Why PINK Community? We aim it PINK because Namibia has a variety of rainbow colors and we are all one human kind!
To be a gay man or a lesbian woman in Namibia is not always the easiest of situations. Before 2005, the Namibian constitution declared homosexuality illegal; but now it is no longer illegal so gay and lesbian people can live openly in Namibia.
Our aim is to help and support the PINK community in Namibia. Often people are not even aware there are already institutions here in Namibia for legal assistance & support!
During the last month there have been some Gay gatherings in Windhoek & Swakopmund as well as in other small townships. This is an exciting new development for our community and we can see that people are very interested to join in with these social Get-togethers! Guys & Girls keep it up like that!
Now it is time to connect all communities and bring them together in order to illustrate that we are a growing community in Namibia!
We have many great things planned for our future in Namibia and, together with you, we can make things happen!
Now it is up to you! Are you proud to be PINK in Namibia?
Let us introduce ourselves to get to know each other!
Namibia JJ Tours is going to host together with The Rainbow Project & Sister Namibia this exiting event of a lifetime!
10 days promoting our Namibian PINK Community people in South Africa! Incl. 6nights accommodation in a gay-friendly Hotel (Fountains Hotel) BB in Cape Town & 2 nights accommodation in a gay-friendly Hotel (Protea Hotel Stellenbosch) BB in Stellenbosch! Incl. 2 days Wine tour in Stellenbosch area & lunch on top of the Table Mountain! First night & last night transport with a premium Bus Service (Intercape) provided from Windhoek to Cape Town Return! Lots of events planned in Cape Town! The annual CT Gay Parade is planned on the 6th of March 2010 where we represent our Namibian PINK Community together with you!
Bookings essential! Only limited seats available for this tour! For more information & bookings please contact us.
*********************************************************************** ABOUT "THE RAINBOW PROJECT" (TRP)
TRP's Mission is to: Work towards the attainment of the full constitutional equality and sexual diverse people in Namibia through advocacy, lobbying, educate based intervention and movement building.
TRP's Vision is to: Be the leading equality movement of sexual diversity.
Resources for beneficiaries and Allies.
Since the independence of Namibia, a country with diverse cultures and unity as well as freedom among the people. There has always been prejudice and sometimes hatred towards the gay and lesbian community.
Therefore, The Rainbow project was founded by family members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual (LGBTI) community against rhetoric statements made by political leaders towards the LGBTI community on the 5th of February 1997.
Today after a few long years of struggling, protesting and petitioning, TRP has an award winning radio talk show, Talking Pink on Monday evenings 19h00 on radio Base 106.2. This is only but one of their outreach and sensitization programs. This is also the only LGBTI radio programme on the African continent to have won the MISA Namibian Award for the best community development radio programme on issues of Homosexuality.
TRP offers a wide variety of resources to its beneficiaries of the centre which include: DVD, Video rentals and magazine library Computer and internet facilities Well-being Support Group Spiritual support group LGBTI Domestic Violence Survivors support group Workshops on Sigma and discrimination, Understanding HIV/Aids and sexual Behaviour, Human rights, Sexuality and Gender, Building alliance etc. Workshops on Knowledge and skills building.
TRP facilities are open to Beneficiaries and Allies:
Tuesday09h00-13h00
Wednesday14h00-17h00
Friday all day
Offices & Satellite offices in Namibia:
HEAD OFFICE:
84 Franz Indongo Street
Tel: +264 61 230710
Fax: +264 61 240765
Email: admin@trp.org.na
Ongwediva satellite office:
415Lomel Street
Tell: 065-230110
Fax: 065-230108
Walvis Bay group:
Tell: 0811297804
Partner Organization:
People in Need Sexual Minority Project
Contact person: Jacobus Witbooi - Project Coordinator
Sexual Minorities - People in Need
P.O.Box 273 - Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Tel/Fax: +264 63 224 364
Cell: +264 811282314
Web: www.peopleinneed.cz
Legal Assistance Center Windhoek:
061 - 223356
*********************************************************************** ABOUT SISTER NAMIBIA:
Sister's vision is: For a society that recognizes, protects and celebrates the full personhood of all women and girls including respect for our dignity, diversity, sexual choices and bodily integrity.
"Celebrating 20 years of feminist activism" these amazing women went against everything they were brought up to believe and made stand for the first time in June 1989 with the first edition of Sister Namibia.
Today, 20 years later they are still keeping to what they started only bigger and better. Fire blazing and conquering whatever they put their minds to. From being a small trickling steam they have become a raging river with a network of streams to every remote part of the country.
"A catalyst for change" for a recently disadvantaged group breaking through boundaries and calling a spay a spay. They not just only paved the road for women in Namibia, Sister Namibia have touched and changed lives abroad with provocative writings and allowed a many women to recognize themselves and use their voice, achieving more than was expected.
Not only is Sister Namibia a feminist organization but they have workshops about HIV/Aids, providing a broader awareness for children about HIV/Aids and petitioning for human rights for women abroad.
Sister Namibia provides a monthly magazine with all information regarding of their projects!
Your feedback and comments help us and everyone to Better understand! BE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND SEND US YOUR THOUGHTS & FEEDBACK REGARDING OUR NAMIBIAN PINK COMMUNITY PROGRAM!
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DVD, Video rentals and magazine library
09h00-13h00
