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  CURRENT GRANTS 2006-2007Technical Labris-Lesbian Human Rights Organization (Belgrade, Serbia) for strategic plan development. $1,500 http://www.labris.org.yu Travel Bulgarian Gay Organization Gemini (Sofia, Bulgaria) for travel scholarships for representatives of lesbian/transgender organizations based in Eastern Europe/ Commonwealth of Independent States to attend the 28th Annual Conference of ILGA Europe. http://www.bgogemini.org Corporacion Triangulo Negro (Bogota, Colombia) supporting travel and participation in the Encuentro Lésbico Feminista de Latino América y el Caribe in Chile. $1,850 http://www.triangulonegro.org Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance (Jerusalem, Israel) for planning and learning activities of the Palestinian LGBTQ Community Project. $5,000 http://www.alqaws.org Labris-Lesbian Human Rights Organization (Belgrade, Serbia) for participation in Global Rights' antidiscrimination workshop and meeting in Sarejevo, Bosnia. $450 http://www.labris.org.yu Lezbijska Grupa KONTRA (Zagreb, Croatia) for participation in Global Rights' antidiscrimination workshop and meeting. $600 http://www.kontra.hr Lesbian Initiative Group 'Labrys' (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) for participation in the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organization's Beyond Coming Out conference in Riga, Latvia. $850 http://krygyzlabrys.livejournal.com Radio Internacional Feminista/FIRE (Colon, Costa Rica) for FIRE to cover and organize a radio webcast of the Encuentro Lésbico Feminista de Latino América y el Caribe. $2,000 http://www.fire.or.cr Grants for travel andparticipation in the Organization of American States (OAS) session in Panama City during the summer of 2007, to promote the inclusion of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as categories protected against discrimination. Corporacion Promocion de la Mujer/Taller de Comunicacion Mujer (Quito, Ecuador) $719 El Grupo CORSA (Sao Paulo, Brazil) a multi-racial organization working to defend the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, travesti, transvestite communities in Sao Paulo. $1,490 http://www.corsa.org.br Instituto Runa de Desarrollo y Estudios sobre Género (Lima, Peru)promote integrated and sustainable development of Peruvian society through cultural citizenship, equality among human beings, and the eradication of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity $1,162 http://www.runa.org.pe Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG) (KingstonJamaica)See page X. $1,500 http://www.jflag.org Mesa Joven por la Diversidad Sexual (Bogota, Colombia) builds the capacity of young people to make contributions in the sexual diversity movement in Bogota. $1,101 Mulabi Espacio Latinoamericano de Sexualidades y Derechos (Buenos Aires, Argentina) See page X. $2,640 Organizacion de Transexuales por la Dignidad de la Diversidad (Rancagua, Chile) mission is to make female to male (FTM) transgender people visible. $1,458 http://www.hombrestransdechile.cl Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (Georgetown, Guyana) to promote human rights and dignity for all Guyanese citizens across race, creed, gender, sexual orientation and disability through educational forums, discussions, letter writing campaigns and changes to the constitution. $2,046 http://www.geocities.com/sasod_guyana Convenings Common Language (Beijing, China) to co-organize Lala Camp 2007, the first ever leadership summer camp for Chinese-speaking lesbian and transgender activists. $8,500 http://www.lalabar.com EKIPA - Comision Organizadora ELFLAC-Chile 2007 (Santiago, Chile) is the organizing committee of the Encuentro Lesbico Feminista de Latinoamerica y el Caribe (7th Lesbian Feminist Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean) hosted in Chile in 2007.Grant supported scholarships for Astraea grantees to participate in VII ELFLAC. $3,600 International Centre for Reproductive Health and Sexual Rights (Minna, Nigeria) is a Nigerian organization advocating for the rights of sexual minorities using a framework of reproductive health and sexual rights. Grant supports a strategy retreat. $10,000 http://www.increse.org Southeastern European Queer Network (Croatia) for this regional network's 2006 strategy meeting. $5,600 http://www.seequeer.net Other Behind the Mask (Johannesburg, South Africa) is a regional communication initiative working on LGBTI rights and affairs in Africa.Grant supports translation of the current website into French and building their capacity for work relevant to Francophone Africa. $10,000 http://www.mask.org.za Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (New Delhi, India) for their Sexuality and Rights Institute: Exploring Theory and Practice, co-organized with Tarshi, an organization working to expand sexual and reproductive choices in people's lives. $5,000 http://www.creaworld.org Women's Room - Center for Sexual Rights (Zagreb, Croatia) to support English-language translation, production and distribution of Creation of Sex? Gender? a workbook by the Women's Room and Organization Q. $10,000 http://www.zenskasoba.hr To view grant archives please select from the menu below. |