{"id":2848,"date":"2023-11-28T22:11:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T22:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plusde.org\/about-us-2\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T02:20:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T02:20:35","slug":"about-us-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plusde.org\/en\/about-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"2848\" class=\"elementor elementor-2848 elementor-2491\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-607aa3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"607aa3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0519143\" data-id=\"0519143\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c77c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c77c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c89c03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c89c03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a54b698 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a54b698\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5301510\" data-id=\"5301510\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-458df38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"458df38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/plusde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/96b0bfb0-7fa1-473e-a134-0645a9e33299.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plusde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/96b0bfb0-7fa1-473e-a134-0645a9e33299.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plusde.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/96b0bfb0-7fa1-473e-a134-0645a9e33299-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">(L-R) PLUS, Finance Director, Hamidu Sessaazi &amp; Managing Director, Cameron Kakande  <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5b683b\" data-id=\"f5b683b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e0c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89e0c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dcbe2d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dcbe2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People Like Us &#8211; PLUS, is an LGBTIQ+(QUEER) human rights refugee organization whose dream began in late 2019 by a group of young queer refugees in Bavaria. We are a community-based queer organization for queer migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<p>As an organization, we believe that our own experiences as refugees put us in a better position to understand the challenges faced by other queer refugees. We believe in the equal rights and inclusive engagement of queer refugees in our society and rely above all on the norms and principles of human rights for all.<\/p>\n<p>Our biggest accomplishment was conducting a needs assessment in Munich and registering our organization as an e.V., which puts us in a better position to serve our community.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af49ea elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2af49ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1ea23e\" data-id=\"d1ea23e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33692e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"33692e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Our objectives<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5391\"><ul>\n<li>Advocating for the representation of refugees in human rights issues<br \/>organizations; facilitating integration into the local community through social activities, mentorship and job training; and pushing for permanent<br \/>Refugee solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating the representation of refugees in evidence-based initiatives<br \/>including research and policy development.<\/li>\n<li>Building alliances with organizations with a similar mission in<br \/>Germany and wider civil society to promote the aims of People Like Us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-543da400 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"543da400\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10f3703f\" data-id=\"10f3703f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b58ebe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b58ebe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our goals<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c3a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c3a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>Standing up for DIVERSITY among LGBTIQ refugees<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening and supporting the victims of crimes against their own population.<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to the visibility and integration of queer refugees<\/li>\n<li>To restore lost hope among queer refugees.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a104bd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a104bd1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1631615 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1631615\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(L-R) PLUS, Finance Director, Hamidu Sessaazi &amp; 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