Summary of the project: Series of meetings, workshops and networking events with and for BIPOC refugees in Lager migrant centers in Berlin. The project is aimed at community building, empowerment of BIPOC refugees and also sensitising non-queer refugee communities within migrant centers.

Awarded amount: EUR20,000

Summary of the project: Co-creation of Trans Clinic Utrecht in collaboration with a national service provider (Public Health Service); organising safer spaces and empowerment/social component.

Awarded amount: EUR20,000

Summary of the project: Building a network of mental health specialists, organizing group sessions and workshops, and offering self-designated activities and events to uplift and empower the racialised LGBTI community in Belgium.

Awarded amount: EUR19,992

Summary of the project: LGBTI migrants from the MENA region in Vienna and socio-economic integration: Needs’ assessment, awareness raising and collaboration with service providers.

Awarded amount: EUR19,992

Summary of the project: Awareness building at Prague Pride; training Roma LGBTI trainers to be educators; and running a course for service providers on Roma LGBTI intersection.

Awarded amount: EUR19,985

Summary of the project: Training and workshops (mental health) for racialised LGBTI communities; collaboration with partner organisations (migrants, refugees minoritised LGBTI orgs) on developing access to mental health services for racialised LGBTI communities

Awarded amount: EUR 19,862.62

Summary of the project:  The organization of Pride des Banlieues 2024 focused on working class LGBTI racialized communities outside of Paris and strengthening work on surrounding communication and campaign.

Awarded amount: EUR19,994

Summary of the project: A series of empowerment and mobilisation events: Festival for LGBTI BIPoC; workshops for LGBTI BIPoC (healing, empowerment, creating new narratives) and team-building work for wellbeing and strategic planning of the organisation.

Awarded amount: EUR 19,998

Summary of the project: The project focuses on strengthening institutional and human tight organizations capacities to establish and deliver inclusive services to racialised LGBTI community (Roma and Egyptian LGBTI communities in Albania) in the area of social care, employment, and inclusive education.

Awarded amount: EUR 19,985

Summary of the project: P.R.I.D.E. will investigate 3 areas of intervention: (1) The qualitative and quantitative research into the minority stress, mental distress and its consequences on housing deprivation (and its chronicity). (2) Gathering service providers to build an alliance to advocate for inclusion and socio-economic equality. The gathering will focus on: sharing support methodologies and intervention strategies; establishing a national network able to provide prompt and effective responses; improving the dialogue with national and local institutions; planning advocacy strategies. (3) The new alliance will elaborate a policy brief, designed as an advocacy tool to advance the conversation with local authorities and policy makers. The policy brief will contain a systematic analysis together with recommendations to implement effective prevention strategies.

Awarded amount: EUR20,000

Summary of the project: The project aims to advance the topic of LGBTIQ+ (youth) homelessness and housing exclusion in Slovenia and to ensure the active involvement of public stakeholders, institutions, and financers in the effort to provide long-term housing units for (young) LGBTIQ+ people using advocacy strategies and research data. The project has a targeted advocacy training and capacity building component that focuses on acquiring knowledge, skills and tools by the homelessness project team within Ljubljana Pride to be successful in advocacy. The project will also focus on creating partnerships and collaboration with homelessness service providers and public institutions relevant to the issue in order to map their possibilities and needs when working with (young) LGBTIQ+ people and to create a roadmap for (young) LGBTIQ+ homeless and vulnerable people access to publicly-funded medium- and long-term housing in Slovenia.

Awarded amount: EUR20,000

Summary of the project:

This is a joint project of ACATHI and Ahora Dónde. The project at the core is the qualitative and quantitative research about the situation of homeless LGTBI people in Barcelona, including some interviews done with service providers. The project will create a Core Group co-chaired by ACATHI and Ahora Dónde and composed of social organizations, public institutions, and diverse experts linked to LGTBI rights and homelessness issue. The project aims to convene actors linked to LGTBI rights and policies for homelessness and housing, to conduct the research, and to build an advocacy strategy. ACATHI and Ahora Dónde plan to advocate the inclusion of the LGBTI homeless issues – specially in relation to young and migrant LGTBI people – in the new Homelessness Municipal Plan, as well as in the new LGBTI plan.

