Queercare
Associação Kosmicare
The QueerCare project aims to promote services that are more inclusive, culturally sensitive and responsive to the needs of LGBTQIA+ people who use drugs.
This is a little-researched area, lacking intervention in Portugal. It is intended to train professionals who work in the area of drugs (educating them on diversity and gender-sensitive approaches) and in the area of gender (educating them about the specific needs of people who use drugs). It is intended to create a collaborative network based on the Queer-friendly community with organisations working in the areas of drugs, gender diversity and violence prevention, mental health, sexual health, representatives of queer collectives, etc.
The work will culminate in a meeting with government organisations responsible for the area of gender and drugs in Portugal to present a policy paper.
Partners: Associação Abraço; Gentopia- Associação para a Diversidade e Igualdade de Género; The Root – Association for Women’s Welfare; Serviço de Intervenção nos Comportamentos Aditivos e Dependências; Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo.
Thematic Area: Awareness-raising on human rights promoted; NGO human rights advocacy supported
Territorial Scope: Greater Lisbon and Porto Areas
Grant: 67 468,57 €
Duration: 20 months