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			'''Can you tell us about the SRHR helpline, why you began the SRH helpline and how long it has been running?'''

	~~=== Can you tell us about the SRHR helpline, why you began the SRH helpline and how long it has been running? ===~~		* The SRH/SGBV hotline started due to the lack of SRHR initiative within the LBQT community in Ghana because of a notion that LBQT persons are not at risk when it comes to STI's forgetting the fact that LBQT persons are also sexual beings who explore pleasure hence at higher risk of getting all sort of STI's.
	~~<nowiki>~~*~~</nowiki>~~ The SRH/SGBV hotline started due to the lack of SRHR initiative within the LBQT community in Ghana because of a notion that LBQT persons are not at risk when it comes to STI's forgetting the fact that LBQT persons are also sexual beings who explore pleasure hence at higher risk of getting all sort of STI's.		* Due to a lack of funding, we had to start from somewhere so we started from the hotline operation on SGBV to collect cases of abuses within the LBQT community targeting 5 regions of Ghana currently.
			* The anti-bill laying in parliament has made life unbearable for the entire lgbt+ community in Ghana so running this hotline enable us help our target population with emerging issues and abuses they go through with their societies by channeling them to the necessary help they need.
			* We do this work in collaboration with other NGOs, allies, individual activists, state actors, health workers etc

	~~<nowiki>*<~~/~~nowiki> Due to a lack of funding~~, ~~we had to start from somewhere so we started from the hotline operation on SGBV to collect cases of abuses within the LBQT community targeting 5 regions of Ghana currently.~~		'''Given the threats and hate amplified by [https://www.article19.org/resources/ghana-government-must-reject-anti-lgbtqi-bill/ the Anti-LGBTQ bill], how have you ensured security and safety for yourself, and helpline operators and peer trainers?'''

	~~<nowiki>~~*~~</nowiki> The anti-bill laying in parliament has made life unbearable~~ for the ~~entire lgbt+ community in Ghana so running this~~ hotline ~~enable us help our target population with emerging issues~~ and ~~abuses they go through with their societies by channeling them~~ to ~~the necessary help they need~~.		* We make sure to run digital security and safety training for all the hotline operators and share flyers within the community groups online.
			* These training are being run quarterly to refresh operators.
			* And also due to how violence get spread easily, we make sure of verifying cases before we follow up because there have been instances of set ups just to get hold of activists

	~~<nowiki>*<~~/~~nowiki> We do this work in collaboration with other NGOs, allies, individual activists, state actors, health workers etc~~		'''How have you addressed the increasing online mis/disinformation especially on the SRHR of queer Ghanaians through the helpline?'''

	~~=== Given the threats and hate amplified by <nowiki>[https://www.article19.org/resources/ghana-government-must-reject-anti-lgbtqi-bill/ the Anti-LGBTQ bill]<~~/~~nowiki>, how have you ensured security~~ and ~~safety for yourself,~~ and ~~helpline operators and peer trainers? ===~~		By developing misinformation/stereotyping sayings and debanking them on our platforms and groups so that it gets shared to sensitize
	~~<nowiki>*</nowiki> We make sure~~ to ~~run digital security and safety training for all the hotline operators and share flyers within the community groups online.~~

	~~<nowiki>*</nowiki> These training are being run quarterly to refresh operators.~~		'''Okay let's focus on some of the positives: What have some of the wins of the helpline been thus far?'''

	~~And also due to how violence get spread easily, we make sure~~ of ~~verifying cases before we follow~~ up ~~because there have been instances of set ups just~~ to ~~get hold of activists~~		* Some of the wins are having community members speak up against abuse and know where to turn to when the need arises

	~~=== How have~~ you ~~addressed~~ the ~~increasing online mis/disinformation especially on the SRHR of queer Ghanaians~~ through the helpline? ~~===~~		'''Why do you seek to expand the helpline, ie. What additional issues do you want to address through the helpline?'''
	~~<nowiki>*</nowiki> By developing misinformation/stereotyping sayings and debanking them on our platforms and groups so that it gets shared to sensitize~~

	~~=== Okay let~~'s ~~focus on some of~~ the ~~positives: What have some of the wins of the helpline been thus far? ===~~		* We seek to expand it because currently we are operating in 5 regions and Ghana has 16 regions that have LBQT persons all over going through abuses day in and out. We know we can't do it all but there's also a need to expand the hotline to other red zones where abuse frequently happens.
	~~<nowiki>~~*</~~nowiki> Some of~~ the ~~wins are having community members speak up against abuse~~ and ~~know where~~ to ~~turn to when the need arises~~		* The idea was to broaden the scope in other to get trained LBQT peer educators/operators next year who can help within the Lbqt Communities in other to reduce SGBV and get access to SRHR commodities and training for our target group

	~~=== Why do you seek to expand the helpline~~, ie. ~~What additional issues do you want~~ to ~~address through~~ the helpline~~? ===~~		'''How can anyone, i.e. funders , journalists, technologists etc. from the community support your organization to further develop the helpline in a much more secure way'''
	~~<nowiki>*</nowiki> We seek to expand it because currently we are operating~~ in ~~5 regions and Ghana has 16 regions that have LBQT persons all over going through abuses day in and out. We know we can~~'~~t do it all but there~~'~~s also a need to expand the hotline to other red zones where abuse frequently happens.~~

