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Grant: International Development Assistance Program

OutRight Action International

$600,000.00

Strengthening an LGBTI-Inclusive Movement at the International Level

FY 2020-21 · 2020-10-13

Summary
This project supports OutRight Action International’s coronavirus (COVID-19) Global LGBTI Emergency Fund, which provides financial and other types of practical support to local partners worldwide. The Fund works to mitigate the negative consequences of the pandemic, by helping local partners create tailored responses to this crisis based on the needs of the people they serve. This project also supports OutRight's global research and advocacy programs that aim to collect data, develop analysis on the threats and opportunities confronting LGBTIQ communities worldwide, and uphold their human rights at national and international levels. Project activities include: (1) providing financial resources or re-granting to in-country partners through COVID-19 Emergency Fund; (2) collecting and analyzing data to document and publish three reports including policy recommendations to be used as advocacy tools; (3) conducting capacity building sessions with LGBTI human rights defenders on leading and coordinating advocacy campaigns/meetings; and (4) on-going awareness raising on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics issues and technical support to duty-bearers at the international level in various United Nations spaces. The main beneficiaries of this project are LGBTI people, communities and human rights defenders in developing countries.
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Location
New York | New York, US
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02020-10-132020-21$500,000.00
12020-10-132020-21$600,000.00

As published

Additional Information
The value is increased by $100,000 CAD.
Additional Information (French)
La valeur est augmentée de 100 000 $ CAD.
Agreement End Date
2022-10-31
Agreement Number
7423456 P009468001
Agreement Start Date
2020-10-13
Agreement Title
Strengthening an LGBTI-Inclusive Movement at the International Level
Agreement Title (French)
Renforcer un mouvement LGBTI inclusif au niveau international
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$600,000.00
Amendment Date
2021-03-26
Amendment Number
1
Description
This project supports OutRight Action International’s coronavirus (COVID-19) Global LGBTI Emergency Fund, which provides financial and other types of practical support to local partners worldwide. The Fund works to mitigate the negative consequences of the pandemic, by helping local partners create tailored responses to this crisis based on the needs of the people they serve. This project also supports OutRight's global research and advocacy programs that aim to collect data, develop analysis on the threats and opportunities confronting LGBTIQ communities worldwide, and uphold their human rights at national and international levels. Project activities include: (1) providing financial resources or re-granting to in-country partners through COVID-19 Emergency Fund; (2) collecting and analyzing data to document and publish three reports including policy recommendations to be used as advocacy tools; (3) conducting capacity building sessions with LGBTI human rights defenders on leading and coordinating advocacy campaigns/meetings; and (4) on-going awareness raising on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics issues and technical support to duty-bearers at the international level in various United Nations spaces. The main beneficiaries of this project are LGBTI people, communities and human rights defenders in developing countries.
Description (French)
Ce projet soutient le Fonds d’urgence mondial COVID-19 d’OutRight Action International pour les personnes LGBTIQ. Ce Fonds fournit un soutien financier et d’autres types de soutien pratique à des organisations locales partout dans le monde. Il a comme objectif d’atténuer les répercussions négatives de la pandémie, en aidant les partenaires locaux à créer des réponses adaptées à cette crise selon les besoins des personnes qu’ils servent. Ce projet soutient également les programmes internationaux d’OutRight pour la recherche et la défense des droits de la personne qui visent, entre autres, à recueillir des données probantes et à identifier les dangers auxquelles sont confrontées les communautés LGBTIQ à l’international. Les activités de ce projet comprennent: 1) la distribution de subventions aux partenaires locaux par l’entremise du Fonds d’urgence COVID 19; 2) la collecte et l’analyse de données en vue de la publication de trois rapports comprenant des recommandations stratégiques à utiliser comme outils de plaidoyer et défense des droits de la personne; 3) la tenue de séances de renforcement des capacités avec les défenseurs des droits de la personne LGBTIQ, par exemple, sur la coordination de campagnes en matière de plaidoyer et de défense des droits de la personne; 4) la sensibilisation aux enjeux liés à l’orientation sexuelle, l’identité et l’expression de genre et les caractéristiques sexuelles et le soutien technique aux détenteurs d’obligations à l’échelle internationale dans divers espaces des Nations Unies. Les principaux bénéficiaires de ce projet sont les personnes, les communautés et les défenseurs des droits de la personne LGBTIQ, dans les pays en développement.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased use of gender responsive and sensitive COVID-19 pandemic resources by rights-holders (LGBTI groups and human rights defenders (HRDs), in developing countries) in order to meet their basic needs and mitigate the negative consequences of the pandemic; (2) improved use of enhanced evidence base research by LGBTI civil society organizations and HRDs, as well as by international duty-bearers (such as the UN LGBTI Core Group) to protect and promote the human rights and legal protections of LGBTI people; and (3) enhanced political will of duty-bearers as well as new allies and champions in UN spaces to articulate LGBTI-inclusive language that advances LGBTI human rights in international human rights frameworks.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) les détenteurs de droits (groupes et défenseurs des droits de la personne LGBTIQ dans les pays en développement) utilisent davantage les ressources adaptées et sensibles au genre pour lutter contre la pandémie de COVID-19 afin de répondre à leurs besoins fondamentaux et d’atténuer les répercussions négatives liées à la pandémie; 2) les organisations de la société civile et les défenseurs des droits de la personne LGBTIQ ainsi que les détenteurs d’obligations internationaux (comme le Groupe cadre sur les personnes LGBTIQ des Nations Unies) utilisent davantage la recherche basée sur des données probantes pour protéger et promouvoir les droits de la personne et les protections juridiques des personnes LGBTIQ; 3) les détenteurs d’obligations ainsi que les nouveaux alliés et champions dans les espaces des Nations Unies ont une plus grande volonté politique d’utiliser un langage inclusif des personnes LGBTIQ qui fait progresser les droits de celles-ci dans les cadres internationaux relatifs aux droits de la personne.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
International Development Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au développement international
Program Purpose
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.
Program Purpose (French)
L’objectif princial du programme d’aide au développement international du Ministère est de réduire la pauvreté pour les populations qui vivent dans les pays où Affaires mondiales Canada se livre au développement international.
Recipient City
New York | New York
Recipient Country
US
Recipient Legal Name
OutRight Action International
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2020-2021-Q3-00261