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April 4, 2013
LGBTI human rights work in crisis in Nepal

Moral running low at Nepal's biggest LGBTI rights organization, Blue Diamond Society, where staff haven't been paid for seven months

Nepal's biggest LGBT rights organization, Blue Diamond Society (BDS), is battling against low morale after wages have not been paid for seven months.

Founded in 2001, BDS successfully lobbied the government for recognition of a third gender and recently got LGBTI issues on the school curriculum.

It has achieved significant gains for LGBTI rights in the country but now their work is being thwarted by a government office.

August 19, 2012
Trans women to benefit from Peruvian scholarship program

Beca Trans will help 45 transgender women study a technical career or matriculate in universities throughout five Peruvian cities

A coalition of Peruvian LGBT groups have started Beca Trans, a scholarship program for transgender women.

The Homosexual Movement of Lima (MHOL), one of Latin America's leading LGBT organizations started in 1982, has teamed up with AIDS group Vía Libre and the Runa Institute of Gender Studies and Development (RUNA) to offer 45 transgender women the opportunity to complete their studies.

May 30, 2012
Never run out of iPhone juice again

Get an extra boost with Mophie's Juice Pack and help the fight to eliminate AIDS at the same time

Imagine the scenario…

You’re in a club having a great time, when suddenly your eyes meet a beautiful stranger across the crowded dance floor.

You pluck up the courage to approach them, you get chatting and hit it off instantly, but they have to rush off. 

You go to store their number in your iPhone when... it runs out of battery. 

Whats more, you need to call a cab to get back home and you obviously need to update your Twitter and Facebook status. What a disaster.