SMUG/USA is a USA/IRS - 501c3 non-profit
corporation and it's purpose as a LGBTI+ Rights NGO is to support the
activities and programs of Sexual Minorities Uganda located in Kampala,
Uganda.
Support is in
the form of fundraising, grant writing & administration,
strategic
planning, networking, linkages and contracting with like USA organizations,
along with advising and coaching SMUG membership organization leadership.
l Minorities
Uganda (SMUG) is an umbrella non-governmental organization (NGO) based in
Kampala, Uganda, advocating for the protection and promotion of human rights of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Ugandans. SMUG was formed in March 2004
as a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (LGBTI) NGO network to
address the Human rights emerging issues based on sexual orientation and gender
identity or expression. Currently the network comprises eighteen (18) LGBTI
Civil Society Organizations (CSO).