In the Dominican Republic (DR), transgender (trans) persons experience stigma and discrimination in many different ways and are denied the same opportunities as other Dominicans. In recent years, more efforts have been directed at improving the quality of life for the trans community. However, these initiatives focus mainly on HIV prevention and treatment, ignoring the multiple socioeconomic and health needs of these marginalized individuals.
This presentation provides an overview of Advancing Partners & Communities including the project's result and focus areas, as well as areas of collaboration.
Through a grant awarded under Advancing Partners & Communities (APC), CARE acts as the co-chair of the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Task Force of the Interagency Gender Working Group. The working group’s activities include GBV Task force planning, as well as the planning, hosting, and implementing of several Brown Bag series and learning events in the United States.
Through a grant awarded under Advancing Partners & Communities (APC), CARE acts as the co-chair of the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Task Force of the Interagency Gender Working Group. The working group’s activities include GBV Task force planning, as well as the planning, hosting, and implementing of several Brown Bag series and learning events in the United States.
Through a grant awarded under Advancing Partners & Communities (APC), World Vision will enable more than 1,900 people with disabilities including victims of war, especially women and girls, to attain and maintain maximum independence. The project will catalyze and invest in existing government and NGO initiatives to remove key barriers to improved service provision in the short and long term with a special focus on women and girls.
This job aid is designed for community health workers, also known as a village health team members in Uganda.