Dear Friends,

Thank you for supporting LGBTQ+ compassion in action. In this issue: 

  • Help India's Transgender Community
  • World Tree of Hope: Add Your Wish
  • Travel: May 12-22 Celebrate Pride in Cuba
  • Travel: July 20-30 Discover Guatemala
HELP TRANSGENDER WOMAN IN INDIA
RWF provides important financial support to the Rainbow Home of the Seven Sisters, a shelter and community center for the marginalized Hijira/kinner (transgender) community, in the Joypur area of Guwahati, Assam. In India, most transgender people endure deep prejudice and open hostility. Many are rejected by family and are forced to leave home. Transgender woman face severe employment discrimination and in desperation many beg or are forced into survival sex work.

At Seven Sisters, the women are able to bond, support one another, organize, and begin to heal. The women receive emergency housing, psychological support, and vocational skills training. The home was opened 18 months ago and has already served over 400 women. Many of the women have been able to leave survival sex work and become self-sufficient.

Help transgender women in India achieve hope, safety, and dignity - please donation today! Select "Transgender Aid Fund" when asked how to designate your donation online or when you mail a donation to Rainbow World Fund, 4111 - 18th Street #5, San Francisco, CA 94114. 100% of your donation will go to help these brave women.
WORLD TREE OF HOPE: TELL US YOUR WISH
Be a part of this unique symbol of global unity! Throughout December we will be adding wishes to the 17th annual RWF World Tree of Hope at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. All of the origami cranes on the tree are inscribed with wishes, hopes, and prayers for the future. Please add your wish to the tree, it'll be printed, folded into a crane, and placed on the tree. Adding a wish is FREE and open to all.

The tree is RWF's gift to the world and reflects our philosophy of building bridges and sharing the message that we are all one human family.
CELEBRATE PRIDE IN CUBA: May 11-21, 2023
Learned about Cuban history from its colonial past to its revolutionary present and how the complex historical relationship between the U.S and Cuba remains ever-changing. March in the LGBTQ+ Pride parade in Havana! Learn more here.
DISCOVER GUATEMALA: July 20-30, 2023
Walk with a legendary people! Learn about Mayan spirituality and the realities of the developing world. Explore human rights issues and deliver medical supplies ... be forever changed. Learn more here.
LGBTQ COMPASSION IN ACTION
Founded in 2000, RWF is the world's first LGBTQ+ based humanitarian aid organization. Our mission is to promote peace, unity, and hope by leading the LGBTQ+ movement in participating in humanitarian relief efforts. RWF has donated over $5 million of life saving aid and provide over 75,000 hours of volunteers service. RWF is all-volunteer run.

Bring new hope to our friends and family around the world, put your tax-deductible gift to work immediately by donating online or by mailing your donation to Rainbow World Fund, 4111 - 18th Street #5, San Francisco, CA 94114.