Kenya: Parties as safe spaces
How to create safe spaces and connect to healthcare: Parties! ISHTAR’s parties in Kenya are well attended. They are the place to be for fun, meeting ...
2017
Strong LGBTI communities
Strong communities start when front liners take action and bring individuals together. Communities start as small-scale social events and are often based on positive drivers: contact, entertainment or a shared interest. Creating a safe space is essential in starting communities.
How do we think this works? Here are a few of our assumptions:
“The context determines SOGIE (sexual orientation and gender identity and expression) issues; local LGBTI people know best how to discuss these issues” (Letter K in the graphic below)
“Becoming part of a community provides people with social support networks and coping mechanisms” (Letter L in the graphic below)
Tanzania: Trans people parents
It is not a one-day process: Programmes engaging parents of transgender people. Mwamba Nyanda from Tanzania tells about the slow process of gaining understanding ...
Ethiopia: A strong message
A strong social-media message in hostile surroundings. An Ethiopian activist made an anonymous online statement ‘Hope’ using the Ethiopian national ...
Vietnam: Out&Proud
Entertainment and services go hand in hand. Lighthouse in Hanoi knows how to attract a young crowd and give them a good time along with relevant information ...
2017
Vietnam: Training of WLW
‘Every love starts from the heart’. Many Women Loving Women in Vietnam live in social isolation. They do not feel free to talk about their sexual ...
Botswana: A comparison of urban and rural LGBT support
This LEGABIBO lessons learned assessment focuses on evaluating the effectiveness, efficiency, functionality and relevance of the LGBT support groups. The ...
2017
South Africa: Community theatre
Community theatre to stop hate crime. In response to a number of deadly hate crimes in rural South Africa, the Triangle Project engaged the general public ...
2016
Botswana: Film Festival
LeGaBiBo’s Batho Ba Lorato Film Festival has become a major social event on the Botswanan LGBTI calendar. A space for dialogue and community building. ...
OUT’s Peer Education Programme for MSM / LGBT’s in
The OUT Peer Education Programme was initiated in January 2010 and is still going strong. The aim of the programme is to offer peer education to MSM (and ...
2016
