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THE CIVIL SOCIETY FUND SMALL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (Budget up to DKK 500,000) Ref. no. (to be filled out by CISU) 1. Cover page THE CIVIL SOCIETY FUND SMALL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (budget up to DKK 500,000) Mapping of LGBTI individuals, groups, networks and organisations in Project title rural Uganda E-mail: [email protected] Danish applicant organisation LGBT Danmark Other Danish partner(s), if any No other Danish partners Name: Nicole Scharf E-mail: [email protected] Contact person for the intervention Country’s GNI per Local partner organisation(s) capita Country(-ies) (please insert the necessary rows below) $ 584.2 (2012, UN Data) Rainbow Health Foundation Mbarara Uganda Queer Youth Uganda Uganda Commencement Completion date Number of date 20.06.2015 20.12.2015 months 6 Amount applied for (DKK) 498.075 DKK Is this a re-submission? [X] No [ ] Yes, please note the ref.no.(j.nr.): [X] a new project? Is this [ ] a project in extension of another project previously supported (by the Civil Society Fund or others)? Do you want a response letter in (choose one) [ ] Danish or [X] English Do you want the Assessment Committee’s notes about the application [ ] Danish or [X] English in (choose one) THE CIVIL SOCIETY FUND – Small-scale development projects (less than DKK 500,000), rev. January 2015 0 2. Application text Structure: A. THE PARTNERS A.1 The Danish organisation LGBT Denmark, the Danish National Organisation for Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexuals and Trans Persons, was founded in 1948. The NGO works with sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) both nationally and internationally, while also providing social networks for LGBT people in Denmark. LGBT Denmark has consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. LGBT Denmark’s vision is to see a world and a society with equal opportunities for all regardless of gender identity and sexual orientation and a world where this is implemented in human rights, which are endorsed and respected by all. Human rights are not static and continuously evolve in the form of international conventions, as well as national laws. To accommodate this, LGBT Denmark calls on the Danish government and other actors to intervene on behalf of the LGBTI community at home, as well as on foreign governments or other international actors, such as the United Nations, to intervene on behalf of LGBTI communities abroad and ensure political, economic, social and cultural equality. Furthermore, LGBT Denmark engages in advocacy to support people, who are marginalised and discriminated against on the basis of socially constructed markers. The perception of binary gender categories, as well as heteronormativity, has been embraced by society. Yet, it deeply stigmatises people who do not conform to this perception. LGBT Denmark thus challenges this perception and lobbies for the acceptance of sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) as being as diverse as people who live it. This also includes the demand for equal opportunities in regards to all aspects of life, as well as basic security. Nationally, LGBT Denmark advocates amongst other things through counselling services directed at people identifying as LGBT, their families, friends or other people interested in the subject. Here they provide information on laws and regulations, but also offer psycho-social support. The project ‘Normstormerne’ offers services to schools, where they provide a more nuanced view on sexualities, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in order to alleviate bullying and misconceptions. The LGBT Library has a broad collection of books, fiction and non-fiction, which constitute a valuable information base. Internationally, LGBT Denmark actively engages with ILGA (the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association), ILGA Europe and the UN. However, in the last few years, LGBTI issues in the global south have increasingly become a point of interest. The aim is to ensure the incorporation of SOGIE-inclusive language in the Danish development assistance. In collaboration with the Danish Refugee Council, the Danish Family Planning Association and Sabbah, a database providing information about LGBTI issues, challenges and opportunities in development work has been created (see www.lgbtnet.dk). In 2013, LGBT Denmark’s Global South group carried out a mapping of LGBT organisations in Tanzania. This project was funded by CISU. The aim was to identify LGBT organisations and networks, assess their constituencies, organisational capacities and needs, as well as document the legal and social situation for LGBT persons in Tanzania. Results of the study showed that THE CIVIL SOCIETY FUND – Small-scale development projects (less than DKK 500,000), rev. January 