Trans Hope was formed through a support group of transgender individuals in KwaZulu-Natal. This is the group which made it possible to see the participation approach worked and helped a lot of transgender individuals which needed help in different ways.

The founder of the organisation Ms Sazi Jali saw a need of not just helping a few people but to expand the help to many groups of people within the province. And she was here to bring hope to the transgender and gender diverse community. In 2019 Trans Hope was registered as Non-profit organisation and it was the first Trans Led organisation in the province.

The dream was to mainstream gender diversity in the community through providing safe spaces within both public and private institutes that a trans and gender diverse people cross path with, through education and advocacy.

Through the encouragement made by Prof. Zanele Muholi and Dr. Chris McLachlan who motivated and saw a leader in the founder, Trans Hope was then born and soon after it was registered as a non-profit organisation under the Non-profit organisation Act 71 of 1997 on the 6th of June 2019. The aim was not to isolate trans people and through it board and working team, Trans Hope had number of cis gender individuals assisting and fighting for the mutual understanding of diversity within the community in which it was not acceptance hence,it was more on learning so people won't take away the rights of trans and gender diverse people.