RFSU and RFSL (The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Rights) will together organise and conduct a training programme on LGBT and Human Rights. The Sida (The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) is funding the training.

The course is open for application by participants from the following countries:

Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Ethiopia; Kenya; Malawi; Moçambique; Namibia; Rwanda; South Africa; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia; and Zimbabwe.

The participants should be

• Decision makers and public opinion builders, eg. at ministerial or other political levels who have influence on SRHR or HR policies and programmes, legislative processes, human rights, and values in society related to sexuality, sexual orientation or gender identity.
• NGO representatives working with LGBT or rights issues.

Requested qualifications
• A minimum of three years workinge experience in either LGBT or Human Rights’ field or academic degree in social sciences, law, public health or related fields of study.
• Equivalent knowledge obtained through similar experiences.

Closing date for application is April 9, 2010.

To download information folder, click on the following link.

www.rfsu.se/Bildbank/Dokument/itp-kurser/LGBT-and-Human-Rights-2010-information.pdf

To download application, click on the following link.

www.rfsu.se/Bildbank/Dokument/itp-kurser/LGBT-and-Human-Rights-2010-Application.pdf