How can I request assistance from the ANKH Association to help at-risk LGBTQI+ individuals or LGBTQI+ activists?

If you’re an LGBTQI+ person in danger of persecution in your home country, the very first steps to get you to safety are critical and must be calculated. ANKH Association team has been able to help more than 140 individuals from the SWANA region, but it was the individuals’ responsibility to collect the sufficient information and documents required to identify the danger they were in and take serious measures to protect them.

ANKH is a very small, volunteer-based association so our capacity is limited, but we will do our best to establish different strategies for you and the people you love to be safe. We’re constantly building connections with local communities and global organizations to ensure that we give the best support, and find more secure and convenient options to impacted individuals.

The ANKH Association provides free assistance to LGBTQI+ individuals or LGBTQI+ activists at risk, including health and social support, and providing safety. ANKH is not affiliated with any government or international organization, and cannot grant refugee status or visas. It provides financial assistance within its limits and helps in moving to safe places within the home country.

Our work area: 

People of the following nationalities can apply for support to reach safety from the following countries:

- Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen, Iraq, Algeria, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Iran, Turkey, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Sometimes an exception is made for other nationalities that speak Arabic, such as Comoros and Mauritania.

How to asking for ANKH help: 

Individuals and LGBTQI+ activists can request assistance via the online form, which is available while applications are still being accepted. If the form is not available, please visit the site later.

What the ANKH service: 

- Helping some people find services.

- Urgent financial assistance according to available resources.

- Hosting individuals seeking asylum in France for a specified period until a stable place is found.

- Helping individuals move to a safe place within the home country.

- Helping individuals apply for humanitarian visas.

- Helping individuals prepare their asylum applications.

- Providing exceptional assistance and support during the first months of arrival in the host country.

Is the ANKH service free?

Yes, all services are free and no money or other services are required.

Note: 

ANKH is not part of any government, international organization for migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. ANKH cannot assist refugees in granting refugee status or visas or expediting the resolution of pending cases.

How to Verification your case: 

To ensure that our resources and time are fully dedicated to legitimate LGBTQI+ cases, you will need to gather enough evidence about your situation.

- Court or police records relating to you being LGBTQI or LGBTQI+.

- Medical reports relating to you being LGBTQI+.

- Medical report as a result of a homophobic assault/attack.

- Police report as a result of a homophobic assault/attack.

- Anti-LGBTQI+ violence you have experienced.

- Newspaper or media reports in which you are named or pictured.

- Letters of support from friends, family, or past romantic or sexual partners.