UK QTIBIPOC* HARDSHIP FUND *QUEER, TRANS, INTERSEX, BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR
This emergency relief and hardship fund has been set up to provide short term support to Queer, Trans and Intersex, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTIBIPOC) currently living in the UK who are affected by the outbreak and ongoing shutdown caused by Covid-19. It has been set up to support those who are immunocompromised, chronically ill, asthmatic, in quarantine or elderly as well as those in precarious and threatening financial situations due to the official lockdown imposed in the UK on March 23rd, 2020.
- Administration team formed 31st March
- Crowdfund created on the same day, nearly £10,000 raised in 24 hours
- Administration team is made up of 7 volunteers, from/based in London
- Crowdfund increased to £50,000 to meet needs of the community, as 99 applications for wealth redistribution were made in under 10 days
- Crowdfund will also raise £10,000 towards the ongoing support of the Community in the form of the BlackUnicorn Co-Op (details to be released)
Press and all other enquiries please email UKQTIBIPOChardshipfund@gmail.com
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