GAYON ALBAY LGBT ORG., INC. 20 Project Title: Bicol Empowerment Project for a sustainable LGBT Community GAYON Albay LGBT Org., Incorporated (GAYON) was registered in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2011, and in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in 2012, GAYON is also accredited by the Provincial Government of Albay, LGU Legazpi City, LGU Daraga, LGU Sto. Domingo, and LGU Tiwi. GAYON Inc. also has a seat as a member of the Daraga Local Health Board, Legazpi City Project Monitoring Committee, City Planning and Development Council, and BUB Signatory. It is also one of 8 members of the Albay Provincial Planning and Development Council.
GAYON has a total of thirty members and 7 Board of Trustees, 5 of which are also members of Execom. GAYON holds regular monthly meetings, annual assemblies, and mid-year and year-end reports. The Bicol Empowerment Project for a Sustainable LGBT Community expands the participation of the LGBT community to socio-political processes and activities in the Bicol region. The program offers opportunities for these informal groups to formalize their organizations by obtaining accreditation from local government units and government agencies, by having their own organizational and financial system, and opportunities to partner with national government agencies like the DOLE, DOH, DSWD, and DTI. The project was one year spent on empowerment training for members of GAYON Albay LGBT Org. Inc. and partner LGBT groups, Hinan-ay Grandiosa (Irosin, Sorsogon), Virac LGBT Group, (Virac, Catanduanes) Claveria LGBT Organization (Claveria, Masbate) Gayon Maylaud (Milaor, Camarines Sur), Oas LGBT Org., (Oas, Albay), Dominican Metamorphosis (Sto. Domingo), Rapu-Rapu LGBT Group (Rapu-Rapu, Albay), Paper Dolls (Donsol, Sorsogon) and Verde Sangre (Legazpi City).
The project “Bicol Empowerment project for a Sustainable LGBT Community” achieved the following:
Capacity Strengthening: Governance and Financial Management Training for community-based organizations; Peer Education Training on SOGIE and HIV /AIDS and Human Rights; and Training of Trainers on SOGIE, Human Rights and HIV, AIDS.
Advocacy: Bicol Regional LGBT Meeting and Project Presentation; Visits and Meetings with LGBT community- based organizations; and Meeting with local government units and agencies to lobbying for SOGIE Equality Bill.
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