1. PRESENTATION ARC EN CIEL PLUS (CÔTE D’IVOIRE) by NANGONE MORLEY BIENVENU

2. I. IDENTIFICATION OF THE STRUCTURE NGO NAME: ARC EN CIEL PLUS ACRONYM: AEC+ DATE OF CREATION: 05 JUIL 2003 COVERAGE AREAS: Côte d'Ivoire Email: arc_en_cielplus@yahoo.frarc_en_cielplus@yahoo.fr Website: http://ong-arc-en-ciel-plus.e- monsite.com

3. NOS CIBLES  Primary target group Effeminate gay Transvestites Clandestine LGBT (not attending the place of the community because of the self-stigma)  Secondary target group Family, health care providers, defense forces and security, religious leaders

4. Our financial partners in the fight against AIDS Alliance CI (2004-2008) FHI (2008-2010) AMFAR (2008-2009) Sidaction (2009) Heartland Alliance CI (Since 2011) PLS-PHV (2012) AMSHER (Since 2012)

5. II. OUR STRATEGIES  Advocacy,  Prevention and support HIV  Structural interventions,  Environmental change,  Sustainability activities.

6. Some results Community Mobilization: 10 sections installed in Abidjan and suburbs 6230 new Men who have Sex with Men recorded in prevention activities since July 2011 Advocacy: Advocating for GAY support in clinical NGO Advocating for inclusion of Men who have Sex with Men as a priority target in the National Strategic Plan 2010-2015

7. -Legal void (Article 360 ​​of the penal Code) -Lack of information about homosexuality (ministries and other national and local authorities) -Problem of capacity building (training techniques advocacy on the link between Human Rights, Homophobia and HIV / AIDS training in documenting cases of violence) III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire

8. III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire  Vulnerability of LGBT : The psychological (self-stigma) Medical (Some noticeable LGBT do not have access to health care because stigmatisation in the Health Center: from the waiting room between patients and up to the level of staff) Family (rejection, sidelined and not associated with the events of the family, etc..) In the world of work / access to work (at a job interview, the effeminate person is discarded, is marginalized, must mask his sexual orientation have to hope the post)

9. III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire  Vulnerability of LGBT : No means of defense in assault case, police abuse, the LGBT is judge already guilty because of his sexual orientation Abuse of police: Physical violence, arbitrary arrest Clandestine LGBT: force to lead a double life

10. III. Specific problems and priorities of LGBT in Côte d'Ivoire Stigmatization of gay PLWHA: double stigma because of HIV positive serostatus and sexual orientation, the HIV support is biased because people can not share their sexual orientation for fear of being rejected Lack of information on their rights by LGBT

11. How to support and help us? Help increase the understanding of policy makers on the issue of LGBT Encourage decision makers to more involvement with LGBT communities to address social determinants of health Institutionally support advocacy for the establishment of a legal framework to protect LGBT people from abuse and violation in connection with homophobia

12. How to support and help us? Support actions that address other aspects of LGBT issues except HIV (law labor law, health, safety, etc.). Supporting actions on changing the social and physical environment that destroy health

13. Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures Stand AEC+ (Miss WOUBY 2010) Activité de Prévention en 2010

14. Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures Prevention Stand February 2012 activityAEC+ Activists (February 2012)

15. Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures Information Stand (May 2012)Arc en ciel Plus team

16. Arc-en-ciel Plus pictures LGBT expulsés de l’Hôtel Ivoire (September 29, 2012) Setting jusqu’à 2h du matin (September 29, 2012)