2015 1 sexual rights of LGBT people in Tanzania are frequently violated. Furthermore, the LGBT movement is still weak and fragmented. The lack of alliances with like-minded organisations further reduces the LGBTI community’s ability to make LGBT rights a part of the broader human rights (HR) agenda. (see Appendix G)The outcome of this project led to the initiation of the project ‘Looking in before looking out: Capacity development of LGBTI individuals and their organisations in Tanzania’ (14-1459-PA-apr), which has been carried out by LGBT Denmark in partnership with Positive Vibes and local Tanzanian LGBT organisations. The project has just finished. Here LGBT Denmark and Positive Vibes offered the Tanzanian LGBT community a methodology to address self-stigmatisation and societal stigmatisation and discrimination, while also creating a sense of community amongst LGBT people in order to strengthen the individuals, the organisations and networks and the movement as a whole. The methodology and its tools were well-received by the LGBT community in Dar es Salaam, where the trainings took place. In collaboration with the local LGBT organisations, LGBT Danmark and Positive Vibes will embark on a third project in Tanzania and offer the methodology in the whole of the country, as well as Zanzibar. The Global South Group has gained valuable experience with development projects in East Africa through their interventions in Tanzania. The group is also responsible for the proposed project and will draw on their experience, as well as the lessons learnt. A.2 Other Danish partners (to be filled in if several Danish organisations are forming an alliance) There are no other Danish partners. A.3 The local organisation Rainbow Health Foundation Mbarara (RHFM) is a non-governmental organisation situated in Mbarara, Western Uganda. RHFM was formed in 2010 in order to bring services closer to LGBTI individuals in Western Uganda. Their aim was thus to bridge the gap between LGBTI individuals in rural and urban Uganda. The term ‘urban’ refers mainly to Kampala, where the vast majority of LGBTI organisations are situated. Today they work mainly in Mbarara and Ntungamo districts. RHFM works primarily to promote human rights and health services for LGBTI people and commercial sex workers. Their objectives include the promotion of the recognition of SOGIE- inclusive legislation, provision of health services to LGBTI individuals and commercial sex workers and building of socio-economic capacity of LGBTI individuals in Western Uganda. In order to achieve these objectives, RHFM has undertaken several activities, such as extensive HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing amongst LGBTI individuals and commercial sex workers; a needs assessment of these groups, documentation of HR violations, workshops focussing on legal knowledge and HR awareness, as well as economic empowerment trainings of members of LGBTI and commercial sex workers’ communities. RFHM collaborates with the national, regional and international network of organisations working for human rights and the rights to health services of sexual minorities. They are a member of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a Ugandan umbrella organisation. The people directly affiliated to this mapping intervention are: Dismus Aine Kevin, director Mugisha Sam, financial manager Byamukama Elisa, board member and medical worker Other staff, members and/ or stakeholders will be consulted, if necessary Queer Youth Uganda (QYU) is a non-governmental organisation working for the rights of LGBTI youths. The organisation is officially registered since 2013 and has its offices in Munyonyo on the THE CIVIL SOCIETY FUND – Small-scale development projects (less than DKK 500,000), rev. January 2015 2 outskirts of Kampala. However, they also have networks in rural Uganda, which they support. Precisely these networks make them interesting for this project, because they can draw on it in the mapping of rural LGBTI groups. QYU works mainly to bring together sexually marginalised youths. Their objectives include the building of the capacity of LGBTI youths; promotion of health services; creation of awareness of LGBTI-related challenges and the promotion of HR and SOGIE-inclusive policies. In order to achieve these objectives, QYU has undertaken several activities, such as HIV/ AIDS prevention, care and support; peer education; training of HR defenders and HR awareness workshops for LGBTI people; economic empowerment of members and organisational development trainings of their network in rural Uganda. QYU collaborates with the national, regional and international network of organisations working for human rights and the rights to health services of sexual minorities. The people directly affiliated to this mapping intervention are: Opio Sam, executive
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