EATHAN - East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network

What EATHAN - East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network does

EATHAN - East Africa Trans Health and Advocacy Network is a non-profit network organization founded in 2017 and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It serves as the only regional network specifically focused on the health, rights, and advocacy of Intersex, Trans, and Gender Non-Conforming (ITGNC) individuals and organizations in East Africa, coordinating 32 member activist representatives and organizations across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda under a five-person Board with country-level representation.

The organization's service portfolio is built around four programmatic pillars: Advocacy, Research, Capacity Enhancement, and Movement Building. Core offerings include the online Resource Hub (resourcehub.eathan.org) for community-informed knowledge dissemination, regional research outputs (including first-of-kind health & HIV baseline assessments, legal & social environment assessments, and ITGNC organizing mappings), sub-granting and emergency response support to member organizations (up to USD 1,000 per grant), publications such as the Impact of Funding Cuts report, and convening of webinars and regional forums. The Secretariat staff consists of six people led by Executive Director Barbra Wangare Muruga.

EATHAN's revenue model is grant-based and non-commercial: the organization is funded through donations, grants from international institutional donors supporting LGBTQIA+ rights and HIV programming (notably Frontline AIDS, UNAIDS, GATE, ILGA, APTN, TGEU, and Pan African ILGA), and sub-grants passed through to member organizations. It does not sell products or services commercially, and pricing is not applicable. Distribution of services and resources occurs through the member organization network across five East African countries, supplemented by an online Resource Hub accessible to advocates, practitioners, and institutions globally.

Name

EATHAN - East Africa Trans Health & Advocacy Network

Legal name

East Africa Trans Health and Advocacy Network

Website

https://eathan.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EATHAN is a non-profit regional network coordinating 32 ITGNC (Intersex, Trans, Gender Non-Conforming) member organizations across five East African countries (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda) through advocacy, research, capacity enhancement, and movement-building programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LGBTQ+ Advocacy and Health Network Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• LGBTQ+ advocacy services
• Trans health advocacy
• Community health research
• Capacity building training
• Human rights documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: EATHAN operates as a non-profit organization funded through donations and grants from international organizations supporting LGBTQIA+ rights and health advocacy. The organization accepts donations through its website and conducts fundraising campaigns.
2. Sub-granting from Partners: EATHAN receives funding from organizations like Frontline AIDS to provide emergency response support and sub-grants to member organizations in East Africa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EATHAN is a non-profit network organization that equips and enables East African trans* and gender diverse individuals and institutions to organize and advocate for health improvement, gender recognition, and human rights protection. Its core offerings span four pillars — Advocacy, Research, Capacity Enhancement, and Movement Building — delivered through 32 member organizations across Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, and supported by an online Resource Hub and publications library.

Product overview

EATHAN is a network organization offering a unified platform of advocacy, research, and capacity-building services for trans and gender diverse communities in East Africa. The core offering includes the Resource Hub (an online knowledge library), Research Services, Advocacy Programs, Capacity Enhancement, Movement Building, and Publications. These services work together to equip and enable East African trans*diverse individuals and institutions to organize and advocate for health, gender recognition, and human rights protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Hub

Quantifiable outcome

• Conducted first health & HIV baseline assessment for East African ITGNC communities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Asia Pacific Transgender Network (APTN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional transgender network collaborating on shared advocacy goals and knowledge sharing for transgender communities across Asia-Pacific and East Africa.
• Pan African ILGAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinental organization working on LGBTQIA+ rights across Africa, partnering with EATHAN on regional advocacy and policy initiatives.
• Transgender Council of East Network (TCEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network focused on transgender advocacy in East Africa, working in coordination with EATHAN on shared regional priorities.
• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint United Nations programme on HIV/AIDS partnering with EATHAN on health advocacy and HIV programming for ITGNC communities in East Africa.
• Global Alliance for Trans Equality (GATE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization focused on trans equality, collaborating with EATHAN on advocacy, research, and policy development.
• ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld federation of national and regional LGBTQIA+ organizations. EATHAN participates in the IDAHOBIT Advisory Group coordinated by ILGA World.
• Transgender Europe (TGEU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean-based organization working on transgender rights, collaborating on advocacy and knowledge sharing with EATHAN.
• 2gether for SRHRminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights, collaborating on health advocacy initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eastafricatrans
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfN5q9Q_uc2hUKIahh33g2w
• Facebookfacebook.com/eastafricatrans
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eastafricatrans
• Instagraminstagram.com/eastafricatrans

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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