Empowering LGBTQIA+ Communities in South Africa
Most LGBTQIA+ community members in South Africa, particularly in Orange Farm, face discrimination and violence. Understanding the lack of knowledge and acceptance, a door-to-door campaign was initiated in 2023 to educate and connect people, distribute condoms, host community picnics, and promote safe sex practices. Partnering with organizations like Khoroni Men's Forum, the project aims to create a safer and more inclusive environment for the LGBTQIA+ population.
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Project/Category LGBTQIA+ Lerato Moshe Blessing Magongwa Let Us Grow Organisation Your logo here (delete box and place logo here) Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Summary In this project we go door to door educating people about sexuality and mostly how to support and understand LGBTQIA+ community members, we first go to homes of LGBTQIA+ members to educate their siblings on how they can support and protect LGBTQIA+ community members around their area. We also go around the community, visiting pubs and tarvens to educate people about LGBTQIA+. We host community picnics to try and reduce the stigma and discrimination around LGBTQIA+ community. Distribution of condoms and lubes to LGBTQIA+ community members and motivate them to practice safe sex. Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Background? Give some background - What was the situation before the intervention Most of the LGBTQIA community members still live in fear of discrimination and being killed in a democratic South Africa after 29 years of freedom where everyone has equal rights, in the South of Johannesburg there is a community called Orange Farm where LGBTQIA+ community members are still being killed and discriminated because of their sexual orientation. One thing we noticed above everything is that a lot of people still lack knowledge and information about sexuality and how to accept each other. So in early 2023 we started a door to door campaign which consisted of volunteers across the community, Men s Organisation and GBV survivors support organisations. Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Target groups Our main target groups are: Add photo or video *Gays *Lesbians *Bisexuals *Transgenders *Intersex *Others (After nine) Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Key activities Door to door campaigns This is where we go house to house educating people about sexuality and gender Community picnics This is where we connect the community in general with the LGBTQIA+ community by hosting a picnic in a public place like a park or tarven/pub Condom distribution We educate people about safe sex practice and how to use things like condoms and lubricants. Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Partners (any fellow Amplify Change/ Voice and Choice Fund grantees) We have partnered with different organisations and government departments around the community. Khoroni Men s Forum: Add photo or video This is an organisation of men that are fighting against GBV and other challenges such as LGBTQIA+ discrimination in the community. ANOVA This is a health institute that has us with accessing educational materials such as pamphlets and also giving us condoms and lubricants so that we can be able to distribute them within the community Baqhawafazi This is an organisation that is fighting against GBV across the country, they offer GBV survivors support. They have also helped our volunteers with door to door support and training. Ext 7 A Clinic & Banny Molokoane Clinic Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Challenges We still have people in the community who do not want to learn about LGBTQIA+ community, they put their beliefs ,religion and culture/tribe as an excuse to discriminate There is a certain group of people that believe that if you commit crime and sleep/have sex with a gay/lesbian your bad luck will go away so that creates a high number of rape cases of LGBTQIA+ community members within our community. Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Strategies to overcome challenges Through partnerships with other organisations we managed able to educate people within the community about sexuality and this we do via door to door campaigns, visiting Men s forums and we are still looking forward to get an opportunity to speak and educate people via radio and social media platforms like Tik Tok and You Tube. Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Results/ significance of this change? The results of this will be to have a safe and secure enviroment where everyone feels safe and welcome. To have loving families where everyone is treated the same Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Evidence that your organisation contributed to this change? Transformed lives in the community Having more safe spaces withing the comminity that accept LGBTQIA+ community members Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
Sustainability/next steps One of the biggest drivers in this project is having more volunteers and partners that are willing to work through all the circumstances and challenges, this helps a lot with referrals. The more partners we have the more problems and issues we can solve. Add photo or video Voice and Choice Learning and Sharing Summit 2023
