender-diverse persons in disaster committees. Provide inclusive SRHR and mental health services in shelters. Enforce anti-discrimination protections in all disaster responses. At the bottom left, there is an illustration of a woman in a wheelchair pointing to the text. Below her, a quote reads: “The shelters are not safe, they lack privacy and accessibility, and some of us are left outside when disasters come.” — Participant, Baseline Study The infographic ends with the hashtag #BuildingInclusiveClimateResilience. The overall design uses soft cream and pastel tones with colorful star-like symbols for visual emphasis.
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Non-violence must include climate justice.
Disabled persons are at the frontline of climate disasters, yet too often left behind.
DEF’s Climate Baseline Study is our step toward futures of care & resilience.
#InternationalDayOfNonViolence #ClimateJustice #DisabilityJustice
October 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Safe abortion is health care, dignity, and a right. In times of crisis and disasters, access must not be erased.
Read our full post: diverseempowermentfoundation.org/safe-abortio...

#SafeAbortionDay #SRHRinCrises #PrideInEveryIdentity
“Safe Abortion Day banner. Health worker with three people, including one in a wheelchair. Text: SRHR in Disaster Contexts. Inclusion Matters.”
September 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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“When info is only in print or only on radio, persons with disabilities are excluded from life-saving warnings.” — DEF Baseline Study.

Full blog diverseempowermentfoundation.org/unveiling-ou...

Access to info = access to safety.
#InclusiveClimateResilience #LeaveNoOneBehind
Quote card from the Diverse Empowerment Foundation and Disability Rights Fund. Title reads: ‘Communication Barriers in Disasters.’ The quote says: ‘No, it is not accessible because most of it is in print and English, making it difficult for blind persons to read. The other information is sent out on radio stations, and the deaf are unable to hear that.’ — Participant, Baseline Study.”
September 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Faith can be a source of strength, hope, and restoration for survivors of GBV.

Through the #WOFA campaign, we amplify survivor-centered voices and reclaim faith as a force for justice and healing. 💜

Read more: diverseempowermentfoundation.org/reclaiming-f...
Poster for the Women of Faith in Action (W-O-F-A) campaign. The background shows a woman kneeling in prayer beneath tall trees, with light breaking through. The text reads: “For many survivors of GBV, faith becomes an anchor in the storm. It provides Strength, Hope, Community & restoration. At Women of Faith in Action, we believe faith is not just spiritual—it is also practical. Together, through prayer, compassion, and action, we can help survivors find courage and reclaim their voices.” The logos of partner organizations appear at the bottom, including Diverse Empowerment Foundation, Parity, and others.
September 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Today is the International Day of Sign Languages. Sign languages are not alternatives—they are languages of identity, culture, and resistance. Inclusion begins with accessibility. Let us learn, unlearn, and relearn together. #IDSL2025 #InclusionForAll
Graphic for International Day of Sign Languages with the Diverse Empowerment Foundation logo. The text reads: “September 23 • International Day of Sign Languages • Hands Speak, Hearts Listen.” Below, a purple banner says “A global celebration of connection and inclusion!” The word “Listen” is highlighted in purple.
September 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Today, we begin the next chapter of our Pride in Every Identity Campaign.
Disability Pride is visibility, strength, and kindness. Every voice matters.
🌐 Read more: diverseempowermentfoundation.org/pride-in-eve...
#PrideInEveryIdentity
Graphic with a beige background decorated with colorful icons, including a trans pride flag, a rainbow-striped heart, a rainbow megaphone, and a patterned flag. Quote text reads: “To me, Disability Pride is seeing, celebrating and standing together, also loudly embracing those with disabilities that are invisible, and those who are invisibilized. We are not the burdens, personality flaws or any of the dehumanizing labels placed on us. We are worthy, talented and beautiful, masterpieces of our own making who are lived embodiments of courage, spirit and empathy making the world a kinder place.” Quote attributed to Me Me Zin Oo, Queer, Disabled Intersectional Activist. At the bottom are the logos of Diverse Empowerment Foundation and Women Enabled International with the text “With the support of.” Alt text: Graphic with a beige background decorated with colorful icons, including a patterned flag, a trans pride flag, a rainbow-striped heart, and a rainbow megaphone. Quote text reads: “Disability Pride signifies the undeniable existence of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). I call upon all civic spaces to champion genuine inclusion, integrating PWDs into every feature of community engagement and decision-making.” Quote attributed to Samantha Jordans. At the bottom are the logos of Diverse Empowerment Foundation and Women Enabled International with the text “With the support of.” Alt text: Graphic with a beige background decorated with colorful icons, including a patterned flag, a rainbow-striped heart, a rainbow megaphone, and a trans pride flag. Quote text reads: “Let Disability Pride remind us all that we are uniquely created and that there's strength in uplifting each other, being kind, and designing programs that are inclusive and mindful of our diversity.” Quote attributed to Anonymous. At the bottom are the logos of Diverse Empowerment Foundation and Women Enabled International with the text “With the support of.”
September 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM