Aim
To develop competences of LGBTI+ youth activists on how to decentralise their work and reach rural areas, how to advocate at the local level for LGBTI rights and how to build networks and raise visibility outside of urban areas.
Objectives
- Acquire an understanding of the mechanisms that cause young LGBTQI living in rural areas to have disproportionately negative health/mental health and social outcomes.
- Acquire knowledge of existing models of decentralisation of activism and services, through peer exchange of good practices, including best practices in the use of technology for the inclusion of youth in rural areas.
- Acquire a range of skills relevant to working with young LGBTQI in rural areas and raise their visibility, in the fields of community organisation, community-based advocacy, the use of internet, social media and technology, and working with local authorities and service providers.
- Contribute to a set of recommendations to IGLYO, youth organisations, local service providers and the Council of Europe to reach and support young LGBTQI people living in rural areas.
- Elaborate a follow-up plan on how each participant will use the competencies acquired in their own local environment and raise visibility of queer youth living in rural areas.
About the organisation
IGLYO - The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth & Student Organisation founded in 1984 and based in Brussels, is the largest member-based network in the world dedicated to LGBTQI youth and their rights. Today, IGLYO gathers over 115 Member Organisations in 39 Council of Europe member states, as well as countless friends and partners worldwide. IGLYO’s work focuses on the protection, empowerment, and freedom of LGBTQI young people between 18-30 years old.
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