About Us
WHO ARE WE
Our Circle is a national organisation that provides quality services to family units formed by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) persons across the country. Informed by the issues and experiences raised through our frontline services, we also provide training and advocacy support, to enhance the visibility, inclusion, and rights of LGBT-formed families living in Belize. Our Circle’s frontline work is delivered by our network of extensively trained volunteers. The services are supported by Our Circle’s staff team and the organisation’s Working Board of Directors.
VISION
The Our Circle Team envisions a Belizean society where all LGBT-formed family units, regardless of creation or composition, live in communities that recognize, respect, protect, and value them.
MISSION
The mission of Our Circle is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBT-formed family units, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.
Our Circle is a national organisation that provides quality services to family units formed by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) persons across the country. Informed by the issues and experiences raised through our frontline services, we also provide training and advocacy support, to enhance the visibility, inclusion, and rights of LGBT-formed families living in Belize. Our Circle’s frontline work is delivered by our network of extensively trained volunteers. The services are supported by Our Circle’s staff team and the organisation’s Working Board of Directors.
VISION
The Our Circle Team envisions a Belizean society where all LGBT-formed family units, regardless of creation or composition, live in communities that recognize, respect, protect, and value them.
MISSION
The mission of Our Circle is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBT-formed family units, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change.
What We Do
Support
Our Circle provides confidential and non judgmental support and information through peer support services housed at the Our Circle Resource Center. Through strategic partnership, we have been able to bring additional capabilities and resources to support hundreds of LGBT-formed family units in Belize.
Sensitization
Our Circle has been providing sensitization to voluntary and statutory agencies and community groups for over 6 years. Our team has a wealth of experience of sensitization in relation to LGBT-formed family equality and service provision. We have supported LGBT-formed family units' movements to build more grassroots engagement to transform systems that perpetuate injustice.
Advocacy
Informed by the issues and experiences raised in our front-line services, coupled with independent research, Our Circle is committed to building influence and visibilty for the rights of all LGBT-formed family units in Belize. We pay particular attention to those who may face additional barriers including, migrants and family units in rural Belize so that they too can enjoy family equality.
Our Circle provides confidential and non judgmental support and information through peer support services housed at the Our Circle Resource Center. Through strategic partnership, we have been able to bring additional capabilities and resources to support hundreds of LGBT-formed family units in Belize.
Sensitization
Our Circle has been providing sensitization to voluntary and statutory agencies and community groups for over 6 years. Our team has a wealth of experience of sensitization in relation to LGBT-formed family equality and service provision. We have supported LGBT-formed family units' movements to build more grassroots engagement to transform systems that perpetuate injustice.
Advocacy
Informed by the issues and experiences raised in our front-line services, coupled with independent research, Our Circle is committed to building influence and visibilty for the rights of all LGBT-formed family units in Belize. We pay particular attention to those who may face additional barriers including, migrants and family units in rural Belize so that they too can enjoy family equality.