Awarded amount: EUR19,986.26

Summary of the project: This is a joint project of ACATHI and Ahora Dónde. The project at the core is the qualitative and quantitative research about the situation of homeless LGTBI people in Barcelona, including some interviews done with service providers. The project will create a Core Group co-chaired by ACATHI and Ahora Dónde and composed of social organizations, public institutions, and diverse experts linked to LGTBI rights and homelessness issue. The project aims to convene actors linked to LGTBI rights and policies for homelessness and housing, to conduct the research, and to build an advocacy strategy. ACATHI and Ahora Dónde plan to advocate the inclusion of the LGBTI homeless issues – specially in relation to young and migrant LGTBI people – in the new Homelessness Municipal Plan, as well as in the new LGBTI plan.

Awarded amount: EUR20,000

Summary of the project: The project aims (1) to conduct community-based research with queer sex workers; (2) to build networks and alliances with likeminded groups and organizations to offer services to queer sex workers communities, (3) to present the results of the research to community members, local and state/city group and officials; (4) to develop and implement strategies to strengthen the queer sex worker community.

Awarded amount: EUR20,000

Summary of the project: The project aims to strengthen a community-led Trans Clinic in Utrecht, specifically catering to transgender and non-binary individuals of color, asylum seekers, and sex workers. This initiative addresses a nationwide transgender healthcare capacity issue, resulting in long wait times for essential medical care, especially for marginalised trans people who also face institutional barriers within the healthcare system. The intention behind the Trans Clinic is twofold: firstly, to provide access to crucial healthcare services such as hormone therapy and STI testing in a safe and supportive environment, and secondly, to create a support network that addresses the unique challenges faced by trans people from marginalized backgrounds.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The project is to provide racialised LGBTI people with a path to psychological care, support, well-being and identity affirmation by offering them consultations with a psychologist and by organising various support workshops and coaching on self-esteem. The intention behind this project is to improve the mental health of racialised LGBTI communities, fight against the multiple discriminations they experience and improve self-esteem.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The project addresses the intersecting struggles faced by BIPOC+ LGBTQI+ individuals, specifically focusing on the challenges encountered by transgender and gender nonconforming refugees and migrants in Sweden and the region. The project aims to host a series of community-building workshops, webinars, and panel discussions to provide essential tools, skills, and resources to BIPOC+ LGBTQI+ refugees and migrants. The goal is to create safer spaces, both online and offline, for the communities to strengthen their capacities and well-being, considering their engagement and marginalisation within white-led and dominant communities. The project will also enhance Queerstion’s platform to strategically spotlight the voices of queer racialized minorities.  The organisation will conduct organisational trainings internally to strengthen their foundation and equip their team with the necessary expertise for their current and future sustainability. Additionally, Queerstion’s plan to establish and nurture a network that extends beyond Sweden, encompassing other BIPOC+ LGBTQI+ organizations in Europe as well as non-BIPOC+ ones.

