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Beyond Protection. Designing intersectional humanitarian response to LGBTQI+ displacement in Poland

We are pleased to share a new report produced by Kuchnia Konfliktu/Conflict Kitchen and Queer Without Borders, our LGBTQI+ Adviser in Poland.

The report aims to inform the humanitarian community and state representatives how the experience of responding to crises could shape a cross-sectoral and intersectional response that is inclusive, respectful and sustainable to local LGBTQI+ and refugee communities (as well as the intersecting ones: LGBTQI+ refugees’ communities).

The report explores such topics as:

  • Invisibility – the needs of LGBTQI+ refugees are often overlooked in standard humanitarian aid
  • Lack of cooperation – local and international organisations do not always work together, which weakens the effectiveness of support.
  • Mistrust in the system – local organisations must act independently due to limited support from public institutions.

It also shows how to build networks and effective collaborations to deliver support that meets the needs of LGBTQI+ refugees.

Conflict Kitchen is a charity and a social enterprise co-created by refugees. The organisation is involved in daily interventions and provide humanitarian, legal and medical assistance to refugees humanitarian crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border and support refugees coming to Poland, primarily those who experienced discrimination and do not have access to the official aid system, LGBT+ refugees, stateless people and migrants in irregular situations.

Queer Without Borders is an informal group of activists working for the improvement of the situation of LGBTQI+ migrants and refugees in Poland.

This report has been funded by Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) under the Sustainable Humanitarian Innovation for Transformation programme (SHIFT) run by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and partners in the region.

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