Economic empowerment & advocacy
A wave of LGBTI acceptance in Cambodia
The impact of poverty reduction programmes in achieving social acceptance
14 November 2018
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The impact of poverty reduction programmes in achieving social acceptance
An economic empowerment workshop for #LGBTI people focusing on starting new income generating activities as a way to step out of #poverty.
Ministries and members of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee participate in a dialogue on public policies to promote LGBTI rights in Cambodia.
Aiming to meet the requests from our own beneficiaries, MRI Brazil held the first intensive digital marketing course for LGBTI small entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro in April 2018.
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”.
Individual case studies from Brazil
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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