Economic empowerment & advocacy
Mica Ferraz’s story
Discover how Mica Ferraz turned Micro Rainbow training into two successful fairs, generating income, opportunities and community for 58 LBTQI women in Brazil.
8 October 2026
Micro Rainbow International Foundation (MRIF) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission in October 2016. MRIF’s vision is to contribute to a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people can achieve their full potential in life and have equal access to employment, training, education, financial services, healthcare, housing, places of faith, and public places and services.
We work globally to help LGBTI people achieve their full potential in life and have equal access to employment, training, education, financial services, healthcare, housing, places of faith, and public places and services.
We do so through three main programmes: economic empowerment and advocacy, emergency housing and support and social inclusion. For each programme we have a target to achieve in. You can help us achieve these targets by fundraising for us. Your support will change LGBTI lives. We have also listed some examples of how small income generating activities can promote LGBTI equality in Cambodia and how as little as £36 can prevent homelessness of LGBTI asylum seekers in the United Kingdom.
Discover how Mica Ferraz turned Micro Rainbow training into two successful fairs, generating income, opportunities and community for 58 LBTQI women in Brazil.
Micro Rainbow Fairs for LBTQI+ Women project empowered 175 entrepreneurs across Brazil, generating over R$67,000 in income.
Thalyne Malta has been a standout participant in MRIF’s Brazilian programmes, leading to her producing the Amazônia Criativa fair.