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2022-02-02
IGLYO;
In 2018, IGLYO released the LGBTQI Inclusive Education Report and Index to provide the first comprehensive account of LGBTQI inclusive laws, policies and practices in state schools across the Council of Europe region. The main purpose of these resources was to draw attention to examples of good practice and to highlight the significant gaps that still existed.To better understand how such protections, or lack thereof, are translated into lived experience for LGBTQI young people, IGLYO set itself an equally ambitious challenge: to gather the experiences of LGBTQI school learners and create an in-depth European wide report. Such research already exists on a national level for some Member States, but European-wide data which provides a snapshot of the current situation across the region was lacking.In the beginning, we didn't realise how ambitious we were being, expecting a few thousand completed surveys at best. In the end, the figure was over 17.000 valid responses, with over 70% aged 13 -17 years. Not only does the report, therefore, provide a detailed account of LGBTQI learners experiences across Europe, the results give us an insight into what's happening in our schools right now rather than historically. While we genuinely hoped that this generation of LGBTQI young people were having a better experience of school and benefitting from the substantial improvements made by several Member States in relation to inclusive education policy and practice, the results fall far short of this wish. Instead, they provide an urgent reminder of what still needs to be achieved to ensure that all learners feel safe, supported and included within our schools.
2022-05-19
IGLYO;
While the vast majority of young people attend schools, for LGBTQI young people, this can be a place of dread; a place where they are bullied, attacked, disrespected, and unaffirmed. Having surveyed over 17,000 young people across Europe, our research shows that 1 in 2 LGBTQ young people have experienced bullying in school at least once based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or variations of sex characteristics.When schools are unsafe environments for LGBTQI young people, they are effectively being denied their right to an education, health, well-being and physical integrity.IGLYO's first Education Report was published in 2018. At that time, we reported some positive interventions, and it seemed the rights of LGBTQI young were slowly but surely being recognised. In the past four years, however, there has been a lack of progress, and tremendous steps backwards in some European countries.With this document, we call on governments to take stock of the current situation in their national context (as presented by civil society organisations), and design and implement legislation, policies and practices that protect young LGBTQI learners in schools.
2018-05-01
IGLYO;
Over the course of 2016, IGLYO asked lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) young people from across Europe to share their experiences of school. Regardless of the country in which they lived, their stories were frighteningly similar: fear, isolation, exclusion, and violence.To effectively improve LGBTQI learners' experience of school, we realised a comprehensive overview of the situation within each Council of Europe Member State, including Belarus and Kosovo, was still needed. IGLYO, therefore, decided to create a resource, drawing on the knowledge of civil society organisations, to measure the levels of LGBTQI inclusion within schools and provide clearer guidance for governments and education ministries. The result is the LGBTQI Inclusive Education Index and Report. These two valuable instruments will help underline good practices and areas for development within each Member State. They should be seen as an opportunity for governments to review their successes and progress to date, learn from other countries, and map their future actions in relation to LGBTQI inclusion within schools.All young people have the right to education, but research shows that this is still far from being a reality for many LGBTQI learners. We firmly believe that the LGBTQI Education Index and Report can play a vital role in changing this for the better.
2022-07-05
FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund;
This collection of stories explores the diverse realities of Roma women, girls and LGBTQI+ people, as well as the realities of activists who advocate for change on the frontlines in the Southeast Europe region. Building on 19 semi-structured interviews with activists conducted between 2018 and 2022, this research also examines the intersectional nature of the challenges that Roma girls, women and LGBTQI+ youth face in their specific contexts, through the prism of activists who have been tailoring their approaches to address and advocate for these issues.
2022-04-04
Women's Refugee Commission (formerly Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children);
The conflict in Ukraine has displaced more than 10 million people since the latest military offensive by the Russian Federation began in February 2022; more than 3.5 million people have fled to countries in the region and an additional 6.5 million people are forcibly displaced within Ukraine itself. As hostilities continue, the impact on civilians remains alarming, including damage to civilian infrastructure such as hospitals and schools, and the breakdown of vital services such as electricity and water. Among those displaced or in need of humanitarian aid due to this conflict, the Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) is particularly concerned about the situation for women, adolescent girls, children, and other marginalized populations such as people with disabilities, older people, LGBTQI+ individuals, the Roma community, and third-country nationals. Their unique needs in emergencies demand urgent responses, particularly to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV); meet critical health care needs, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care; and uphold their human rights.This policy brief outlines WRC's key concerns and our recommendations for policy and programming.
