05-07-2023 | di COOPI

Ecuador. COOPI is recognized for its work in the defense of the rights of the LGBTIQ+ population.

Guayaquil, June 24, 2023 - COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale in Ecuador was recognized for its work in safeguarding the rights of the LGBTIQ+ population, at the event "Pride Without Borders" organized by Fundación Mujer & Mujer, in the framework of International Refugee Day and LGBTIQ+ Pride month, which was an artistic-cultural space that celebrates diversity. 

COOPI stands out as an organization that recognizes, supports and accompanies the LGBTIQ+ population in conditions of human mobility and reception, that applies routes for the enforceability of their rights, that strengthens the organizational and social structure of humanitarian assistance; and that uses its platforms as a safe space where the LGBTIQ+ population is heard.

The Foundation stated in its award speech:

Our struggle is also your struggle, because sometimes this road can feel lonely for those who arrive in a new country with many hopes, but without a support network, for those of us who are exiled by our families or violated by society just for loving and being true to what we feel.

Fundación Mujer & Mujer is a civil society organization that has been working for two decades to promote and defend the human rights of women and LGBTIQ+ people in Ecuador. The foundation has several humanitarian assistance projects that promote support for women and LGBTIQ+ people, migrants, refugees and the host population who are at risk and vulnerable. Through its projects, it provides free assistance in legal and psychosocial areas, community work and specialized care to women survivors of gender-based violence.