Amount Awarded: 24,554 €

Summary of the project: The main aim of the project is to challenge and transform dominant narratives about queer refugees by centering their voices, experiences, and aspirations through creative co-creation. LIMBO intends to shift away from deficit-based approaches, that view refugees as lacking in language, western cultural norms and values, emancipation etc., in research and activism towards a desire-based approach that empowers queer uprooted individuals to define their own narratives and futures. By foregrounding the stories and creativity of queer refugees, the project aims to challenge stereotypes and promote empathy and recognition of their humanity and agency. By engaging in creative practices that celebrate individual and collective experiences, participants will be empowered to reclaim their narratives and envision alternative futures.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project:  The goal of the project is to address topics such as trauma, shame, power and oppressive structures while moving beyond the norms of sexuality, gender identity and exploring the intersections of decolonisation and racialisation in depth. The project creates liberatory practices for the racialised LGBTI community, contributing to the resilience and empowerment of the movements. The change the project aims to bring involves creating spaces where these topics can be courageously explored, where people can mend shame and control, and where grief can be tended to in ways that heal trauma patterns.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The project continues and extends the work Break Isolation Group does with and for racialised LGBTI refugees and asylum seekers in empowering them, proving safer spaces to gather and strengthening their communities.  The project will focus on the artistic ways of interventions and spaces such as Slam Poetry nights that bring to the stage the voices and queer experiences of refugees and migrants.  The main objective of the project is to sustain the spaces for networking, artistic expression and healing where racialised queer persons can achieve a sense of belonging and community.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: This project aims to counteract the racist, xenophobic and LGTBphobic violence that has increased in recent years in Spain and specifically in Madrid. The project focuses on (1) increasing the knowledge of theoretical and practical tools for LGTBI racialised adults to confront racism, xenophobia and LGTBphobia from an intersectional and human rights approach and (2) reinforcing participation networks and raise awareness of white LGBT allies and heterosexual racialised organisations from a rights and diversity approach. The [̶project will be implemented through two strategies. The first one: chuquichinchay dissident-anti racist training program, with theoretical and practical sessions that address both academic and technical knowledge from ancestral wisdoms as a way to resist racist and LGBTIphobic violence. The second being dialogues of alliance and sensitisation, in order to strengthen Migrantes Transgresorxs’ networks and put the importance of addressing racism and sexual and gender diversity at the center of the agendas of white LGTB organisations and heterosexual racialised organisations.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: “Embracing Us” is a project which consists of the Vienna pride events and a three-day retreat designed to celebrate the unique identities of queer individuals of African descent, navigating through political and racial obstacles in Austria. The goal is to cultivate a sustainable LGBTIQ+ community, mindful of power dynamics and generational differences, and strengthen ties with the allies. The retreat will offer an opportunity for reflection, healing, networking, and empowerment for members of the Afro Rainbow Austria community. The Vienna Pride event will serve as a platform to spotlight the community, amplify the message, and showcase the efforts, thereby mobilising queer Africans. The Pride will attract allies and play a crucial role in increasing visibility for queer Africans, particularly those who are still grappling with their identities

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The project offers structured assistance for racialised asylum seekers, refugees, undocumented persons and/or formerly denied asylum LGBTQI+ in France, mainly from North African and Middle Eastern backgrounds. The focus of the project is  strengthening WASSLA’s “Accueil et Solidarité” support program and enhancing collaboration with ARDHIS, FLIRT and La Bulle organisations

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The project aims to create collaborative, community-based, artistic and safer spaces for racialised LGBTI communities who live on the intersection of sex work and transidentity, mostly with Afro-Caribbean background. Through organising workshops and festival spaces, the aim is to practice harm reduction and integration surrounding queer and trans lived experiences, provide in-person spaces for collective healing and online spaces to share materials with other organisations.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: This is a third cycle of the project supported by ILGA-Europe. Rainbow Mind has been a partner organisation under NOLB since 2022. The intention behind the project is to advance the fight for LGBTI racial justice through collaboration with LGBTI individuals, activists and organisations to develop and deliver effective, tailored wellbeing interventions and build our collective capacity to care for ourselves and others.

The project aims to (1) develop and expand relationships with anti-racist organisations to collaborate on ways to tackle inequalities facing racialised LGBTI; (2) facilitate in-depth, tailored mental health interventions for racialised LGBTI individuals and frontline activists, and (3) collaborate, co-produce and engage with racialised LGBTI activists to increase learning, tackle health inequalities, and empower them to support their own wellbeing.