2021-08-02
IssueLab;
The Funding Intermediaries Special Collection was available as a searchable online collection from 2016 until 2021. The collection was made possible by PEAK Grantmaking. This document includes a bibliography detailing the contents of the collection. Titles continue to be accessible via www.issuelab.org.Archived date: July 30, 2021Collection title: Funding Intermediaries Special CollectionCollection URL: https://intermediaries.issuelab.orgAvailability: 2016-2021Title count: 56 titlesCreator: IssueLab, a service of Foundation CenterIllustration: Untitled, by Foundation CenterDescription: When grantmakers use intermediary organizations, or "regranters", they generally do so to expand their capacity or broaden their expertise. But what impact do intermediaries have on grantmaking practices? There are both promising opportunities as well as pitfalls to working with intermediaries, and this IssueLab collection aims to inform grantmakers about both.Collection Themes:"Working With Intermediaries" - Best Practices; The Funder-Intermediary Relationship"What Intermediaries Do" - Capacity Building; Evaluation & Outcome Measurement; Regranting; Technical Assistance; International Grantmaking; Backbone Support; Relationship Building; Government Collaboration"Where They Work: Case Studies" - Arts; Community & Economic Development; LGBTQI; Youth Development
2022-07-21
Human Rights Funders Network;
This report examines the state of global human rights funding across issues and populations to explore where support for intersectionality may truly exist.The report is the first comprehensive and global analysis of when and if grants to support human rights reach beyond a single issue or community. The findings show that a resoundingly small fraction of human rights funding supports activism that cuts across multiple communities or issues. Just 18% of human rights grants name two populations, and less than 5% support three or more.There are glimmers of hope. Funders recognize the ways issues and identities intersect. We find hopeful models of intersectional grantmaking and a deep desire among funders to support movements across issues and communities.
2022-07-12
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice;
s we grapple with the impacts of rising anti-rights movements, Astraea has needed to pivot to meet the needs of the moment both internally and externally. We asked ourselves: How do we meet the needs of grantees who are struggling to remain open and grappling with the various impacts of the pandemic, which has disproportionately impacted communities of color, particularly those in the Global South? What does it look like to create spaciousness and center staff wellness and sustainability so that we can support our movements for the long-term?Astraea's grantee partners – the LBTQI organizers on the frontlines – are often facing the brunt of violence in our communities; yet they are the ones charting the path towards our collective liberation. With your support during this critical moment, we are continuing to resource our grantee partners through no-strings-attached multi-year flexible grantmaking. It is more urgent than ever that we create alternative flows of resources and this is where Astraea is creating pathways of mobilizing and redistributing resources, with the goal of redistributing power to those who use it for social change.Living under the cloud of multiple pandemics has also given us the opportunity to refine our purpose and recommit to our mandate to disrupt, to transform, and to queer philanthropy. Through building deep relationships with our grantees, our peers, and our donors, we're working together to create stronger ecosystems to walk alongside our movements and understand what they need to remain resilient, fight back against exclusion and repression, and care for themselves and each other.
2022-12-06
IGLYO;
Disaggregated data, which can look deeply into the lived experiences of marginalised people, is a key demand of LGBTI and other human rights groups. With this in mind, over the last year ILGA-Europe have been partnering with a variety of NGOs in the region to analyse the FRA 2019 LGBTI Survey II data and pull out experiences of those experiencing intersectional marginalisation. This work is based on analysis co-commissioned by ILGA-Europe and TGEU.This, our briefing on LGBTI Youth, in which we created sub-populations of respondents aged 15-24, 15-17 and 18-24, and compared them with all respondents to the survey, was carried out alongside the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Intersex Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO).
2022-06-27
CIVICUS;
Welcome to the 2022 State of Civil Society Report from CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance. This year's report, the 11th in our annually published series, takes a new, condensed and more accessible format. In January 2022, CIVICUS launched CIVICUS LENS, our rolling commentary and analysis initiative that covers the key current stories involving and affecting civil society. This report draws from and summarises that analysis, directly informed by the voices of civil society around the world. It offers a snapshot of civil society's world as it stands at the mid-point of 2022: a world characterised by crisis and volatility, where regressive forces are mobilising a fierce backlash, but where dogged civil society mobilisation is still winning vital battles.
2023-02-23
Amnesty International;
The catastrophic earthquakes that devastated southeastern Türkiye and northern Syria on 6 February and again on 20 February require a committed and sustained global humanitarian response.To date, the combined death toll is over 46,000 and climbing. Hundreds of thousands have been left homeless and without shelter, food, potable water, and medical care. Thousands remain missing.Türkiye has invoked a state of emergency in the affected provinces. Aid provision in Syria has been slowed down and obstructed by political considerations and logistical difficulties that have eclipsed the need for an urgent and immediate response to people's needs in the northwest.In responding to a major crisis, there must be concerted efforts towards the promotion and protection of the human rights of everyone. These include:the right to lifeprotection against arbitrary detentionsecurity of personfreedom from torture and other ill-treatmentfreedom of expression and associationprotection for refugees and asylum seekers and protecting migrants' rightseconomic, social, and cultural rights – including access to housing, adequate nutrition, potable water, sanitation, healthcare, and aid without discrimination.
2022-11-01
Candid;
Every year, Candid and Human Rights Funders Network's (HRFN's) Advancing Human Rights research reveals insights from the latest, most comprehensive data available for global human rights philanthropy. The goal of this study is to provide long-term evidence to understand gaps, changes, and new possibilities in resourcing human rights. In this year's analysis, the authors track the $4.1 billion that foundations granted in 2019 in support of human rights. This represents a 10% increase from the previous year and points to several hopeful and surprising trends.
