onandrah1

joined 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Hey comrades, just a gentle update We're still holding on here in the camp, but things are getting harder again.

I wanted to reshare in case anyone missed my earlier post and to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Because of a previous donation, we were able to buy food and essentials, and it truly helped us get through some tough days.

We’re still trying to raise enough to relocate to a safer place. Every kind word, donation, or share gives us strength. Thank you for seeing us.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Thank you for sharing this update. That must be a lot to process, and I really admire your openness.

Getting closer to a clearer diagnosis even if it brings mixed feelings can be such an important step toward better understanding yourself and getting the support you need.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I hear you, and I’m really sorry you’re going through that. You’re not alone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hey again friends. Thank you for holding space for one another .. it's powerful just to be here with all of you.

I’m still in Gorom Camp with my trans sisters and things remain incredibly tough. We’re struggling to find safety and food, and I’m doing my best to keep my head above water while living with HIV and limited care.

If anyone has any ideas or knows of mutual aid resources I can reach out to or even just some kind words... it would mean so much. Sending strength to every disabled and neurodivergent soul out here trying to survive another week...💜

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wow, I actually remember when you first mentioned the surgery..so reading this really made me smile. You’ve been through so much, and I love how you still manage to keep such a good spirit. That “freak of nature” line got me but honestly, it suits you. Keep surprising those doctors! I’m proud of you, and I hope you’re able to sit comfortably soon. You deserve all the healing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Thank you so much for your kind words and support. It really means a lot to be seen, especially in such hard times. I’m doing my best to survive here in the camp as a trans refugee with limited access to healthcare. If you know of any groups or people who support cases like mine, I’d be deeply grateful to connect. Thank you again for being here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Thank you for your kind and supportive words. Being a trans refugee is very hard....every day is a struggle for safety and basic needs. Your solidarity means the world to me and gives me strength to keep going.

Stay safe, and thank you for standing with me meanwhile how is it going??...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Hi everyone, I'm Onandrah

I'm a proud trans woman and disabled refugee currently living in a settlement camp in . I fled Uganda after the passing of the anti-gay bill..it became too dangerous for someone like me to live freely and safely. Now, I'm doing my best to survive and hold on to hope even in very difficult conditions.

I also live with HIV, which adds another layer to my daily struggles especially with limited access to healthcare and support. Being in a space like this, where we can speak openly and support one another, means a lot.

Sometimes life feels like too much, but I'm still here. And if you’re still here too, I want you to know you’re not alone. I see you. I’m rooting for all of us.

Sending love and strength from Gorom Camp in South Sudan. Onandrah

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

https://gofund.me/23fca5f6

I've started a fundraiser to help navigate these hardships. If you're able to contribute or share my story within your network, it would mean the world to me.

 

Hi friends and kind souls ... I’m reaching out once more with love and urgency. Thank you so much to those who have already donated, shared, or held space for me and my sisters. Your support has carried us through more than you know. So far, we’ve been able to raise $255, which gives us a bit of hope to hold onto.

But the truth is… we’re still $945 away from what we need to stay safe these next 2 months. That money isn’t for extras .. it’s for survival.

After being displaced from Gorom camp, hundreds of queer refugees, including us, were dumped in Juba with zero support. UNHCR told us to “blend in” but that doesn’t work when you’re visibly trans in a place where your identity puts a target on your back.

Here’s why we’re asking for $1,200:

Rent – $600 for two months of shelter for 4 trans sisters

Food + Water – $300 to keep us fed and hydrated

Hygiene – $150 for soap, pads, toothpaste & communal care

Emergency transport – $100 in case we’re in danger or need to access care

Data/Airtime – $50 to stay online & ask for help when needed

This is mutual aid, not charity. It’s community looking out for each other when systems fail us. We’re doing all we can, but donations have slowed down. If you’ve been meaning to help or reshare, this is the moment. Please check the comments for the donation link and help however you can even a share makes a huge difference.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Happy tranniversary, and thank you for sharing so honestly. Reading your words hit me deeply ... I’m also trans, but living as a refugee in a camp right now, and every day is a battle to survive and stay hopeful. Access to food, healthcare, and safety is a constant struggle, but what keeps me going is knowing I’m not alone. Posts like yours remind me that trans joy and community still exist, even in pain. I dream of one day celebrating my own tranniversary in a safer place. Wishing you healing, and thank you again for being real. 🏳️‍⚧️💙💪🏿

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

https://gofund.me/23fca5f6 Here’s my fundraiser link if anyone is able to help or signal boost. Every bit means a lot right now. Thank you, comrades. ❤️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

https://gofund.me/23fca5f6 Here’s my fundraiser link if anyone is able to help or signal boost. Every bit means a lot right now. Thank you, comrades. ❤️

 

Hey mutuals, Thank you to everyone who’s donated, shared, or simply held space for us. Your care means the world. So far, we’ve raised $205 and that reminder of solidarity is helping us hold on.

