PROJECTS
A Step Towards Sustainability
Supported by Outright International Under Meridian Fund, this project is aiming at supporting our work to advance the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community; help Arcoiris in strengthening our internal capacities and building and promoting visibility of our work and community we are working with. The key activities including strengthening financial system, creating Arcoiris Website, organize Rainbow events and provide support to LGBTIQ members in need.
Wellness Survey of LGBTIQ Community in Timor Leste
Arcoiris partnered with ASEAN SOGIESC Caucus to undertake research on the issue of wellbeing of LGBTIQ community in Timor Leste. Arcoiris used basic principles of Feminist Participatory Approach Research to reach out the most vulnerable communities and understand their day-to-day challenges. This work is part of regional effort. ASC is focusing on feminist evidence-based advocacy as a tool to undertake the regional advocacy work. Feminist evidence-based advocacy is stressing the feminist participatory research approach in documenting and producing the evidence. It is implemented in four countries i.e., Timor Leste, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia. It aims to understand the existing socioeconomic-cultural status of the LGBTIQ+ community; to understand the discrimination faced by LGBTIQ+ community for accessing basic services with reference to health, education and livelihood; and provide recommendations on how to reduce discrimination and violence and promote inclusion, acceptance within families and societies. The research report has been ready for publication and to share in the public domain.
Strengthen Organization and its mandate
Supported by Women Fund Asia, under Strengthening Movement Grant. The project is aiming at expanding the existing SOGIESC sensitization & awareness building work activism in the municipality of Oe-cusse which is, one isolated district of Timor Leste and not much work related to human rights, inclusion and SOGIESC has been rolled out there. Although, there were two Pride events been held in last couple of years. This will bring new momentum by adding new district to existing LGBTIQ national movement
Breaking the Barriers in accessing inclusive Sexual Reproductive Health information and services” by increasing community sensitization through mass advocacy events and focused interventions with vulnerable groups
This was supported by CFLI for the year 2022. It was a project to support two soccer teams of LBT community as well as enhancing the knowledge and skills on SRHR. By attending the project activities like training program on SRHR, SOGIESC, human rights they were able to receive the information about how to keep themselves safe, how to say no or respect no from someone as we call it consent. The boys and girls were aware of their bodies, received confirmation about their gender identities and sexual orientations. It is expected that after receiving information they will behave responsibly, taking responsibilities for their acts, sharing information with their peers and access socio-medical services in time in response to their needs.
Unlocking the full potential of Timorese LGBTQI+ persons with disabilities
Supported by European Union, the project titled "Unlocking the full potential of LGBTQI+ Timorese persons with disabilities" is being implemented by Arcoiris Timor Leste, together with Plan International and AHMDTL all as partners. The project duration is January 2023- July 2025. The overall objective of the program is to support PwD and LGBTQI+ persons, especially young women in all their diversity, in 12 communities in Ainaro, Dili and Ermera municipalities to take action for and lead the full enjoyment of their human rights, particularly social and economic rights. The partners, will build on their collective existing capacities and further expand these to implement interventions promoting the rights of PwD and LGBTQI+ persons.