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PRESENTATION ARC EN CIEL PLUS (CÔTE D’IVOIRE) by NANGONE MORLEY BIENVENU. I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURE. NGO NAME: ARC EN CIEL PLUS ACRONYM: AEC+ DATE OF CREATION: 05 JUIL 2003 COVERAGE AREAS: Côte d'Ivoire Email: arc_en_cielplus@yahoo.fr
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PRESENTATION ARC EN CIEL PLUS (CÔTE D’IVOIRE)by NANGONE MORLEY BIENVENU
I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURE • NGO NAME: ARC EN CIEL PLUS • ACRONYM: AEC+ • DATE OF CREATION: 05 JUIL 2003 • COVERAGE AREAS: Côte d'Ivoire • Email: arc_en_cielplus@yahoo.fr • Website: http://ong-arc-en-ciel-plus.e-monsite.com
NOS CIBLES • Primary target group • Effeminate gay • Transvestites • Clandestine LGBT (not attending the place of the community because of the self-stigma) • Secondary target group • Family, health care providers, defense forces and security, religious leaders
Our financial partners in the fight against AIDS • Alliance CI (2004-2008) • FHI (2008-2010) • AMFAR (2008-2009) • Sidaction (2009) • Heartland Alliance CI (Since 2011) • PLS-PHV (2012) • AMSHER (Since 2012)
II. OUR STRATEGIES • Advocacy, • Prevention and support HIV • Structural interventions, • Environmental change, • Sustainability activities.
Some results CommunityMobilization: • 10 sections installed in Abidjan and suburbs • 6230 new Men who have Sex with Men recorded in prevention activities since July 2011 Advocacy: • Advocating for GAY support in clinical NGO • Advocating for inclusion of Men who have Sex with Men as a priority target in the National Strategic Plan 2010-2015
III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire -Legal void (Article 360 of the penal Code)-Lack of information about homosexuality (ministries and other national and local authorities)-Problem of capacity building (training techniques advocacy on the link between Human Rights, Homophobia and HIV / AIDS training in documenting cases of violence)
III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire • Vulnerability of LGBT : • The psychological (self-stigma) • Medical (Some noticeable LGBT do not have access to health care because stigmatisation in the Health Center: from the waiting room between patients and up to the level of staff) • Family (rejection, sidelined and not associated with the events of the family, etc..) • In the world of work / access to work (at a job interview, the effeminate person is discarded, is marginalized, must mask his sexual orientation have to hope the post)
III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire • Vulnerability of LGBT : • No means of defense in assault case, police abuse, the LGBT is judge already guilty because of his sexual orientation • Abuse of police: Physical violence, arbitrary arrest • Clandestine LGBT: force to lead a double life
III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire • Stigmatization of gay PLWHA: double stigma because of HIV positive serostatus and sexual orientation, the HIV support is biased because people can not share their sexual orientation for fear of being rejected • Lack of information on their rights by LGBT
How to support and help us? • Help increase the understanding of policy makers on the issue of LGBT • Encourage decision makers to more involvement with LGBT communities to address social determinants of health • Institutionally support advocacy for the establishment of a legal framework to protect LGBT people from abuse and violation in connection with homophobia
How to support and help us? • Support actions that address other aspects of LGBT issues except HIV (law labor law, health, safety, etc.). • Supporting actions on changing the social and physical environment that destroy health
Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures Stand AEC+ (Miss WOUBY 2010) Activité de Prévention en 2010
Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures Prevention Stand February 2012 activity AEC+ Activists (February 2012)
Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures Information Stand (May 2012) Arc en ciel Plus team
Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures LGBT expulsés de l’Hôtel Ivoire (September 29, 2012) Setting jusqu’à 2h du matin (September 29, 2012)