This initiative was designed and is being promoted by Queer Youth Uganda (QYU) and is all about empowering LGBTI community with skills to fight off human rights violations and defend their rights in this volatile situation where both the state and society have conspired to make the operation of LGBTI in Uganda difficult
The Ugandan LGBTI community which is still young and reorienting itself is faced with a challenge of an organized hate campaign by the homophobic society and the government through its legislation of draconian laws and Police harassment. This has threatened the LGBT network to the core forcing majority of them to go underground where they get exposed to other hazards like contracting STDS including AIDS.By reaching out to them, counsel, guide, impart life skills
This project will unlock the potential of individual LGBTI members and inspire them to rise up and ably defend their rights and interest as equal citizens of this country. To create a lasting solution to the problems confronting LGBTI community in Uganda, the project will contribute to the reorganizing of affiliates youth solidarity groups which act as drop in centres for LGBTI community in upcountry towns throughout the country, equip LGBTI individuals in human rights defense skills, establis
With a well organized and well coordinated LGBTI network in Uganda which is fully aware of their rights and regularly meeting for purpose of enhancing their human rights knowledge/HIV/AIDS, and an efficient organized staff of QYU secretariat, the LGBTI community will be best positioned to effectively protect their rights on an informed basis and legally challenge any human rights violation in the country.
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
