Don't Let LGBT+ Support Shut Down in MENA, Syria
About
Your donation will help keep GEM one of the few LGBTQIA+ organizations operating in crisis zones like Syria, Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon - alive and active at a time when our community needs us most. GEM is currently facing a severe budget crisis due to sudden funding cuts.
Need
GEM is facing a sudden funding crisis while responding to an overwhelming rise in emergency cases from LGBTQIA+ individuals in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Gaza, and Turkey. Many partner organizations have shut down, leaving us as a last resort. Without urgent funding, we are being forced to pause essential services like cash aid, mental health support, and protection work-putting lives at risk.
Long term impact
This project will sustain one of the region's few LGBTQIA+ organizations still operating on the ground. It ensures ongoing access to life-saving services, strengthens community resilience, and preserves a vital safe space for LGBTQIA+ people in crisis across Syria and beyond.
About the Organization
We are dedicated to addressing the needs of vulnerable LGBTQIA+ individuals inside Syria and globally through our protection programs and research. Through educational resources, we aim to change negative stigmas and enhance equality through knowledge and greater understanding. We believe that Syrian LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights and that we have a responsibility to guard the principles of equality for all Syrians, not just some.
GlobalGiving Categories:
- LGBTQIA+ Equality
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What is a Project?
Domestic and international programs and services housed within organizations, addressing specific needs of community groups.