WeAreHere 2018/19

Hungarian LGBT Alliance, Rainbow Mission Foundation and Szimpozion Association is carrying out a joint project entitled WeAreHere: Improving the social acceptance of LGBTQI People in Hungary via community empowerment and awareness raising between January 1 2018 and December 31 2019.

Aims of the project:

• improving the social acceptance of LGBTQI people;
• encouraging LGBTQI people to come out;
• fostering a supportive social environment around LGBTQI people, especially in schools, workplaces, and families;
• fighting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
• increasing the positive visibility of LGBTQI people.

Main activities of the project:

• surveying social attitudes to LGBTQI people to identify effective messages to promote social acceptance;
• training teachers, helping professionals and HR professionals;
• sensitizing workshops at schools and workplaces;
• community events for LGBTQI people and their families;
• storytelling campaign;
• campaigns to initiate open discussions on LGBTQI topics at schools and workplaces.

Activities Háttér Society carries out:

• writing a guide on family acceptance;
• organizing family days;
• training of HR personnel at companies;
• organizing sensitizing workshops at companies;
• campaign promoting workplace acceptance.

The European Commission supports the project by 178,153 euros, of which the Háttér receives 29,883 euros.