2024 was a year of fire, a fire that burned, but also illuminated and shaped us.
At CHEVS, we learned to rebuild in the flames: our communities, our hopes, our rights.
Amid shrinking civic space and digital repression, we chose resistance and solidarity. In a region where freedoms are under siege, our purpose stayed clear: to defend the dignity and safety of LGBTQI+ people across West Africa while reimagining inclusive feminist futures.
In 2024, we:
- Supported activists under threat and strengthened rapid response systems.
- Trained young people in digital rights and safety.
- Elevated queer voices in regional and global policy spaces.
- Advanced sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.
- Deepened our work on economic justice, helping local groups sustain feminist and queer-led initiatives rooted in care and community.
Flames That BUILD - our 2024 Annual Narrative Report, captures these struggles and triumphs as proof of our collective resilience and creative power.
To rebuild in the fire is to refuse extinction — to choose life, love, and liberation again and again.
Read the full report CHEVS 2024 Narrative Report
