📋 Tender Overview
This project seeks to reduce barriers to (LGBTQ2I+) gender equality in contributing to poverty reduction in Central America. The project aims to enhance the socio-economic well-being and political empowerment of 2,800 LGBTQ2I+ individuals across its four target countries (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua) through capacity-building, awareness-raising, and the reduction of discrimination. Project activities include: (1) implementing national strategies for the legal recognition of gender identity; (2) organizing regional forums with duty-bearers and civil society organization; (3) training regional stakeholders on gender equality, human rights, and inclusive language; and (4) co-developing local and national regulatory frameworks on gender-inclusive employment with civil society stakeholders.
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthened protection and promotion of the fundamental rights and gender equality of LGBTQ2I+ persons; (2) increased participation of LGBTQ2I+ people in equal decision-making and in democratic processes; and (3) increased employment, inclusion and economic empowerment of LGBTQ2I+ people in the region.
