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
FemSlam’s Roaming Pitch
So far, FemSlam from Serbia organized three soccer weekends out of a total of six.
December 14, 2017
Darna in Tunisia
‘Darna’ means ‘Our home’ in Tunisian. That’s how daily visitors perceive Mawjoudin’s social space in Tunisia.
November 22, 2017
Shelter in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Humanity First Cameroon set up a shelter for homeless LGBTs, where they can stay for a period of three months.
November 16, 2017
Intersex Day of Solidarity: news from Ukraine
On Intersex Day of Solidarity, we would like to highlight the accomplishments of Egalite Intersex Ukraine.
November 8, 2017
Workshops in Roma settlements
In Serbia, Roma Women of Vojvodina held workshops focusing on Roma LGBT people.
November 1, 2017
Capacity building in India
Solidarity Foundation helped to build the capacity of leaders of community based organizations, in order to strengthen their organization and work.
October 27, 2017
LGBT Workplace Conference in Moscow
Rainbow Association from Moscow held their conference focusing on discrimination and protection of LGBT rights in the workplace.
October 17, 2017
Q3 funding breaks all records
PlanetRomeo Foundation’s Q3 review cycle set a new record. We granted a total of € 72,230 to 16 projects around the world.
October 3, 2017