The Ford Foundation has announced its support for widespread commitments led by grassroots and community organizations for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights and that it is doubling its annual investment in trans communities, committing to at least $10 million over the next five years. Alexander L. Lee, Funders for LGBTQ Issues interim vice president of programs said, “I hope these commitments from the Ford Foundation inspire other grantmakers, especially those that value the rights and humanity … [Read more...] about Ford Foundation makes sweeping commitments to support Trans Organizations
International Trans Fund’s 6th Grant cycle opens today!
The International Trans Fund is going to launch their 6th grant cycle on October 22, 2021. This call is open to trans-led groups in all regions of the world with operational budgets of less than $100,000. The International Trans Fund (ITF) is the only global participatory grantmaker that is exclusively dedicated to supporting trans-led groups as it works to secure rights for trans people and improve their lived realities. Their mission is to mobilize and facilitate sustainable resources for … [Read more...] about International Trans Fund’s 6th Grant cycle opens today!
PFA provides $5,000 to LGBTQIA+ refugee & asylum seeker peer-led support group in Canberra
The Pride Foundation Australia, through the efforts of their fundraising over June, provided $5,000 in funding to Forcibly Displaced People’s Network (FDPN) and Meridian Inc. for a peer-led support group for LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum in Canberra. FDPN is Australia’s first organisation to dedicate its work to the issues of LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum, and advocates for the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people who have been forcibly displaced through peer support as … [Read more...] about PFA provides $5,000 to LGBTQIA+ refugee & asylum seeker peer-led support group in Canberra
Pride Foundation’s Round 2 Small Grant Recipients for 2021 announced
The Pride Foundation Australia has announced that second round of Small Grants of up to $750 have been awarded. The recipients for the Round 2 Small Grants for 2021 are listed below, with the projects these individuals and organisations are doing to support LGBTQIA+ communities. NAOMI BALL With a love for both fiction and documentary, Naomi Ball has been working as a director, producer and assistant director on short films, web series and content. Influenced by her experience as a … [Read more...] about Pride Foundation’s Round 2 Small Grant Recipients for 2021 announced
Independence Public Media Foundation awards 75 grants totaling $4 million
The Independence Public Media Foundation in Philadelphia has announced grants totaling $4 million in support of community media makers and journalism, film, and digital equity projects that are led by underrepresented communities and demonstrate a commitment to justice. In collaboration with the HealthSpark Foundation and the Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund, IPMF awarded forty-seven grants totaling $2.3 million through its Community Voices Fund in support of media-making … [Read more...] about Independence Public Media Foundation awards 75 grants totaling $4 million
Ghana: UNAIDS greatly supports calls for the rejection of draft law targeting LGBTI people
The United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) fully backs calls made by an eminent group of United Nations experts that Ghana should reject a proposed “family values bill” that targets the country’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. After analyzing the draft legislation, the independent experts appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council concluded that adopting the legislation in its current or any partial form would be tantamount to a violation of a … [Read more...] about Ghana: UNAIDS greatly supports calls for the rejection of draft law targeting LGBTI people
Report highlights ways to help ‘minoritized’ students’ well-being
A report from the American Council on Education, in collaboration with Wake Forest University, finds that college students with historically marginalized racial/ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation identities demonstrated substantially lower subjective well-being than students without "minoritized" identities. Funded in part by Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina and based on data from Wake Forest University's spring 2019 Wellbeing Assessment, the report, Well-being for Students With … [Read more...] about Report highlights ways to help ‘minoritized’ students’ well-being
United States invests $305 million in Global Partnership for Education
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power has announced that the United States, through USAID, will invest $305 million in the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) over the next three years. The announcement was made virtually at the GPE Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021-2025 in London. The event was co-hosted by the United Kingdom and Kenya. The announcement highlights USAID’s efforts to assist partner countries in building education … [Read more...] about United States invests $305 million in Global Partnership for Education
Women rights organisations hit harder by funding cuts and left out of COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, says a Survey
According to a survey, over 200 Women Rights Organisations (WROs) across 38 countries, a third of them have had to lay off between one to as many as 10 members of staff. Eighteen have had to close altogether. The survey, Impact of COVID-19 on Women Rights Organisations: A Call for Global Alliance to Support Women Rights Organisations, was done by Oxfam with WROs across the Global South and allies in the Global North. Grassroots organisations at the forefront of the fight for gender justice … [Read more...] about Women rights organisations hit harder by funding cuts and left out of COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, says a Survey
UNAIDS calls on Hungary to immediately remove amendments discriminatory to LGBTI people from newly adopted law
UNAIDS is deeply concerned by new legislation in Hungary that includes discriminatory amendments against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. The amendments include banning the dissemination of content in schools and public service announcements deemed to “promote gender identity different from sex assigned at birth, the change of sex and homosexuality” to people under the age of 18 years. The amendments were tacked on to a popular bill to increase the … [Read more...] about UNAIDS calls on Hungary to immediately remove amendments discriminatory to LGBTI people from newly adopted law
