EKPC is honored to present the winners of the VI Round of "Gender and HIV" Grants.
Country: Moldova
Partner-grantee: “GENDERDOC-M” Information Centre (GDM centre)
Project name: «Peer-to-peer transgender and gender-nonconforming support group»
The Project goals and objectives:
● expand the reach to transgender Moldovans;
● strengthen the existent alliances with Moldovan doctors and healthcare professionals as well as build new ones;
● raise awareness on what being transgender is among general population.
We would like to continue the activity of the peer-to-peer support group, distribute manuals on transgender healthcare among Moldovan health professionals, and hold an open event on Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20th).
With the activities of the group and open events, we aim to solidify a more unanimous trans community and grow it.
With providing more medical and scientific resources we plan to expand the network of trans-friendly and, more importantly, trans-competent healthcare professionals. This, over the longer term, will decrease the trans community’s stress level induced by gender dysphoria and allow for them to concentrate on other important health matters, such as HIV prevention and/or treatment.