Amount Awarded: 24,289.13 €

Summary of the project: The project embodies a comprehensive approach aimed at assisting Arabic-speaking LGBTQI+ individuals in exile in France. This initiative focuses on three key pillars: Welcoming, Supporting and Empowering. Welcoming pillar aims to provide a safe and inclusive space where individuals can find immediate support upon their arrival, where they can open up, find reassurance, and break the cycle of isolation. In this phase WASSLA assesses the individuals need and plan the necessary actions. Supporting pillar is to provide administrative and legal assistance related to residency (especially in the context of asylum requests), linguistic and cultural mediation between the individuals WASSLA supports and essential services/structures (administration, social workers, health professionals, partner organisations) and emergency assistance (through a self-financed fund). Empowering pillar serves to foster long-term stability, facilitating emotional resilience, and promoting social and professional integration within French society. The project relies on 3 of our programs: Wassla Welcome and Solidarity, Wassla Health Program and Wassla Café.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project:  This is a second cycle of the project supported by ILGA-Europe. Migrantes Transgresorxs has been a partner organisation under NOLB since 2024. The project aims to counteract the violence that has increased in recent years in Spain. The project focuses on two objectives: to increase the knowledge for LGTBI racialized adults to confront racism, xenophobia and LGTBphobia from an intersectional approach; to reinforce participation networks with white LGBTI allied and heterosexual racialized organizations from a rights and diversity approach. To achieve these objective the group deploys a double strategy: Palenque Chuquichinchay, dissident-anti racist training program, that addresses ancestral wisdoms; and Dialogues of Alliance, that strengthen networks and put the importance of addressing racism and LGTBphobia at the center of the agendas of white LGBTI and heterosexual racialized organizations.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The project aims to convene a national network of QTBPOC initiatives in the Netherlands, develop joint advocacy goals and support members to translate these goals into specific strategies. The network will map actions that the communities are already taking to respond to challenges they are facing and amplify these nationally to increase their visibility and impact. A national network will make united racialised LGBTI groups more resilient, by creating alternative infrastructures to state- and corporate-led initiatives. It will be a platform to share knowledge, e.g. tactics to activate politicians, NGOs and our communities to stand up for our rights. Currently, no such national network exists in the Netherlands and many local initiatives are silo-ed. With the rise of the far right in the Netherlands and other parts of the world to which we have links, it is becoming increasingly clear that the concerns of racialised LGBTI groups in the Netherlands are not local. The Hang-Out070 will strive to deepen solidarity among QTBPOC communities across the Netherlands, and ultimately beyond the borders of the nation state.

Amount Awarded: 24,665.75 €

Summary of the project: The Trans Clinic Utrecht aims to provide community-led healthcare for transgender and non-binary individuals of color, asylum seekers, and sex workers, addressing a nationwide capacity issue in transgender healthcare. Long wait times for essential medical care disproportionately affect marginalized trans individuals, who also face barriers within the healthcare system. The project has two main goals: first, to offer crucial services like hormone therapy and STI testing in a safe, supportive environment, and second, to create a network that supports trans people from marginalized backgrounds. By providing timely, accessible healthcare and a safe space for community members to connect, share experiences, and gain knowledge about transitioning, the clinic fosters a sense of belonging and empowerment. Additionally, social events and workshops offer opportunities for community building, self-expression, and support in navigating Dutch society. Ultimately, the project strengthens both individual well-being and community resilience, creating a lasting impact on the trans and non-binary community in Utrecht.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The main idea of the project is to build on the foundation laid during the first phase (NOLB-IV, 2024-2025), continuing to address the intersecting struggles faced by BIPOC+ LGBTQI+ individuals—especially TGNC refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants—in Sweden and the broader region. The intention behind it is to sustain and deepen the impact of the work by expanding community-centered activities, cross-border solidarity, and collective advocacy. Queerstion Media will continue to host community-building workshops, panel discussions, and digital campaigns that offer tools, safer spaces, and visibility for our communities. Activities like wellness retreat will support emotional well-being, while ongoing PhotoVoice project will center lived experiences through visual storytelling. A key component is training BIPOC+ LGBTQI+ activists to lead anti-racism workshops, empowering them to challenge structural oppression in their own spaces. Queerstion Media will also strengthen transnational BIPOC+ LGBTQI+ network and foster sustained partnerships with both BIPOC+ and non-BIPOC+ organisations to promote intersectional and anti-racist advocacy across the LGBTI+ and human rights movements.