	~~<nowiki>~~*</nowiki> The idea was to broaden the scope in other to get trained LBQT peer educators/operators next year who can help within the Lbqt Communities in other to reduce SGBV and get access to SRHR commodities and training for our target group		* They can support us by sharing technically (sharing experience from such fields' successes and setbacks)
			* Financially we can be supported through bank wire (currently that's the only means we get to be supported)
	~~===== How can anyone, i.e. funders , journalists, technologists etc. from the community support your organization to further develop the helpline in a much more secure way =====~~
	~~<nowiki>*</nowiki>~~ They can support us by sharing technically (sharing experience from such fields' successes and setbacks)

	~~<nowiki>~~*~~</nowiki>~~ Financially we can be supported through bank wire (currently that's the only means we get to be supported)

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

	''~~Notes will~~ be ~~posted here'~~'		=== Can you tell us about the SRHR helpline, why you began the SRH helpline and how long it has been running? ===
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> The SRH/SGBV hotline started due to the lack of SRHR initiative within the LBQT community in Ghana because of a notion that LBQT persons are not at risk when it comes to STI's forgetting the fact that LBQT persons are also sexual beings who explore pleasure hence at higher risk of getting all sort of STI's.

			<nowiki>*</nowiki> Due to a lack of funding, we had to start from somewhere so we started from the hotline operation on SGBV to collect cases of abuses within the LBQT community targeting 5 regions of Ghana currently.

			<nowiki>*</nowiki> The anti-bill laying in parliament has made life unbearable for the entire lgbt+ community in Ghana so running this hotline enable us help our target population with emerging issues and abuses they go through with their societies by channeling them to the necessary help they need.

			<nowiki>*</nowiki> We do this work in collaboration with other NGOs, allies, individual activists, state actors, health workers etc

			=== Given the threats and hate amplified by <nowiki>[https://www.article19.org/resources/ghana-government-must-reject-anti-lgbtqi-bill/ the Anti-LGBTQ bill]</nowiki>, how have you ensured security and safety for yourself, and helpline operators and peer trainers? ===
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> We make sure to run digital security and safety training for all the hotline operators and share flyers within the community groups online.

			<nowiki>*</nowiki> These training are being run quarterly to refresh operators.

			And also due to how violence get spread easily, we make sure of verifying cases before we follow up because there have been instances of set ups just to get hold of activists

			=== How have you addressed the increasing online mis/disinformation especially on the SRHR of queer Ghanaians through the helpline? ===
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> By developing misinformation/stereotyping sayings and debanking them on our platforms and groups so that it gets shared to sensitize

			=== Okay let's focus on some of the positives: What have some of the wins of the helpline been thus far? ===
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> Some of the wins are having community members speak up against abuse and know where to turn to when the need arises

			=== Why do you seek to expand the helpline, ie. What additional issues do you want to address through the helpline? ===
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> We seek to expand it because currently we are operating in 5 regions and Ghana has 16 regions that have LBQT persons all over going through abuses day in and out. We know we can't do it all but there's also a need to expand the hotline to other red zones where abuse frequently happens.

			<nowiki>*</nowiki> The idea was to broaden the scope in other to get trained LBQT peer educators/operators next year who can help within the Lbqt Communities in other to reduce SGBV and get access to SRHR commodities and training for our target group

			===== How can anyone, i.e. funders , journalists, technologists etc. from the community support your organization to further develop the helpline in a much more secure way =====
			<nowiki>*</nowiki> They can support us by sharing technically (sharing experience from such fields' successes and setbacks)

			<nowiki>*</nowiki> Financially we can be supported through bank wire (currently that's the only means we get to be supported)

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	'''Date:''' Thursday, December 15th		'''Date:''' Thursday, December 15th

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	'''Date:''' Thursday, December 15th		'''Date:''' Thursday, December 15th

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Glitter Meetup is the weekly town hall of the Internet Freedom community at the IFF Square on the IFF Mattermost, at 9am EDT / 1pm UTC. Do you need an invite? Learn how to get one [[IFF Mattermost|here]].

'''Date:''' Thursday, December 15th

'''Time:''' 9am EST / 2pm UTC

'''Who:''' Laila Yahaya

'''Moderator:''' Mardiya

'''Where:''' On TCU Mattermost "IF Square" Channel.

* Don't have an account to the TCU Mattermost? [[IFF_Mattermost|you can request one following the directions here.]]

=== SRHR for LBQT Persons ===

One Love Sisters (OLS) is currently running a GBV hotline operation and fundraising to broaden a project scope on sexual reproductive health right by training LBQT peer educators to support the community on the needs arising on GBV, sexual violence, abuses to provide a support system for the LBQT community in Ghana due to the anti-bill laying in parliament.

'''Bio:''' Laila Yahaya (they/them) is a Black, Queer, Muslim, feminist and a human rights activist who lives their life as a political statement and as a way to create more for younger LGBTIQ+ persons to claim their spaces, own and speak up to further the movement. is an activist in the women’s, LGBTQ+ rights field and administration. They are an activist with over seven years in community change and activism whose work has positively impacts the field of gender, sexual & reproductive health, consent, LGBT+ rights and environmental activism work and they do this through artistic and feminism. They are currently the co-founder and director for One Love Sisters Ghana and doubles as the project lead as well as a facilitator for Ghana House.

== Notes ==

''Notes will be posted here''

December 15 2022 GM - Revision history

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