Covid Emergency Fund for Global LGBTIQ
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Outright InternationalOutRight is fundraising to bring emergency relief to LGBTIQ organizations across the world.
$1,496
raised by 7 people
$1,700 goal
In any crisis, LGBTIQ communities are often disproportionately affected due to pre-existing vulnerabilities. The same is true now as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic. Many LGBTIQ people work in informal sectors and have suddenly lost all income. Many cannot rely on their families to support them. This has caused an immediate crisis and LGBTIQ organizations are stepping up to help their communities. But they need financial help to do so.
Due to this, OutRight has launched a COVID-19 Global LGBTIQ Emergency Fund to offer emergency financial resources to LGBTIQ organizations around the world who are serving people impacted by COVID-19, and support OutRight’s work to document and respond to the impacts of the crisis on LGBTIQ communities.
In just three weeks we received 1500 applications for support, over half for food support. Even though we have raised almost 1 million USD, many still need our help. We will continue to fundraise for the COVID-19 Global LGBTIQ Emergency Fund to ensure that a greater number of the proposals we have received can receive support through the fund.