{"id":605,"date":"2023-05-05T16:57:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T16:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zgeist.org\/wjr-sandbox\/?page_id=605"},"modified":"2023-10-15T19:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T19:59:07","slug":"african-and-latin-american-organizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/queer-migration-within-the-global-south-africa-and-south-america\/african-and-latin-american-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"African and Latin American Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learn about African and Latin American organizations that are working to improve the experiences of queer migrants in the Global South, and to expand education on queer migration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The organizations listed below have in some way created\/participated in events, projects, research, etc. involving queer migration within the Global South:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS)<\/a>: ACMS defines itself as “…Africa\u2019s leading scholarly institution for research and teaching on human mobility dedicated to shaping global discourse on human mobility and social transformation.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Refugee Law Project (RLP)<\/a>: RLP’s mission is to “…empower asylum seekers, refugees, deportees, IDPs and host communities to enjoy their human rights and lead dignified lives” in Uganda.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The African LGBTQI+ Migration Research Network<\/a> (ALMN): The goal of ALMN is to “…advance scholarship on LGBTQI+ migration on, from and to the African continent.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Migration Gender Health Systems (MiGHS)<\/a>: MiGHS is a research collaboration that works to address “…the impacts of and response to migration and its intersection with gender” in South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Irca Casabierta<\/a>: Irca Casabierta, or the Institute on Migration and LGBTIQ Refugee for Central America, is a non-profit NGO that was created “…in response to the needs of migrant LGBTIQ people, applicants and in refugee status in Costa Rica, mainly from the Central American Region.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Federaci\u00f3n Argentina LGBT (FALGBT)<\/a>: FALGBT works to “…promote equality and non-discrimination towards lesbians, gays, bisexuals and trans” in Argentina.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mapping the Organizations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This map showcases the organizations listed above. Click the points on the map to see a brief description of each organization and where they are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n