LAMBDA- Mozambique Association for Sexual Minority Rights
LAMBDA is a buddding Mozambiquan organisation that was formed in the year 2006. The vision of the organisation is a Mozambican society where sexual orientation and diversity are recognised by the state, respected by citizens and protected by law. The target group is all sexual minorities covering the whole LGBTI spectrum.
LAMBDA promotes civic, human and legal rights of the LGBTI community through public awarenesss and education as well as advocacy and social dialogue. The Hivos support is motivated by the belief that the right to sexual orientation is integral to the bundle of rights and that everyone has to exercise their sexuality without fear of being stigmatised.
LAMBDA promotes civic, human and legal rights of the LGBTI community through public awarenesss and education as well as advocacy and social dialogue. The Hivos support is motivated by the belief that the right to sexual orientation is integral to the bundle of rights and that everyone has to exercise their sexuality without fear of being stigmatised.
Type organisatie |
Membership organisation |
Werkveld |
Human Rights & Democratisation |
Land |
Mozambique |
Opgericht |
2006 |
Hivos partner sinds |
2006 |
Mozambica Association of sexual Minority Rights
| DAC-sectors: | Human rights |
|---|---|
| Location: | |
| Beneficiary: | GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual) people |
| activity | Awareness to reduce prejudice and discrimination against GLBTI citizens |
| Direct outreach | 1000 - Policy level/ public opinion |
| Indirect outreach | 5000 - Policy level/ public opinion |
| activity | Lobby for the recognition of LGBTI rights at law in Mozambique |
| Direct outreach | 100 - Policy level/ institutional |
| Indirect outreach | 1000 - Policy level/ institutional |
| activity | Provide space to LGBTI people to interact and build self esteem |
| Direct outreach | 100 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| Indirect outreach | 500 - Beneficiaries: poor and/or marginalised women and men |
| Contract total: | 305.625 |
| Contractperiod: | 01-05-2008 until 30-06-2011 |
| Description: | |
|---|---|
| Hivos will support the set up of the LAMBDA secretariat in terms of instritutional costs as well as project activities. The program support will focus on lobbying for the repeal of homophobic legislation whilst the public awareness campiagn will raise the profile on the rights of the LGBTI community in Mozambique. The objective of this contract is to enhance the numbers of LGBTI people coming out of the closet and celebrating their sexuality. It will also try and create an enabling legal framework so that the sexual minorities are not criminalised when they exercise their rights. Hivos support sthe internetnion as there is little support to sexual minorities and they are at risk as Mozambique is highgly homophobic. |
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