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ACCEPT Today
Currently,
the activities of ACCEPT are structured on projects on the following domains:
1.
Lobby, information, networking
a.
Through
advocacy activities, ACCEPT intends to have the article 200 eliminated
from the Romanian Penal Code in order to put an end to the discrimination
by law of gay people in Romania. The promotion of a legislative initiative
in this respect is accomplished on the basis of a partnership and co-sponsorship
with the Romanian Academic Society (SAR);
b.
A
monthly
newsletter presents ACCEPT's activities, and tries to facilitate
a dialogue among gays, lesbians, and bisexuals;
c.
An
Information and Documentation Center that focuses on gender and sexual
minorities related issues, the only of its kind in Romania - co-funded
by the Open Society Institute Budapest;
d.
Networking
with other organizations and attending local or international conferences
and meetings, with the purpose increasing the visibility of lesbian
and gay people, of promoting ACCEPT's activities, informing the Romanian
and foreign public opinion and organizations about the situation of lesbian
and gay people in Romania, and identifying partners for future projects;
e.
ACCEPT
organised the Annual ILGA Europe Conference on October 4 to 8, 2000, in
Bucharest.
2.
Social activities and services
a.
Safe
House - a series of meetings where ACCEPT members and sympathizers
discuss issues they are interested in or watch fiction gay/lesbian movies
or documentaries, with the purpose of consolidating their self-confidence;
b.
Psychological
counseling for lesbian women, gay men, bisexuals, transsexuals (LGBT),
as well as for their relatives and friends on issues related to sexual
orientation and identity - co-funded by the Embassy of Canada to Bucharest;
c.
Medical
counseling in view of preventing HIV and STD infections among LGBT
people - co-funded by UNDP (United Nations development Fund) Romania;
d.
Information
and education in order to reduce the occurrence of HIV infection among
GLBT people - project co-funded by UNDP Romania.
3.
Organisational development
This
domain implies a continuous training in the NGO management, especially
by means of collaborating with the Romanian Civil Society Development Foundation
(FDSC), as well as administrative activities.
ACCEPT's
main partner organization is the Dutch organization NVIH/COC.
ACCEPT's
main supporter is MATRA - a funding program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
ACCEPT
is grateful to both MATRA and Co-Operating Dutch Foundations for Central
and Eastern Europe for its financial contribution that allowed the organization
to buy its current building and to make an important step towards its independence
and financial sustainability.
ACCEPT's
bank accounts are opened with ING Barings Bank, Bucharest Branch,
Bank
SWIFT Code: INGBROBU
Lei
(ROL): 0129678915
Dutch
Guilders (NLG) 0129670311
US
Dollars (USD) 0129674013
Euro
0129670717
