Last few weeks since returning from Capetown have been quite stressful with the political situation and violence getting more and more intense with each passing day. Work wise I have been focusing on the plans for the Youth Voices of TG and MSM consultation trying to come to consensus on what decisions to make. Finally after many calls and looking at numerous options we have decided to postpone the meeting till mid June - this is not ideal as it will clash with preparation for Vienna but at this stage seems the most appropriate option. We have in total 50 young TG and MSM attending from 12 countries and more and more interest coming from donors and other players in the region. PACT (USAID) and FHI are all keen to support any outcomes of the meeting and ongoing activities so its going to be a really important first step for the young MSM and TG movement in this region. The donor Hivos is fine to shift the dates though we need to now restrategise how we give feedback on the outcomes during the Vienna conference.
Praying for a peaceful and quick resolution to the violence here...
Greg