LGBTI economic empowerment through small businesses
Graduation of 27 LGBTI people from the 5th entrepreneurship course run by Micro Rainbow Brazil exclusively for low-income LGBTI people.
7 May 2018
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LGBTI equality through economic empowerment
Micro Rainbow International Foundation’s previous studies into LGBTI poverty in Cambodia, Brazil and among refugees in the United Kingdom have supported the argument that there is a link between discrimination based on sexuality or gender identity and poverty.
They also show that when poverty is combined with multiple forms of discrimination, such as gender, race, class and, most importantly, sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status, there develops a reality of massive socio-economic inequality and exclusion. Put simply, LGBTI people pay a higher price to step out of poverty.
After piloting and testing activities for over five years, we have shaped an LGBTI-centred economic empowerment and advocacy programme which includes the following activities:
Our economic empowerment programme is already showing three interesting results:
It provides new data and life stories that are powerful tools for local advocacy for better rights.
Graduation of 27 LGBTI people from the 5th entrepreneurship course run by Micro Rainbow Brazil exclusively for low-income LGBTI people.
The article explains why LGBTI people in Cambodia are financially excluded and why they become or stay poor. It also explains what MRI is doing to ensure that LGBTI people can access micro-finance products to step out of poverty.
MRI visited and consulted with the LGBTI community in Somroung Yong district, which is part of the Takeo Province to tackle poverty of LGBTI people by providing technical support and financial assistance.
To celebrate Transgender Visibility Month, we share the story of a trans activist who joined our small business course and became a member of our Brazil team.
Ms. Chhoeurng Rachana said “Economic Empowerment and LGBTI rights should parallel working together for LGBTI acceptance in Cambodia”.
An infographic overview of the Brazil project from 2015 to 2017
Micro Rainbow launches a pioneering publication, “LGBT Entrepreneurship: case studies of socioeconomic empowerment in Rio de Janeiro between 2015-2017”.
The Micro Rainbow Brazil Project received the Láurea CAF 2017 award, which acknowledges the best initiatives in support of micro entrepreneurship in Brazil promoted by
Many LGBT people in Cambodia are destined to be and remain poor according to a report by Micro Rainbow and CamASEAN Youth’s Future.
Launch of a report entitled “LGBT people living in poverty in Rio de Janeiro” on the occasion of the International Human Rights Conference of World Pride in Toronto (Canada) 2014.
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