International and African LGBTQ organizations have called for a redirection of aid after an in-depth investigative report alleged government and private foreign investments unknowingly fund conversion therapy practices in East Africa.
The investigative report conducted by United Kingdom-based openDemocracy revealed organizations funded by major international aid agencies — USAID, PEPFAR, UK Aid, and Global Fund — inadvertently are supporting conversion therapy.
Undercover reporters allegedly found staffers secretly offering referrals to so-called conversion therapy services provided by third-party operators in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.