Boramosa

Boramosa – word whose meaning in Sesotho is “friendly people” – is an association that offers support to LGBTQ+ (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans*, queer) migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, living in Padova (north-east of Italy) and surroundings. Its staff has specific experience on transnational migrations, refugee law, genders and sexualities, and is committed to promoting spaces for self-expression and moments of awareness. Our purpose is to be humanely close to the personal vicissitudes of migrant people, whether they be new-comers or long-stayers, in order to contribute to their well-being in the broadest sense. We are also interested in cross-cutting issues, such as human trafficking, phenomena of serious exploitation, sexual and gender-based violence, fight against hate speech, the variety in the spectrum of non-hetero-cis-normative identities, non-formal education aimed at young people, advocating for the adoption of more tactful administrative procedures, and so on. Currently, our group mainly copes with: - Managing an information desk which provides socio-legal support (by appointment) - Organising intercultural social gatherings and proposing initiatives open to the local community - Setting up training events aimed at personnel operating in public services or in the social field If you wish to get more information, report a person in need of help, or sustain our actions with a donation, feel free to message us at: info@boramosa.org