This project aims to reduce barriers that impede access to education and decent work for lgbtqi youth in brazil and the latin american and caribbean (LAC) region

IT targets lgbtqi youth, particularly those facing multiple forms of discrimination. Main beneficiaries include governmental bodies responsible for lgbtqi rights and labor policies, workers and employers organizations, knowledge production institutions, and lgbtqi civil society groups sensitive to multiple forms of discrimination. The total project budget is USD $4,000,000.the expected outcomes are: 1) improved knowledge among key labor stakeholders on the barriers to education and access to decent work among lgbtqi youth 2) increased coordination among key labor stakeholders to increase access to decent work opportunities for lgbtqi youth 3) increased capacity of lgbtqi key labor stakeholders to provide lgbtqi youth with safe and affirming environments 4) improved south-south cooperation among brazil and other countries from the LAC region to increase access to decent work opportunities for lgbtqi youth, from an intersectional perspective.activities include research in brazil on lgbtqi youth and decent work, child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. An awareness campaign will address lgbtqi decent work factors, targeting the population, the lgbtqi community, and labor stakeholders. The project will support brazilian institutions in implementing the national decent work plan for lgbtqi people and exchanging good practices on promoting decent work for lgbtqi youth. Initiatives include advocacy among companies in brazil for promoting lgbtqi youth inclusion in their value chains, and collaboration between workers organizations (WOS), employers organizations (EOS), and lgbtqi civil society to promote work fronts in favor of lgbtqi youth. The project will also directly support lgbtqi organizations in brazil working for lgbtqi youth.outputs will involve implementing training for labor stakeholders in brazil on lgbtqi youth inclusive practices for policies and programs, including training on knowledge production. IT will also involve disseminating effective strategies to professional learning institutions, EOS, and WOS for promoting safe and affirming environments for lgbtqi youth. The project will provide LAC countries with research methodologies and awareness raising campaign materials focused on lgbtqi youth, IT will promote the establishment of a regional network promoting lgbtqi rights and decent work for lgbtqi youth, including particular efforts towards workers organizations. The project foresees selecting a country(IES) in the LAC region to replicate best practices from brazil on promoting lgbtqi decent work, focusing on lgbtqi youth. This will involve exchange visits and events between brazil and the selected country, followed by technical support for implementing these practices. The project includes five subawards, with at least four mandatorily allocated to lgbtqi organizations. To promote competitive and fair selections and diversify engaged organizations, subawards will be selected post-award. In brazil, the project aims for national-level impact through federal-level interventions, with specific activities focused on states to be determined upon project inception. Additionally, the project envisions selecting LAC country(IES) for replicating best practices from brazil, determined after award in consultation with the brazilian government and usdol.