Granting authority: European Commission-EU
Project number: 101144580
The “SAFE-R-Safeguarding LGBTIQ+ People’s Right to Health” project has an overarching aim of preventing and addressing instances of health discrimination and stigma against LGBTIQ+ individuals, while promoting equitable healthcare practices in Cyprus that prioritize the rights and well-being of all individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Objectives:
- Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and needs of approximately 100 health professionals (including medical and nursing students) and 100 LGBTIQ+ people in regard to the provision of healthcare services and information available through quantitative and qualitative research.
- Improving the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of approximately 100 healthcare professionals and 75 medical & nursing students in regard to the needs of LGBTIQ+ people in the healthcare system, through the creation of training material and the implementation of specialized training to counter stereotyping, stigmatization, pathologization, discrimination, and harassment affecting LGBTIQ+ people.
- Raising the awareness of relevant stakeholders and the general public of the intersectional discrimination and health inequality experienced by LGBTIQ+ people in Cyprus through the implementation of strategic media and social media campaigns, a series of empowerment sessions with the LGBTIQ+ community, and dissemination events aimed at fostering dialogue and understanding and promoting the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy both within Cyprus and beyond its National context which will reach 500.000 people.
Project partners:
CFPA (Coordinator)
DIAS Media Group
AIDS Solidarity Movement
ACCEPT – LGBTI Cyprus
UNRF
Project duration: 24 months (Starting in May 2024)
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