Emergency & Education Fund for HIV positive LGBT in Cambodia
On July 9, Untenu chairman Ron van Zeeland was one of the guests at the daily talk show ATLAS Virtual. He was interviewed about Untenu’s work in Cambodia. Click Read more to watch the broadcast.
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For the third year in a row, Untenu Foundation – together with the Mara Foundation and the Humanitas Foundation – is organizing AIDS Candlelight Memorial. An afternoon whith commemoration, reflection and singing together. On Sunday, May 20, everyone is welcome from 3 pm on the Pieter De Hoochweg 110 in Rotterdam. The entrance is free, as well as the food and drinks.Read More
Untenu has signed a cooperation agreement with Rambutan Hotels & Resorts Cambodia (hereinafter: Rambutan). The agreement signed by Bandanh Chaktomok (National LGBT Network Cambodia, hereafter: BC) provides paid apprenticeships for LGBTIs with HIV.Read More
Fund raising for Untenu Foundation in December: Willems-Koop Fund allocated money for Untenu’s overhead costs and a fund raising activity in a Mennonites church during a LGBT Advent service. The ambassadors of Untenu raised money with a performance on World Aids Day. (video)
Last week we received the news about a lesbian woman from Koh Kong who fell ill after having been taking her HIV medication irregularly for a while. Together with our partner organization Bandanh Chaktomok (BC) we paid food and medical aid and one month’s rent.
At Rotterdam Pride, Untenu Foundation has collected €500 for LGBTI with HIV who are living in Cambodia in poor circumstances. This helps Untenu support more LGBTI with emergency assistance and education. The amount that we collected has been raised by our hairdresser Ferdi and by selling hand woven rainbow scarves from Cambodia and by donations.Read More
Due to a better spread of volunteers in Cambodia, emergency aid costs to poor LGBTIs with HIV are rising. First, there are more requests. In addition, the spread over the regions is better and more people are reached in remote areas. Corruption also plays a part.
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Q, the Pride edition of the bi lingual Khmer LGBTQ magazine., published an article by Vic Salas about HIV in the MSM & TG community in Cambodia and it mentions Untenu Foundation and quotes Kong Bunthorn of the National MSM & TG Network Cambodia and Ron van Zeeland of Untenu Foundation.
Have your photo taken in Cambodian clothing for Untenu Foundation during Gay Pride information & art market in Den Bosch at June 24.Read More
Untenu Foundation is involved in Cambodia’s LGBTI community, specially those who are living with HIV. The L in LGBTI is an underexposed group. Lesbian women have the least risk of being infected with HIV in most countries. In Cambodia however, that is different. Yesterday Untenu helped an HIV-positive lesbian woman in the coastal town of Sihanoukville.Read More