PRIDE I aimed to strengthen the role of grassroots civil society organisations’ (CSOs) in promoting the acceptance, inclusion and protection of the LGBT minority in rural and urban Albania, with a particular focus on protecting at-risk marginalised youth LGBTs, and promoting respect for the fundamental rights of the LGBT community.
The proposed 24-month action was divided into 3 linked components: 1) Capacity building for CSOs; 2) Service provision to the LGBT community; 3) Awareness raising on LGBT issues.
Achievements
- 3 capacity building assessments were carried out and training sessions organized for the partner organisations
- The news portal Historia-ime platform has been updgraded
- More than 300 LGBTI individuals accessed basic services and a safe place to socialise
- 24 LGBTI homeless youth were supported by Streha Shelter to reintegrate society
- 12 journalists were trained
- One monitoring of hate speech was organized
- One nation-wide online and offline campaign was organized
- 9 young LGBTI activists benefited from small grants