Amount Awarded: 24,970 €

Summary of the project: The main idea of the project is to provide targeted, community-led interventions that improve mental health, foster professional growth, enhance physical safety through self-defense, and amplify artistic expression of queer Central Asians in Berlin. The intention is to address interlinked issues of trauma, economic insecurity, personal safety, and invisibility through peer support, practical skill-building, and public engagement. Slaystans aim to build emotional resilience, career pathways, physical self-protection skills, and collective visibility, laying groundwork for future organising, resource mobilisation, and eventual formalisation as a registered association.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: In a time of rising anti-LGBTQ+ legislation worldwide, “Enhancing Our Collective Strength” builds on the foundation of “Embracing Us” (project under NOLB-IV, 2024-2025) to foster deeper collaboration and long-term resilience for queer African migrants in Austria. While Austria appears to offer relative safety, restrictive laws in Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, and parts of Europe, such as Hungary and Georgia, contribute to a climate of fear, making visibility and solidarity even more critical as a constant increase in queer Africans seeking refuge is on a constant steep rise. This project strengthens community ties through Vienna Pride, a three-day retreat, and direct outreach to queer African refugees at the reception camp in Vienna. Vienna Pride events serve as a platform to amplify the message, increase visibility, and attract queer Africans who may not yet be aware of Afro Rainbow Austria’s existence. The retreat provides space for healing, networking, and strategic planning, ensuring that marginalized voices are included in sustainable activism. Additionally, Afro Rainbow Austria will conduct visits to asylum camps in Vienna, where they will share their message of community with love, introduce queer African refugees to the community, and provide vital resources for those seeking safety and belonging.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project: The main idea of the project is to strengthen transgenerational and transnational connections between QTPoC activists. Queer Racisé·e·s Autonomes aims to exchange community-organizing practices while considering geographical, historical, and political contexts. The intention behind it is to counter the invisibilization of the knowledge produced by non-white queer activists and to implement better organizing strategies. Given the ever greater repression faced by QTPoC spaces, Queer Racisé·e·s Autonomes strives to strengthen the community resilience to ensure long-term survival. This project will share knowledge, adapt tactics, and create safety nets beyond national borders. With both immediate and long-term impacts, it would enable the opening of a space for QTPoC activists to meet and exchange with one another, and will facilitate the establishment of a structured and sustainable transnational solidarity network and the formalization of intergenerational exchanges.

Amount Awarded: 24983.02 €

Summary of the project:  The main idea of the project is to expand Temple Of’s work by creating a sustainable series of regular community events and workshops by and for racialised queer immigrants from SWANA, Central Asia, and the Caucasus, intersectionally. While Temple Of currently organises seasonal large-scale events in Prague and Berlin (drawing 500–1,000 attendees), this project will offer more consistent, accessible, and community-rooted programming. The intention behind it is to respond to the lack of safe, culturally resonant spaces for queer immigrants to gather, create, and grow. Through smaller gatherings, the group will provide workshops and sessions focused on DJing, electronic music production, music, dance, and visual arts through a queer and SWANA lens. The project aims to strengthen the community’s connection, autonomy, and visibility; support skill-building and cultural memory; and offer continuity and care in cities where racialised queer communities face systemic exclusion. It will also help Temple Of move toward a year-round infrastructure of cultural programming, rather than one-off events.

Amount Awarded: 25,000 €

Summary of the project:  La Bassa Mar focuses on two critical issues facing the local region. First, the group will develop workshops to share self-defense techniques and possibilities among various communities. Second, the group will develop an archive of racialised LGBTI testimonies in the region. These two activities would be beneficial to local community, on a practical level by teaching skills around (notably rural) queer self-defense and building a body of resources on the topic, and combining with an archival workshop and presentation to connect queer lives and stories to the larger community. By holding both workshops, the group will bridge gaps within and amongst communities and build a more sustainable presence in the area. By addressing the specificities of the rural experience and enhancing LGBTI voices, La Bassa Mar strives to challenge existing structures. These two activities will also enhance the retreat space that the group offer – by building up resource materials for self-defence and offering the archival material for visitors – and thus benefit every person or organization who comes to make use of the space, hoping to inspire them to conduct similar activities in their communities.

Amount Awarded: 24750.00