Welcome to CAISO!
We are a feminist non-profit civil society organisation committed to ensuring wholeness, justice and inclusion for Trinidad and Tobago’s LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex) communities,
by developing analysis, alliances and advocacy.
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WHOLENESS & JUSTICE PROGRAMME
Expanding access to wholeness, justice, and social services for LGBTQI+ people living in Trinidad & Tobago – through casework navigation, crisis intervention, emergency food support, legal services, strategic litigation, counselling and therapuetic services, and community building.
CLINICAL SUPPORT
For clients who experience traumatic events and require mental support while accessing other services.
WELLNESS SUPPORT
For clients who need guidance and support in managing life challenges and connecting with service providers.
EDUCATE TO EMPOWER PROJECT – RESOURCE GUIDES & MORE
FINDING AN EQUAL PLACE AT WORK – POLICY & TRAINING
A Model LGBTQI+ Workplace Policy for Trinidad & Tobago
Making Trinidad and Tobago’s workplaces equal and inclusive for all is a simple matter of fairness. CAISO is available to offer support, training, and resources for all employers, organisations, and workplaces that want to adopt, adapt, and/or implement the LGBTQI+ workplace policy. CAISO also offers a range of training workshops for LGBTQI+ sensitivity, gender and sexuality, and support for creating enabling working environments. Contact Us!
SIGN TOGETHER
Deaf people often require interpretation to communicate with others about sensitive, personal and emotional matters and may be victims of their interpreters’ values, biases and sense of shame.
This project supports those who want to bridge the gap between the hearing and Deaf worlds.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
RESPONSIVE GRANT MECHANISM
CAISO and Astraea have joined forces to support Caribbean LGBTQI+ organisations through a shared vision for responsive grantmaking that is regionally operated.
These responsive grants are intended to support LGBTQI+ organisational sustainability and capacity needs, community building, strategic advocacy actions and policy-shaping opportunities, unexpected networking and alliance-building opportunities, and COVID-19-based responses and needs.