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This booklet seeks to raise individual and community awareness, and presents an affirming, human rights-based approach to people who feel and act different from the currently prevalent norms of society. It also addresses and seeks to eliminate the invisibility,...
“You may not necessarily be part of a marginalized group, but you stand with them, support them and use your voice in important spaces to defend their human rights.” – Dr Astrid Kersten, HCDI. Driven by the hate speech that was seen online during Pride Month in 2023,...
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 25, states that everyone has the right to health and medical care. Yet, research around the world has shown that for people of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity – SOGIE, also known as LGBT- equal access...
This COVID-19 study was carried out by VPride at the end of 2022, with financial support from United National Development Programme (UNDP)and technical support from Human Capacity Development International (HCDI). The main question asked by the study is how COVID-19...
VPride is announcing the launch of the guide for Effective SOGIE Inclusion in Times of Disaster. This is a big step towards a more inclusive Vanuatu. Click to view the guide and here to take a course.
This report presents the first ever study of people of diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGIE) in Vanuatu. The study was conducted in line with the UNDP call that “inclusion of LGBTI people is imperative if we are to deliver on the pledge of the 2030...
This booklet is designed first, to serve as an informational guide to expand our understanding of our Pacific brothers and sisters of diverse Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression and Identity (SOGIE). It offers an introduction to SOGIE - what it means and how to...
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary This document presents the 2020-2025 VPride Strategic Plan. VPride embarked on its a strategic planning and organisation development process in September of 2019. The goal of the process was to plan for its...
To read the full report click here. Executive Summary Kaleidoscope Human Rights Foundation has prepared this report with the input and support of VPride Foundation. This report has been prepared for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in respect of...
Summary The Yogyakarta Principles address a broad range of international human rights standards and their application to SOGIE issues. On 10 Nov. 2017 a panel of experts published additional principles expanding on the original document reflecting developments in...