We still need $995 to reach our goal. These funds are urgent and necessary.

Over 300 queer refugees were recently displaced from Gorom camp to Juba with no support. As a small group of openly trans women, “blending in” is not safe for us we’re visible, targeted, and vulnerable to violence.

We’re raising money to cover:

Two months of rent for a small apartment

Food, water, and hygiene supplies

Emergency transportation if our safety is threatened

This is mutual aid, not charity. We are fighting to survive and calling in our global queer and trans community to help us through. If you’re able to donate or boost, the info is in the comments.

Your solidarity is saving lives. With love and resistance, Onandrah 🏳️‍⚧️💙🙏🏿

 

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5090088

Hi comrades, Thank you to everyone who’s shown love or support. So far we’ve raised $205, and we’re so deeply grateful. It’s a reminder that we’re not alone.

But we still need $995 to reach our goal. Without it, we can’t secure a small apartment in Juba for myself and a few of my trans sisters while we await resettlement.

We were told by UNHCR to “blend in,” but that’s not something trans women like us can safely do. We’ve already faced violence and discrimination, and we’re scared of what could happen next.

This money covers two month of rent, food, water, hygiene items, and emergency transportation. We are doing all we can to survive...but we need help from our global community too.

If you’re able to support or share, I’ve left the details in the comments again. Every bit brings us closer to safety and peace. Thank you for reading.

In solidarity and love, Onandrah 🏳️‍⚧️💙🙏🏿..

 

Hi comrades, Thank you to everyone who’s shown love or support. So far we’ve raised $205, and we’re so deeply grateful. It’s a reminder that we’re not alone.

But we still need $995 to reach our goal. Without it, we can’t secure a small apartment in Juba for myself and a few of my trans sisters while we await resettlement.

We were told by UNHCR to “blend in,” but that’s not something trans women like us can safely do. We’ve already faced violence and discrimination, and we’re scared of what could happen next.

This money covers two month of rent, food, water, hygiene items, and emergency transportation. We are doing all we can to survive...but we need help from our global community too.

If you’re able to support or share, I’ve left the details in the comments again. Every bit brings us closer to safety and peace. Thank you for reading.

In solidarity and love, Onandrah 🏳️‍⚧️💙🙏🏿..

 

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081694

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081692

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081691

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081688

We’ve just been told we can’t remain in the camp anymore. The host community no longer wants us there, and now over 300 LGBTQ+ refugees from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, and Ethiopia ...have been moved to Juba while we wait for our resettlement interviews.

UNHCR says they’ve run out of funds and cannot support us. Part of this crisis is due to deep funding cuts to humanitarian programs during the Trump administration cuts that are still impacting vulnerable communities like ours today.

They’ve told us there’s no shelter available, and finding a safe house big enough for all of us could put us at even greater risk. So we’ve been told to "blend in" ...but for openly queer and trans refugees that’s a dangerous and impossible ask.

I’m trying to raise enough to rent a small, safe apartment in Juba for myself and a few of my sisters. A place to breathe, rest, and survive while the process moves forward.

🏠 Our goal is $1,200 to cover:

Rent for 1 month

Basic food and water

Hygiene supplies

Emergency transportation or medicine

If you can give..even $5 or $10 it brings us closer to safety and hope. If not, a share can still save lives.

If anyone feels moved to help or wants to know how to support, you can DM me or check the link in my bio.

We are trans women. We are refugees. We are human. Please help us survive this chapter. 💔

 

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081692

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081691

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081688

We’ve just been told we can’t remain in the camp anymore. The host community no longer wants us there, and now over 300 LGBTQ+ refugees from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, and Ethiopia ...have been moved to Juba while we wait for our resettlement interviews.

UNHCR says they’ve run out of funds and cannot support us. Part of this crisis is due to deep funding cuts to humanitarian programs during the Trump administration cuts that are still impacting vulnerable communities like ours today.

They’ve told us there’s no shelter available, and finding a safe house big enough for all of us could put us at even greater risk. So we’ve been told to "blend in" ...but for openly queer and trans refugees that’s a dangerous and impossible ask.

I’m trying to raise enough to rent a small, safe apartment in Juba for myself and a few of my sisters. A place to breathe, rest, and survive while the process moves forward.

🏠 Our goal is $1,200 to cover:

Rent for 1 month

Basic food and water

Hygiene supplies

Emergency transportation or medicine

If you can give..even $5 or $10 it brings us closer to safety and hope. If not, a share can still save lives.

If anyone feels moved to help or wants to know how to support, you can DM me or check the link in my bio.

We are trans women. We are refugees. We are human. Please help us survive this chapter. 💔

 

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081691

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081688

We’ve just been told we can’t remain in the camp anymore. The host community no longer wants us there, and now over 300 LGBTQ+ refugees from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, and Ethiopia ...have been moved to Juba while we wait for our resettlement interviews.

