Advocacy in Sweden
The Rainbow Foundation carries out advocacy work in Sweden in collaboration with other organizations to contribute to positive development.
Status
The invisible Children
On going
location
launchYear 2020
focusArea Support and protection; Advocacy Work
Driven by World Childhood Foundation
In 2020, the Rainbow Foundation and Childhood started a joint initiative to draw attention to and strengthen the work against sexual abuse of boys. Research shows that boys who are sexually abused are often not covered by legislation, not seen in the statistics and often do not report to the police or tell their families what happened due to fear and shame.
Rainbow children (children who are gay, bi and trans) in their search for identity often have no choice but to approach highly sexualized adult environments where they risk being exploited by older people. Their first sexual contacts are therefore often abusive.
- I myself was abused as a child, and almost all gay guys I know have such experiences, says Jonas Gardell, who is an ambassador for the Rainbow Foundation. - It is so common that we have taken it for normal.
Boys and rainbow children who are sexually abused are two clear and partially overlapping groups where children are made invisible and the invisibility has been able to function and continues to function as a protection for the perpetrators.
The Rainbow Foundation and Childhood collaborate within a joint initiative that we call THE INVISIBLE CHILDREN, where, together, we finance projects in Cambodia, Moldavia and Ukraine.
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The Rainbow Foundation fights for everyone's right to be themselves, love and be loved. In Sweden and all over the world! When you give a gift to the Rainbow Foundation, you join and contribute to the work for the rights of LGBTQI people.
FAQ
Here you will find answers to some of our most frequently asked questions
Vad gör Regnbågsfonden?
Regnbågsfonden arbetar för en värld där alla har samma demokratiska rättigheter och friheter oavsett sexuell läggning eller könsidentitet. Regnbågsfonden finansierar projekt och organisationer där HBTQI-personer diskrimineras, förföljs och dödas. Regnbågsfonden arbetar även med påverkansprojekt i Sverige i samarbete med andra organisationer.
What does LGBTQI mean?
LGBTQI is an umbrella term for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer expressions and identities, and intersex people.
Here you will find answers to some of our most frequently asked questions
FAQ
The Rainbow Foundations's purpose is to provide financial support to LGBTQI organizations throughout the world, primarily in countries where rainbow people are persecuted and harassed by authorities, police and religious institutions.
