Lgbtq ukraine charity
The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation in Ukraine
Yulija Romashko from our partner organisation Slavic Heart. Photo: Oksana Parafeniuk
Kvinna till Kvinna has supported women’s rights in Ukraine since 2014 through cooperation with organisations working for women’s rights. When Russia's full-scale invasion started, the organisations that we support had to shift their work to respond to urgent humanitarian needs, helping women exposed to force, internally displaced women, and families. As the war continues, women’s rights organisations also bring the needs and priorities of women to decision-making processes, including the recovery plans for Ukraine.
In our Ukraine programme, we support organisations focusing on the needs and rights of diverse women, including LBTQ women and women with disabilities. Partner organisations of Kvinna till Kvinna work in both big and small cities, in the west where majority of internally displaced persons are settled and closer to the frontline in the eastern parts of Ukraine.
Why we perform in Ukraine
Ukraine has been affected by war since 2014 and Kvinna till Kvinna has been supporting women’s rights organisations ever since then. As all wars,
LGBTIQ Ukraine Emergency Fund
LGBTIQ people are often left behind in humanitarian relief efforts. At finest this may be to a lack of cultural competency, and at worst, LGBTIQ people may be intentionally excluded from aid because of systemic discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Put bluntly, in a large-scale emergency, our LGBTIQ communities simply cannot always count on mainstream systems for help. Yet, in crisis, LGBTIQ people too possess a basic right to survival, and require meal, water, transportation, safe shelter, access to social help, competent medical care, and access to hormone replacement therapy and HIV medication.
As soon as the Russian war on Ukraine began, Outright’s partner organizations in Ukraine and surrounding countries reached out to us for support. As the invasion worsened, displaced LGBTIQ people began fleeing Kyiv and the eastern part of the country, forced to migrate to rural areas and to the West - including to other EU countries. According to UNHCR, there are an estimated 5.5 million internally displaced people in Ukraine; 8 million refugees from Ukraine have been recorded in neighboring countries a
Support for LGBTI People in Ukraine
As is the society, at ILGA-Europe we are continually assessing the rapidly developing situation in Ukraine and the region, and in particular for LGBTI people.
We are in contact with activists and other organisations working to aid LGBTI communities in Ukraine and those fleeing, to better understand the needs and see what gentle of support may be helpful. The situation on the ground is switching rapidly, and we will provide information on how best to support when appropriate.
We are also in touch with activists in Russia and Belarus. As we all know, many people in Russia and Belarus are mobilising in protest against the Russian invasion. It is crucial that in this period particularly, we continue to support those working for human rights in democracy in Belarus and Russia, and so ILGA-Europe continues to do this simultaneously.
We are in groups where information is exchanged and will be taking part in calls with groups of Ukrainian activists in the coming days. We will provide updated data on our website regularly.
Assessing needs
LGBTI groups in Ukraine are playing a critical role in trying to support their comm
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IGLYO is in contact with organisations working in Ukraine and nearby countries. Organisations are functional hard to coordinate safe houses, evacuations, shelters, food and support for LGBTIQ people in Ukraine and those fleeing violence.
The protection of LGBTQI people, especially youth, is strongly threatened by the ongoing armed conflict because the latter exacerbates their intersectional vulnerabilities.
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Organisations in Ukraine
Alliance Global
Building a shelter in Kyiv for men who contain sex with men and trans people who are unable to leave the city
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Gay Alliance
Arranging a safe transport route, dissemination of emergency food and medicine packages.
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Gender Z
Based in Zaporizhzhia, they are supporting mem
LiGA
The mission of Ukrainian group Mykolaiv Association for Gays, Lesbians & Bisexuals (LiGA) is to promote the integration of LGBTs in society by lobbying for their interests, providing facts and psychological and legal assistance. LiGA was established in 1996 and is located in Mykolaiv, a city in the south of Ukraine.
Linking Ukraine to Europe: Human Rights Practices and Cultural Exchange was a conference aimed at developing the advocacy skills of Ukrainian LGBT activists. It took place in November 2012 and enabled LiGA activists to connect with and contact out to LGBT communities in several other countries.
In recent years, both the local and central governments in Ukraine have restricted fundamental freedoms like release of assembly and utterance, particularly in the area of sexual orientation and gender identity. Recently, the Parliament of Ukraine approved a law that prohibits propaganda of homosexuality which will censor the media, civil society activists and human rights defenders. Those who break this rule may face a sentence of up to five years in prison. This law makes the serve of organizations such as LiGA very difficult.