International & Interdisciplinary Conference Transgender and Intersex in the Arts, Science and Society

Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden, 18. - 20. Januar 2012.

Organized by Prof. Stefan Horlacher (TU Dresden), funded by the British Council, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, and Dreilinden gGmbH.

Just published: donor study "Menschenrechte fördern! Deutsche Unterstützung für lesbische, schwule, bisexuelle, trans* und inter* Menschenrechtsarbeit im Globalen Süden und Osten" (in German).

The Study shows the volume and strategic aims of LGBTI grants out of German philanthropic institutions and economic cooperation. Compared to 2009, grants as shown in the study have tripled in total volume and doubled in numbers, however they remain relatively small compared to funding needs and opportunities. The study urges for more engagement and cooperation with LGBTI actors to insure effectiveness and avoid doing harm inadvertently.

The study is published by Dreilinden gGmbH together with Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte; the authors are Lucy Chebout and Arn Sauer.

Just off the press: 360-degrees for Mission - How leading European foundations use their investments to support their mission and the greater good.

Mistra, a major Swedish Foundation, issued this case study of eight european foundations who practise impact investment. Dreilinden is one of them – and we’re proud to be assessed as having an "outsized impact". The study’s authors are David Imbert and Ivo Knoepfel of onValues Ltd. in Zurich.

Apply for 2011/12 scholars

hip for MA in Development Studies with focus on decent work for lesbian, gay, trans- and intersexual (LGBT) persons!

The Dreilinden gGmbH has joined hands with the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS) for capacity building in the area of decent work for lesbian, gay, trans- and intersexual (LGBT) persons. Dreilinden provides a related scholarship for an MA student from the Global South and East. The selected applicant will participate in the ISS MA Programme in Development Studies with a major in Work, Employment and Globalisation(WEG). Eligible applicants are nationals of a developing or transition country and have a documented background in work for human/labour rights for LGBT persons. Applications are welcome for the academic year 2011/12 (closing date is July 1, 2011). Learn about the 2010/11 fellowship holder here

General admission requirements for the ISS MA Programme as well as information about the application procedure can be found at http://www.iss.nl/Prospective-students/How-to-Apply

For more information about the Dreilinden-ISS scholarship, please contact WEG convenor Dr. Karin Astrid Siegmann via e-mail at siegmann@iss.nl or phone +31-70-4260 473. All other inquiries about the ISS MA Programme can be directed to the ISS Student Office at student.office@iss.nl.

Yogyakarta Principles

The Yogyakarta Principles set standards, in what way internationally recognized human rights norms apply to sexual orientation and gender identity. More and more institutions, states, and international organizations use them as a benchmark. The real pressure, though, comes from the inside: projects, groups, people who fight discrimination, use the "YPísî for their work.

The 29 Yogyakarta Principles are, of course, phrased in legal language and, for non-experts, donít exactly lend themselves for use in a concrete situation. One bridge has been built already: www.ypinaction.org records, who, where in the world, how people are using the YPís. Another has just been finished: an activist guide, backed by comprehensive international advice.

"An Activistís Guide to The Yogyakarta Principles" can be loaded down from http://www.ypinaction.org/content/activists_guide

Dreilinden is glad to have been the funding party for this project.