Project
Bicol Empowerment Project for a Sustainable LGBT Community
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Amount Funded
22,274 EUROProject Duration
01 Aug 2018 - 31 Jul 2019 -
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Lead organisation
GAYON Albay LGBT Org., Incorporated
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GAYON Albay LGBT Org., Incorporated (GAYON) was registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2011, and in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in 2012, GAYON is also accredited by the Provincial Government of Albay, LGU Legazpi Vity, LGU Daraga, LGU Sto. Domingo, and LGU Tiwi. GAYON Inc. also has a seat as a member of the Daraga Local Health Board, Legazpi City Project Monitoring Committee, City Planning and Development Council, and BUB Signatory. It is also one of 8 members of the Albay Provincial Planning and Development Council
GAYON has a total of thirty members and 7 Board of Trustees, 5 of which are also members of Execom. GAYON holds regular monthly meetings, annual assemblies, and mid-year and year-end reports.
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Organisation
GAYON Albay LGBT Org., Incorporated (GAYON) was registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2011, and in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in 2012, GAYON is also accredited by the Provincial Government of Albay, LGU Legazpi Vity, LGU Daraga, LGU Sto. Domingo, and LGU Tiwi. GAYON Inc. also has a seat as a member of the Daraga Local Health Board, Legazpi City Project Monitoring Committee, City Planning and Development Council, and BUB Signatory. It is also one of 8 members of the Albay Provincial Planning and Development Council
GAYON has a total of thirty members and 7 Board of Trustees, 5 of which are also members of Execom. GAYON holds regular monthly meetings, annual assemblies, and mid-year and year-end reports.
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Project
The Bicol Empowerment Project for a Sustainable LGBT Community expands the participation of the LGBT community to socio-political processes and activities in the Bicol region. The programme offers opportunities for these informal groups to formalise their organisations by obtaining accreditation from local government units and government agencies, by having their own organisational and financial system, and opportunities to partner with national government agencies like the DOLE, DOH, DSWD, and DTI.
The project will last 1 year, this timeframe will mainly be spent on empowerment training for members of GAYON Albay LGBT Org. Inc.and partner LGBT groups, Hinan-ay Grandiosa (Irosin, Sorsogon), Virac LGBT Group, (Virac, Catanduanes)Claveria LGBT Organization (Claveria, Masbate) Gayon Maylaud (Milaor, Camarines Sur), Oas LGBT Org., (Oas, Albay), Dominican Metamorphosis (Sto. Domingo), Rapu-Rapu LGBT Group (Rapu-Rapu, Albay), Paper Dolls (Donsol, Sorsogon) and Verde Sangre (Legazpi City).
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The Bicol Empowerment Project for a Sustainable LGBT Community expands the participation of the LGBT community to socio-political processes and activities in the Bicol region. The programme offers opportunities for these informal groups to formalise their organisations by obtaining accreditation from local government units and government agencies, by having their own organisational and financial system, and opportunities to partner with national government agencies like the DOLE, DOH, DSWD, and DTI.
The project will last 1 year, this timeframe will mainly be spent on empowerment training for members of GAYON Albay LGBT Org. Inc.and partner LGBT groups, Hinan-ay Grandiosa (Irosin, Sorsogon), Virac LGBT Group, (Virac, Catanduanes)Claveria LGBT Organization (Claveria, Masbate) Gayon Maylaud (Milaor, Camarines Sur), Oas LGBT Org., (Oas, Albay), Dominican Metamorphosis (Sto. Domingo), Rapu-Rapu LGBT Group (Rapu-Rapu, Albay), Paper Dolls (Donsol, Sorsogon) and Verde Sangre (Legazpi City).
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The project “Bicol Empowerment project for a Sustainable LGBT Community” achieved the following:
Capacity Strengthening
Conducted Governance and Financial Management Training for community-based organisations
Conducted Peer Education Training on SOGIE and HIV /AIDS and Human Rights
Conducted Training of Trainers on SOGIE, Human Rights and HIV, AIDS
Advocacy
Conducted the Bicol Regional LGBT Meeting and Project Presentation
Conducted Visits and Meetings with LGBT community- based organisations
Meeting with local government unit and agencies to lobbying for SOGIE Equality Bill
Social Movement Building
Provide assistance on Community Based Organisations to formally register as accredited organisations and be able to represent the LGBT community in all aspects of local governance.
Almost all members of the LGBT network are now working to comply with the SEC registration and local governments units accreditations and re- accreditations to obtain and maintain membership to different local special bodies and to the development councils in their respective municipalities and cities
Additionally, it also achieved the following results
CSOs increasingly participating in or initiating influencing and advocacy efforts to protect and widen civil society space – 3
Organisations supported with means (financial, knowledge, skills, networks, training etc.) to strengthen capacity in specific areas – 3
Informal groups/ organisations have presented their collective demands to external stakeholders – 3
Informal groups indicate to have safe spaces to convene and work – 3
Informal groups indicate increased confidence to raise their voice – 3
Change agendas developed facilitated by programme staff and grantee organization – 3
Change agendas funded and implemented by marginalised and discriminated groups – 3
Organisations that incorporated new approaches in realising their agenda for change – 3
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