Nana Millers is an unapologetic rural transgender youth woman and trans sex worker activist with a robust background in transgender and gender-diverse advocacy. As the Founder and Executive Director of Trans Youth Initiative-Uganda, a pioneering organization led by rural transgender youth women, transgender youth sex workers, and gender-diverse individuals in Western Uganda, Nana Millers is dedicated to advancing, protecting, and promoting the rights of rural transgender and gender-diverse youth communities.

With a strong grasp of laws and human and health rights, she has become a skilled advocate who supports her community despite the challenging and hostile environment she faces. Nana also serves on the board of the Uganda Key Population Consortium (UKPC) and has actively championed the needs of rural transgender youth women, transgender sex workers, and gender-diverse people in various influential spaces, including the Global Fund Youth Council, which advises the Executive Director of the Global Fund on issues affecting young people in their diversity.

Her extensive training and leadership are reflected in her participation as an alumna of esteemed programs, including the Youth Action Lab, UN Rights and Religion Fellowship, the Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI), and CREA’s Feminist Movement Building and Rights Institute (FLMBaRI). In 2021, Nana was honored with the Accountability International Youth Leadership Award for her exceptional work in promoting accountability in the global response to human rights and sustainable development.