Opportunities To Help LGBTQIA+ People In Uganda With Rainbow World Fund
Like many countries across the globe, Uganda suffers from an LGBTQIA+ crisis. It is illegal to be gay in Uganda with the punishment being up to life imprisonment, reports Equaldex. 2022 has seen an escalation of hate-crime motivated violence towards LGBTQIA+ people with the Ugandan government passing the Sexual Offenses Bill that further criminalises same-sex activity.
The Rainbow World Fund is hosting volunteer events to offer support and raise funds for queer minorities in Uganda and are calling for numbers to show up in solidarity.
CASTRO STREET FAIR
For any San Francisco-based folks, Rainbow World Fund is hosting their Castro Street Fair on October 2 this year from 11am to 6pm where attendees can help raise funds for LGBTQIA+ refugees.
The RWF Rainbow Bus will be parked on Castro Street, the heart of San Francisco’s gay scene, where those in attendance can access their interior lounge or pick up a rainbow bracelet or bandanna. Rainbow World Fund is also seeking volunteers to help out at the fair. If you’re interested in volunteering for the Castro Street Fair, contact RWF via details on the website.
Alternatively, if you won’t be able to make it out you can donate online through here.
DECORATE THE WORLD TREE OF HOPE
Another way to volunteer your time would be to register to help decorate the World Tree Of Hope in the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. The World Tree Of Hope is the largest origami tree in the world with over 17,000 cranes and stars that have been hand-crafted with written wishes and messages for the future.
Decoration of the tree is open to volunteers from November 5 to November 27 with specific times for each day. Those times are as follows:
Saturday, November 5 from 10am to 6pm; Sunday, November 6 from 10am to 6pm; Thursday, November 10 from 10am to 6pm; Friday, November 11 from 10am to 6pm; Saturday, November 12 from 10am to 6pm; Sunday, November 13 from 10am to 6pm; Wednesday, November 16 from 10am to 6pm; Thursday, November 17 from 10am to 6pm; Friday, November 18 from 10am to 6pm; Saturday, November 10 from 10am to 6pm; Sunday, November 20 from 10am to 6pm; Friday, November 25 from 10am to 6pm; Saturday, November 26 from 10am to 6pm and Sunday, November 27 from 12:30pm to 5:30pm.
Register to volunteer on one of those dates here.
