How to strengthen Brazilian LGBTI civil society?
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In April 2019, we engaged with different LGBTI rights defenders and organizations in Brazil to discuss ways to strengthen the national movement. We talked about the need to develop better communication and cooperation between NGOs, the invisibility of smaller initiatives outside Rio-Sao Paulo, the impact of the new government to the grassroots work and current priorities of the movement.
The activists recommended Not Only Voices to work on raising international attention to the current situation of LGBTI persons and to create bridges between them and international funders. Brazil has been suffering from lack of international funds, because it is considered by international actors as too developed to qualify for international cooperation and funds schemes. However, civil society face serious difficulties given the poor national state support. The result is that space for civil society and activism has been shrinking.
On the picture: meeting with Casa 1 - a cultural center and NGO that provides a safe place for LGBTQ youth kicked out of their homes in SP.
