Rainbow Refugee Society

Published purpose

Through this 39-month project, the Rainbow Coalition for Refuge and its Coalition Secretariat will strengthen and build the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ rights. More precisely, they will address the specific and unique needs and intersections of 2SLGBTQI+ newcomers and those with lived experience in Canada. The project will include activities to build equity and anti-racism competencies of 2SLGBTQI+ refugee-serving organizations across Canada and strengthen the internal structures of the Coalition and its secretariat. Activities will be conducted through an equity lens, focusing on building the leadership of those with direct lived experience of migration or forced migration in the Coalition and its member organizations With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Rainbow Refugee Society, on behalf of From Borders to Belonging (FB2B), will develop a standardized national intake framework and data governance protocol, establish referral guidelines and accountability mechanisms across member organizations, and pilot a shared internal coordination system and provide national training. Rainbow Refugee Society will also conduct a governance capacity assessment, facilitate governance alignment workshops with the Coalition Steering Committee, and develop a governance improvement roadmap and implementation plan. Finally, Rainbow Refugee Society will develop a three-year financial sustainability and diversification strategy and produce a fund development toolkit and coordinated prospecting plan to strengthen collaborative fundraising capacity across coalition members. Through this next phase of implementation, FB2B will further advance gender equality by institutionalizing equity-centered coordination systems, strengthening collaborative governance and accountability structures, and building long-term financial resilience across its national network of 2SLGBTQI+ refugee-serving organizations. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.