UNHCR says they’ve run out of funds and cannot support us. Part of this crisis is due to deep funding cuts to humanitarian programs during the Trump administration cuts that are still impacting vulnerable communities like ours today.

They’ve told us there’s no shelter available, and finding a safe house big enough for all of us could put us at even greater risk. So we’ve been told to "blend in" ...but for openly queer and trans refugees that’s a dangerous and impossible ask.

I’m trying to raise enough to rent a small, safe apartment in Juba for myself and a few of my sisters. A place to breathe, rest, and survive while the process moves forward.

🏠 Our goal is $1,200 to cover:

Rent for 1 month

Basic food and water

Hygiene supplies

Emergency transportation or medicine

If you can give..even $5 or $10 it brings us closer to safety and hope. If not, a share can still save lives.

If anyone feels moved to help or wants to know how to support, you can DM me or check the link in my bio.

We are trans women. We are refugees. We are human. Please help us survive this chapter. 💔

 

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5081688

We’ve just been told we can’t remain in the camp anymore. The host community no longer wants us there, and now over 300 LGBTQ+ refugees from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, and Ethiopia ...have been moved to Juba while we wait for our resettlement interviews.

UNHCR says they’ve run out of funds and cannot support us. Part of this crisis is due to deep funding cuts to humanitarian programs during the Trump administration cuts that are still impacting vulnerable communities like ours today.

They’ve told us there’s no shelter available, and finding a safe house big enough for all of us could put us at even greater risk. So we’ve been told to "blend in" ...but for openly queer and trans refugees that’s a dangerous and impossible ask.

I’m trying to raise enough to rent a small, safe apartment in Juba for myself and a few of my sisters. A place to breathe, rest, and survive while the process moves forward.

🏠 Our goal is $1,200 to cover:

Rent for 1 month

Basic food and water

Hygiene supplies

Emergency transportation or medicine

If you can give..even $5 or $10 it brings us closer to safety and hope. If not, a share can still save lives.

If anyone feels moved to help or wants to know how to support, you can DM me or check the link in my bio.

We are trans women. We are refugees. We are human. Please help us survive this chapter. 💔

 

We’ve just been told we can’t remain in the camp anymore. The host community no longer wants us there, and now over 300 LGBTQ+ refugees from Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, and Ethiopia ...have been moved to Juba while we wait for our resettlement interviews.

UNHCR says they’ve run out of funds and cannot support us. Part of this crisis is due to deep funding cuts to humanitarian programs during the Trump administration cuts that are still impacting vulnerable communities like ours today.

They’ve told us there’s no shelter available, and finding a safe house big enough for all of us could put us at even greater risk. So we’ve been told to "blend in" ...but for openly queer and trans refugees that’s a dangerous and impossible ask.

I’m trying to raise enough to rent a small, safe apartment in Juba for myself and a few of my sisters. A place to breathe, rest, and survive while the process moves forward.

🏠 Our goal is $1,200 to cover:

Rent for 1 month

Basic food and water

Hygiene supplies

Emergency transportation or medicine

If you can give..even $5 or $10 it brings us closer to safety and hope. If not, a share can still save lives.

If anyone feels moved to help or wants to know how to support, you can DM me or check the link in my bio.

We are trans women. We are refugees. We are human. Please help us survive this chapter. 💔

 

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/5073777

Hello Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.

On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.

UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets.

You may remember when our shelter was attacked. No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.

I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.

Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.

In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity

 

Hello Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.

On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.

UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets.

You may remember when our shelter was attacked. No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.

I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.

Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.

In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity

 

Comrades, I don’t know how to begin. Things have become incredibly heavy and frightening for me and my trans sisters here in South Sudan.

On May 23rd, the host community in Gorom Camp began pushing hard for our removal. We've faced constant hostility as trans refugees called devils, told we go against their culture but now it’s escalated. When conflict erupted in the area, they warned the UNHCR that they would "take matters into their own hands." That threat has now turned into action.

UNHCR and government officials recently held a general meeting and told us not to return to the camp “before anything worse happens.” Those still hiding in the camp were given only 10 days to leave, and they were clear: transgender people like me would be the first targets We were once attacked at our shelter . No one was held accountable. That was when we fled to Juba, seeking safety. But Juba is unaffordable. We’ve been surviving at a local church, barely getting by and now even thinking of going back to the camp seemed like an option… until this.

I’m tired. I’m scared. I’m doing my best to stay strong for my sisters, but it’s hard. We’re being forced out again with nowhere to go. I’m sharing this because I believe in solidarity. I believe someone out there will care.

Please share our story. Please speak our names. If you can offer support, even just by amplifying our voices, it means everything.

In love and struggle, Ate Onandrah (A proud trans woman and refugee living with HIV, resisting with dignity)

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