GYCA RFPs and staff met to discuss RFP's work, challenges and goals.

We discussed how to help the RFPs create new policies to ensure greater accountability, communicativeness, ownership and responsiveness. RFPs who take leadership and contribute on a regular basis are often rewarded with free opportunities to represent GYCA at international events such as this conference. RFPs and NFPs who fall out of contact and shirk their responsibilities will be asked to leave and will be replaced.

The GYCA member’s meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6-8pm in the Bild hostel.


In attendance:
Reshma Pattni (GYCA Program Director),
Sydney (Program Officer- South Secretariat), Lindsay Menard-Freeman (Program Officer- North Secretariat),
Emily Carson (RFP North America),
Mawethu Zita (RFP Southern Africa),
Ajay Uprety (RFP South Asia),
Veronica Ugwu (RFP West Africa),
Myself (GYCA Advisory Council Member & Co-Founder).


Missing from the meeting were:
Ahmad Tammam (RFP Middle East/North Africa),
Muge Cevik (RFP Western Europe).

GYCA RFPs and staff met to discuss RFP's work, challenges and goals.

We discussed how to help the RFPs create new policies to ensure greater accountability, communicativeness, ownership and responsiveness. RFPs who take leadership and contribute on a regular basis are often rewarded with free opportunities to represent GYCA at international events such as this conference. RFPs and NFPs who fall out of contact and shirk their responsibilities will be asked to leave and will be replaced.

The GYCA member’s meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6-8pm in the Bild hostel.


In attendance:
Reshma Pattni (GYCA Program Director),
Sydney (Program Officer- South Secretariat), Lindsay Menard-Freeman (Program Officer- North Secretariat),
Emily Carson (RFP North America),
Mawethu Zita (RFP Southern Africa),
Ajay Uprety (RFP South Asia),
Veronica Ugwu (RFP West Africa),
Myself (GYCA Advisory Council Member & Co-Founder).


Missing from the meeting were:
Ahmad Tammam (RFP Middle East/North Africa),
Muge Cevik (RFP Western Europe).

GYCA RFPs and staff met to discuss RFP's work, challenges and goals.

We discussed how to help the RFPs create new policies to ensure greater accountability, communicativeness, ownership and responsiveness. RFPs who take leadership and contribute on a regular basis are often rewarded with free opportunities to represent GYCA at international events such as this conference. RFPs and NFPs who fall out of contact and shirk their responsibilities will be asked to leave and will be replaced.

The GYCA member’s meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday) from 6-8pm in the Bild hostel.


In attendance:
Reshma Pattni (GYCA Program Director),
Sydney (Program Officer- South Secretariat), Lindsay Menard-Freeman (Program Officer- North Secretariat),
Emily Carson (RFP North America),
Mawethu Zita (RFP Southern Africa),
Ajay Uprety (RFP South Asia),
Veronica Ugwu (RFP West Africa),
Myself (GYCA Advisory Council Member & Co-Founder).


Missing from the meeting were:
Ahmad Tammam (RFP Middle East/North Africa),
Muge Cevik (RFP Western Europe).

Queridos amigos & amigas,


Me puso muy triste recibir las noticias hoy que nuestro compañero Walter Trochez de Honduras fue asesinado por parte del gobierno de Micheletti. Walter fue un activísta muy especial, difundiendo los derechos humanos de todos/as, especialmente las personas que viven con VIH y LGBTQ personas.

Conocí a Walter en México durante el proyecto Agentes de Cambio con MTV para la Conferencia Internacional de SIDA en México en 2008. Era un placer trabajar con un gran activísta como Walter. Ojalá que hubiera un día cuando ningun/a compañero/a de nosotros tiene que morir por sus creencias.

Durante los últimos meses recibí un testimonio de sus esfuerzas extraordinario a través de sus escritos & emails sobre las violaciónes de los derechos humanos y politicales en Honduras después de la deposición de Manuel Zelaya en un coup militario.

Walter murió asegurando esos derechos y yo estoy de acuerdo que tenemos que buscar justícia para él y su familia. El silencio = La complacencia. ¡En solidaridad con los y las Hondureños/as luchando por la paz y la democracía!


Que descanse en paz.