ECOM – The Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and Sexual Diversity is an international, membership, non-governmental association open to non-profit organisations and activists, working in the field of the rights and health of LGBT communities in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA).
ECOM is the leading regional LGBT community organisation in EECA actively working on health and rights issues for gay, other MSM and trans people. Over its 11 years of existence, ECOM has attracted US$10 million from international donors, which has been used to build the capacity of national and local community organisations, advocate for amendments to homophobic laws, improve the quality of data on community needs, and to protect community activists in EECA.
ECOM’s mission is to support the development of national LGBT+ communities and their activism, promote human rights, and look after the health and social well-being of gender- and sexually diverse people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
ECOM’s mission is to support the development of national LGBT+ communities and their activism, promote human rights, and look after the health and social well-being of gender- and sexually diverse people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Is your organisation based in the Council of Europe Region and dedicated to LGBTQI youth rights? Whether you’re a grassroots group of volunteers or part of a national NGO, we can’t wait for you to join our network!
