SOLACE INITIATIVE (SI), was established in 2012 and registered in April 2013 is a non-for-profit, non-governmental organization committed to working for the promotion and protection of the human rights of all persons specifically Lesbians, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and
Queer (LGBTQ+) people in Ghana.SOLACE is an LGBTQ lead group aimed at initiating and implementing programs and projects that are aimed at supporting the realisation of LGBTQ+ human rights by working with grass root LGBTQ+ people who face social injustices, discrimination and continuous human rights abuses because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Our key experience is with working with the grass root LGBTQ+ people and empowering them to address the various issues that face LGBTQ+ people daily. We have organised over 15 LGBT community engagements from November 2015-February 2016 with support from the Canada Local Initiative Fund in Ghana. Through the community engagements SI has worked with over 1000 LGBT people across the country.
SOLACE, have unearthed potential leaders from especially the gay and lesbian communities through our community engagements and have strengthen their capacity as leaders through a project titled “Empowerment through Community Strengthening” which was funded by the Planet Romeo Foundation in 2016.
SI has technical persons who have the know-how in program development, leadership and legal education and assistance. We have supported through our hotlines over 100 LGBT people with issues ranging from partner abuse to blackmail and violence attack. We are well-known in the Ghanaian LGBTQ+ community as the key organisation that can work with all level of the LGBTQ+ community especially the poor and the most vulnerable. See more via Solace Initiative