Noticias

On the 25th and 26th of January, in the City of Caacupé, Department of Cordillera, members of the staff and Directory of SOMOSGAY gathered at the Ballroom of the Hotel Alta Gracia in order to plan towards sustainable institutional growth and improving the actions to be carried along in 2014.

With the presence of the sociologist Diana Garcia, who was in charge of facilitating the day, Simon Cazal, Executive Director and Co-Founder of SOMOSGAY together with the comprised directory, Marc David Olmedo, Gregorio Galvan and Federico Gamarra, trustee of the organization, Victor Chamorro, and members of the areas of Health, Communication, Advocacy and Internal Management .

During the first day of the conference , the first members of the organization and the directory shared the early history and development of SOMOSGAY counting experiences, obstacles and actions that lived along the early life of the organization. Then the members who have joined the organization more recently shared their experiences about the process that they lived to be part of the organization. Thus, the picture lived since the creation of the organization until today, leaving even more clear that the goals and objectives were achieved step by step over the years reflected.

That same day, working groups were formed and evaluated each of the axes and strategic objectives, which are a priority for the actions of the work done at SOMOSGAY. They are: comprehensive LGBT Health; Civil Rights LGBT Population, Education, Culture and Recreation, Programs and Sociocultural Spaces for LGBT people; Employment and Labor Rights Defense, Mobilization and Citizen Participation and Institutional Strengthening.

On the second day was made calendar of activities of SOMOSGAY that will take place throughout 2014. From activities undertaken each year as the International Condom Day, the Kiss-In, the Equality Parade and the International Day in Response to HIV and other framed within different projects and programs implemented by the organization.

Strategic planning is the process of developing and implementing plans to achieve goals or purposes. SOMOSGAY began its institutional life on May 23, 2009, with its Founding Assembly, continuing a wider project organization that began in 2005. Marking a milestone in the call, gathering 42 people who sign as founding members of the organization, thereafter being the largest LGBT organization ever increasing number of associates. The institutional life of the organization is marked by the high impact of the actions developed. Much of this is due to good strategic planning and transparency of their actions, incorporated as institutional principle.