1. Building and Leveraging Partnerships to help support the human rights of the LGBT community in Ukraine

2. Challenges Widespread hostility toward LGBT people, and misunderstanding Government torn between desire to move toward EU and ties to Russia Underdeveloped LGBT NGO sector Potential for US Embassy becoming a target Lack of established links in LGBT community, lack of credibility among those working on the issue

3. Step 1: Get internal buy-in Cohesive, internal strategy referencing statements by the President and the Secretary A: Enlist International Orgs & Embassies B: Use existing PD programs C: Work with businesses

4. Build Networks with Locals Representational events focused on LGBT Including LGBT leaders in other programs, invite lists Embassy meetings with LGBT leaders Grants, exchanges, and other direct support Public statements in support

5. Determining available resources Survey sent to 80 Embassies and donor organizations – Used list of UN signatories to human rights documents on LGBT issues – Collect information about current support – Motivate to increase or broaden support Don’t forget unlikely organizations

6. Build networks with IOs, Embassies Attending readouts of annual grant programs Using survey responses to determine interested, key players Locally: – Dutch, Germans, Spanish, EU, French, and Swiss most interested -Dutch and Swedish aid agencies

7. Financial support AEECA thematic competition: 6 NGOs funded LGBT IVLP program – 6 activists 2 activists, 1 FSO to Albania conference Grant to reprint damaged photographs Attempts to send journalists to US Funding annual LGBT national conference

8. Cultural support Ambassador’s statement Screening of Milk – twice Inclusion of LGBT leaders on Youth Council Informal representational events Discussion of future int’l film festival

9. Informational support Coordination with other donor organizations on who is funding what Coordination with EU members on joint statements condemning violence Coordination with LGBT community on Pride

10. Still to come… Information Fair to connect donors and trainers to LGBT community Results of 6 funded NGOs Results of LGBT IVLP program Business outreach program

11. Questions?