2020 was a crisis year nobody likes to talk about. 2021 will hopefully be the year the world beats COVID-19. Meanwhile, our international LGBTIQ community still bears the brunt of the pandemic and even worse: our...
July 7, 2021
Life-saving funding for the LGBTI COVID-19 Crisis
COVID-19 and the measurements imposed have impacted nearly every single person around the world. The LGBTI community has been hit particularly hard. The shutdown of bars, clubs and organisations has led to isolation, as...
December 22, 2020
Emergency funding for LGBTI COVID-19 victims
COVID-19 has been hard for everyone, no more so than for LGBTI people living in countries with little or no rights. Many of our brothers and sisters have experienced the dire economic consequences of this pandemic and...
September 9, 2020
Pride Walk! And Shakespeare Club
As part of celebrating our 10th Anniversary, we took part in the community-led and organized Amsterdam Pride Walk! It was an exciting experience. Many of our supporters came to join us, including staff from our founder...
August 16, 2019
8 New Projects Granted
We granted over € 31,000 to 8 new projects in 7 different countries during our first grant cycle of 2019.
May 6, 2019
Queer Camp Armenia
Queer League Armenia organized a three-night Queer Camp in Armenia for LBQ*-women and trans* men.
April 18, 2019
Trans Activism in Montenegro
Asocijacija Spektra organized trainings, workshops, and performed visual trans activism in Montenegro.
March 28, 2019
LGBTQ Community Workshops in North East India
Ya_All organizes LGBTQ community workshops in North East India. These northeastern states are also called ‘The Seven Sisters’.
February 28, 2019
40 New Projects in 2018
2018 has been another great year for PlanetRomeo Foundation. In total, we funded over €185,000 to 40 LGBTI projects around the world, including our first ever grants in Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Argentina and Sierra Leone.
February 7, 2019
Shelter in Myanmar
Pink Myanmar opened a shelter in Myanmar, which was not an easy task.
January 17, 2019
15 New Projects Granted
We granted a total of € 65,672 to 15 new projects in 13 different countries as of October 2018.
December 18, 2018
10 Banished and Rejected LGBT People Relocated
Rainbow Family Support Alliance relocated 10 banished and rejected LGBT people in Uganda to a safe house.
November 29, 2018
FemSlam from Serbia Scores
FemSlam from Serbia organized 6 weekends full of soccer events and workshops on various topics, hosting LBT women from all over the Balkan region.
November 22, 2018
Women in Cameroon Working Up a Sweat
ELLES Cameroun organized a broad range of sports activities for LBT women in Cameroon.
November 1, 2018
7 New Projects Granted
We granted a total of € 31,000 to 7 new projects in 7 different countries as of August 2018.
September 20, 2018
Trans Summer Camp in Slovenia
TransAkcija Institute held the first five-day summer camp in Slovenia for trans* and gender non-conforming people. 18 people joined the camp.
September 13, 2018
Trans* Communities in Karachi: Pakistan’s Largest City
Society for Empowerment & Advocacy Welfare Organization mapped the trans* communities in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan.
September 6, 2018
LGBT+ Families, Children, and Parents in Russia
Resource Center for LGBT+ successfully organized events for parents of LGBT+ families, children, non-monosexual people, and parents in Russia.
August 30, 2018
Visiting Intersex Initiatives in Mexico and Colombia
Brújula Intersexual visits intersex initiatives in Mexico and Colombia and holds a workshop on intersex issues in Mexico City.
July 12, 2018
2017 Annual Report Published
2017 was a great year for PlanetRomeo Foundation. We funded an unprecedented € 207,383 to 46 projects worldwide.
June 29, 2018
Talking LGBT in Iraq
Rasan Organization held a community forum in December 2017. The forum focused on LGBT issues in the city of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
June 28, 2018
10 New Projects Granted
In our 2nd grant cycle of 2018, we funded more than € 47,000 to 10 new projects in 9 different countries.
June 21, 2018
Transmen & Gender Non-conforming Women in Malawi
CEDEP held a trans* community training in Malawi.
June 7, 2018
First LGBTI Community Center in Bulgaria
DEYSTVIE launched a virtual LGBTI community center and opened a physical center in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia.
May 3, 2018
717 LGBTI Peer Educators in Rural Villages in Kano State, Nigeria
THREAD Initiative works hard to form LGBTI communities and train its members. Their work bears fruit: 717 community members now work as peer educators.
April 25, 2018
9 New Projects Granted
We granted in total more than € 42,000 to 9 new projects in 9 different countries in the 1st quarter of 2018.
March 29, 2018
Finding an Emergency Shelter in Nigeria
Rainbow Alliance Nigeria is a community-based network of LGBT people in Abia State, Nigeria.
March 22, 2018
Community Influencers in Haiti
AREV-Haiti is an LGBTI and sex worker organization from Haiti. They fight discrimination on sexual orientation and gender identity, and LGBTI prejudice.
March 15, 2018
Record breaking year for PlanetRomeo Foundation
PlanetRomeo Foundation looks back on 2017 with pride. In total, we funded an astonishing €207,383 to 46 LGBTI projects around the world.
February 21, 2018
Empowering Intersex Initiatives
Brújula Intersexual visits intersex-led initiatives in Mexico and Colombia to provide them with necessary tools and advise to carry out projects.
February 21, 2018