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project RAINBOW

Addressing and fighting homo-bi-transphobic bullying and promoting awareness in schools

The project aims to prevent and combat the occurrence of discrimination and/or violence against LGBT+ people.

project rainbow – activities – Workshop – BG

“The second workshop of the project was held in Shumen on March 25th and 26th.

Manuela Popova and Jen Kosev from Bilitis, Denislav Iliev and Michele Tubaldi from Adele Foundation were the speakers. Furthermore, important initiatives related to the topic were presented by the school teachers Mihaela Toncheva and Monika Stefanova“
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project rainbow – activities – online course – VI lesson

“The 6th webinar was held by prof.Antonio Rotelli, an Italian lawyer and legislative drafter, has written numerous bills on LGBTI+ rights. As an activist, he co-founded «Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI – Rete Lenford», a no profit organization of lawyers and jurists, and has led leading cases for the recognition of LGBTI+ people’s fundamental rights.”
 
Prof. Rotelli spoke to us about the recognition of gender identity, the rights of same-sex couples, in particular as regards same-sex parent families with children, and the laws to protect the community against discrimination in both countries.
 
It was really amazing and we really want to thank professor Rotelli.”
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Project team

AGEDO Nazionale

The association of parents, relatives and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Italy.

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Adele Foundation

ADELE is a NGO aimed at strengthening economic development and social cohesion in the north area of Bulgaria.

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Main objectives

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Objective 1

Create moments of knowledge, awareness and training for educators, making them adequately capable of managing situations of violence and intolerance against LGBT+ students in class.

Results:

● An online course exploring the topics of sexual identity, prevention and consequences of bullying, and related civil rights and law.

● Production of accurate and in-depth learning materials.

● Workshops

Results:

Communication and dissemination of projects activities and results through website and social media.

Create a more open and inclusive environment for LGBT+ youngsters.

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Objective 2

Increase awareness on problems faced by LGBT+ students in school.

ONLINE COURSE
I WORKSHOP ITALY
II WORKSHOP BULGARIA

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ACTIVITIES

The training activities are divided in workshops and online course.

The training activities are aimed at a very specific target: teachers, trainers, educators working with teenagers.

Specifically, a total of 28 teachers will be selected: 14 from Italy and 14 from Bulgaria.

These 28 teachers will participate in both the online course and the workshops to be held in Italy and Bulgaria.

 

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target

The main target group of the RAINBOW project are educators.

The main target group of the RAINBOW project are educators, both in class (professors), and in recreational areas (coaches and sports educators). The two areas (together with family) are fundamental in the growth of LGBT+ children, but each of them is filled with stereotypes / dangers that can compromise youngsters’ awareness, integration and maturation.

Outcomes:

● promote knowledge on sexual orientation and gender identity issues, starting from the experiences already carried out in schools and the training needs of teachers;
● stimulate the ability of teachers to observe and intervene at various levels on the phenomenon of homo-bi-transphobic bullying;
● create a welcoming atmosphere within the school towards students who are questioning their sexual identity;
● foster students’ awareness in relation to affectivity and sexuality, improving relations within classrooms;
● acquire tools, including terminological ones, on sexual identity and the LGBT+ experience;
● develop tools for the observation and prevention of homo-bi-transphobic bullying.