Pride Guides

Each country has a unique history and context for LGBTIQ+ people. Our Pride Guides provide an introduction to this context in each country the program operates in.

The Australian Volunteers Program strives to provide a safe, supportive and equitable environment for LGBTIQ+ volunteers, approved accompanying dependents, partner organisations and all program staff. We have supported volunteers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) in all program countries, and have ongoing connections with community organisations in almost every country we work in.

Diverse SOGIESC program participants must be aware of the country context before undertaking an assignment. The guides below are designed to introduce some key issues related to people with diverse SOGISEC and their participation in the program.

For more information or relevant questions, please contact the inclusion team (inclusion@australianvolunteers.com) for further support. 

A cartoon of two people in bright clothing. One is a Black man with a gray moustache, rainbow pinstriped suit, and a fedora. The other is a smiling woman with a light yellow dress and pink flower in her hair.

Africa

Three cartoon people stand separately. One is a woman with short hair, an Australian Volunteers shirt with a ranbow logo and cargo pants. One is a man with a rainbow tie-dye shirt that says House of Gala across it. The otehr is a smiling woman in a green

Asia

Three cartoon people stand in front of an orange backdrop. One is a bald man with a suit on, one is a woman holding a Pride Flag, and the other is a woman with dark sunglasses and a walking cane.

Pacific

Two cartoon people standing, one is a man with pink hair, a red ribbon on his black shirt, and a tatoo on his arm. The other is a woman with short dark hair and a flower behind her hair. She wears a multi-colored top and black skirt.

Southeast Asia