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OUR WORK

Programs & Services

Eight connected areas of work support our mission to protect, support, and empower LGBTQ+ refugees in Uganda. Every program begins with dignity.

PROTECT
PROTECT

Safe shelter & emergency protection

Coordinating support for people facing homelessness, threats, violence, or unsafe living conditions.

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Standing together as a community.Photo supplied by Harbor of Hope
Our focus and possible activities

We seek and coordinate support for vulnerable LGBTQ+ refugees. Depending on available resources, this may include emergency accommodation support, safety planning, essential items, and referrals. Private shelter locations are never shared publicly.

  • Emergency accommodation coordination
  • Safety planning and protection referrals
  • Essential items, where resources allow
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CARE
CARE

Health access & medical referrals

Connecting community members with appropriate healthcare providers and respectful services.

Our focus and possible activities

We help community members connect with appropriate healthcare providers, including HIV-related care, sexual health information, and STI prevention. Our role is to facilitate information and referrals, not to replace clinical care.

  • Appropriate healthcare referrals
  • HIV-related care connections
  • Sexual health and STI prevention information
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CARE
CARE

Mental health & psychosocial support

Supporting emotional well-being through counseling referrals, psychosocial services, and peer support.

Our focus and possible activities

Displacement and exclusion can affect emotional well-being. We promote supportive connections and help people access suitable counseling, psychosocial services, and peer support where available.

  • Counseling and psychosocial referrals
  • Peer support, where available
  • Community connections that reduce isolation
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PROTECT
PROTECT

Human rights advocacy & legal referrals

Sharing rights information and connecting people with relevant legal aid and human rights organizations.

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Standing for dignity and equal rights.Photo supplied by Harbor of Hope
Our focus and possible activities

We promote human rights awareness, responsibly document protection concerns, and connect community members with relevant legal aid and human rights organizations. We handle sensitive information carefully and do not publish individual cases.

  • Human rights awareness
  • Responsible protection documentation
  • Legal aid and human rights referrals
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CARE
CARE

Food & essential needs

Seeking resources for food, hygiene products, and basic needs for people facing urgent hardship.

Our focus and possible activities

We seek resources to help address urgent hardship through food, hygiene products, and other basic needs. The support we can coordinate depends on available resources and organizational capacity.

  • Food assistance resource mobilization
  • Hygiene and essential supplies
  • Coordination around urgent basic needs
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EMPOWER
EMPOWER

Livelihoods & skills development

Promoting digital skills, vocational learning, and opportunities for more independent lives.

Our focus and possible activities

We promote digital skills, vocational learning, livelihood development, and economic empowerment opportunities. We aim to help community members strengthen their skills and pursue greater independence.

  • Digital skills development
  • Vocational learning opportunities
  • Livelihood and income-generating pathways
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EMPOWER
EMPOWER

Community outreach & empowerment

Strengthening peer education, inclusion, community participation, and support networks.

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Community participation. Shared visibility.Photo supplied by Harbor of Hope
Our focus and possible activities

Our refugee-led organization encourages participation and feedback from the people it supports. We promote peer education, health awareness, inclusion, and stronger support networks so that people can participate in decisions that affect their lives.

  • Peer education and health awareness
  • Community participation
  • Inclusive support networks
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EMPOWER
EMPOWER

Partnership & organizational development

Building meaningful partnerships and strengthening governance and program systems.

Our focus and possible activities

We build relationships with civil society, humanitarian, health, human rights, and development partners. We also seek to strengthen governance, program systems, staff and volunteer training, monitoring, and accountability.

  • Cross-sector partnerships
  • Governance and program capacity
  • Training, monitoring, and accountability
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PARTNERSHIPS & SUPPORT

Work with Harbor of Hope.

Resources, expertise, and responsible partnerships help our refugee-led organization strengthen protection and opportunities for LGBTQ+ refugees.

Donations are completed on Spotfund, an external fundraising platform.