Deadline- 2 December 2013
Proposals are accepted for data-collection of LGBTI discrimination in health announced by ILGA-Europe under Documentation and Advocacy fund. The goal of this program is to focus on data-collection of LGBTI discrimination in the area of health supported by the government of the Netherlands and an anonymous donor.
Objectives-
- to work towards LGBTI equality by gathering evidence of human rights violations and supporting evidence-based advocacy throughout Europe;
- to promote documentation of cases of discrimination, hate crimes and other human rights violations against LGBTI people according to the international human rights documentation standards;
- to build capacity of LGBTI organisations in Europe to monitor and document human rights violations on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression;
- to enable the use of well-documented information for advocacy purposes at the national level;
- to develop methodology and tools that can be replicated in other European countries for collection of reliable information on human rights violations.
Thematic areas-
- Social health determinants specific to LGBTI people
- Discriminatory practices in the area of LGBTI health, anti-discrimination legislation and obstacles to reporting
- Review of medical curricula and textbooks
- Specific barriers to health faced by trans people, intersex people, LGBTI people from a minority ethnic background, older LGBTI people, LGBTI people with disabilities, etc.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Under this call ILGA-Europe will support documentation methods and reporting techniques which may include on-line reporting, face-to-face interviews or interviews by phone. ILGA-Europe will also support the publication of the report to be produced as a result of the project. At minimal, all projects should include the collection of data and the production of a report on the basis of the data collected.
- Application forms shall include a description of the planned activities and of the chosen reporting methodology.
- Information on the advocacy plans that organisation intends to draw on the basis of the produced report will be considered as an asset for their application. Organizations are also encouraged to demonstrate how this project will support the building of internal documentation skills in relation to the field of health.
- Information on organisation’s plans to sustain in the long term the reporting and monitoring processes put in place thanks to the grant will be considered as an asset for applicant’s application.
- Proposals will be accepted from officially registered with local authorities LGBT organisations or unregistered initiative groups (in countries, where there are no registered LGBTI NGOs).
- The selected applications should-
- Provide a clear methodology and outline what the objectives, added-value and expected outcomes are
- Allow for the documentation of new evidence on discriminatory practices and barriers in access to health of LGBTI people
- Enhance data collection skills in the area of health
- Possibly, provide an opportunity for joint work (peer-learning and/or coaching) between different civil society organisations
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