Description
The project concerns the hostility observed in Polish society towards LGBT persons–a minority facing the most intense social stigma in Poland and their resulting discrimination. Training activities will be carried out in the first stage of the project for 6 organisations and groups acting outside of large cities, in order to prepare these groups to host events promoting tolerance for LGBT people (including workshops, educational actions, debates, protests). In the second stage of the project, the organisations and groups which have undergone training will prepare and carry out a cycle of 18 anti-discriminatory activities, addressed both to residents and persons representing so-called multiplier groups (persons employed in education, health care, police, social work). The activities will be accompanied by mentoring, enabling the skilful and effective carrying out of planned activities. The skills obtained during the project will also enable organisation of similar events in the future.
Summary of project results
"Surveys conducted by KPH (Campaign Against Homophobia), Lambda-Warszawa and Trans-Fuzja Foundation (“Social situation of LGBT persons. Report for the years 2010 and 2011"") in a group of 11,000 people demonstrated that Poland has one of the highest indicators of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. At the same time the number of initiatives on building social understanding for the situation of LGBT persons is scarce. The research carried out by Lambda in 2012 shows that local LGBT organizations (which constitute only a half of organizations dealing with this subject matter) rarely or never undertake activities to change perceptions of LGBT people. One of the reasons of that situation is the absence of competences in this area. The objective of the project was to teach 18 persons from 6 organizations the skills necessary to organize events for the promotion of tolerance of LGBT persons. Participants of the project managed to develop skills enabling them to organize antidiscrimination events and acquire necessary intra- and interpersonal competences to do it. 15 out of 18 persons are still involved in the activities counteracting discrimination of LGBT persons. The 18 people trained during the project, and afterwards prepared and carried out a cycle of 18 antidiscrimination events (workshops, education campaigns, debates, protests) in 6 cities. Mentoring activities aiming to support the participants in a swift and effective implementation of planned undertakings and learning-through-doing accompanied the events. Eighteen persons have increased their competences necessary to promote change of attitudes towards LGBT people. About 1,000 people benefited from organized antidiscrimination activities."
Summary of bilateral results