Diverse SOGIESC Inclusion in Humanitarian and Development Practice

Dates: Two-day in-person workshop, 9:00am–5:00pm each day
Location: CERES Environment Park, Naarm/Melbourne
Facilitator: Lana Woolf
Capacity: Limited to 16 participants
Cost: $660 (standard) / $550 (students and unwaged)
Includes: Full training manual, case studies, morning and afternoon tea each day

Accessibility: CERES has a range of accessibility features including step-free access to most workshop spaces, accessible toilets, and parking nearby. For detailed information or to discuss specific accessibility needs, please visit CERES Accessibility Information or contact us directly.

DAY 1 – Unlearning Norms and Reframing Inclusion

1. Welcome and Collective Commitments

2. What Is Diverse SOGIESC and Why Language Matters

SOGIESC vs LGBTIQ+: framing, risks, and systems of oppression
Exploring heteronormativity, cisnormativity, gender binarism and endosexism
Intersectionality and its misuse

3. Power, Aid, and the Legacy of Exclusion

Structural inequality in the humanitarian and development system
Who gets included, and who gets blamed?
From 'beneficiary' to rights-holder: localisation and decolonisation

4. Diverse SOGIESC Accountability Continuum

Group activity: Where is your organisation on the continuum?
From hostile to transformative – what does it take?

5. Reflective Practice activity

DAY 2 – Safeguarding, Risk and Transformative Practice

6. Safeguarding for Diverse SOGIESC Inclusion (New)

What safeguarding means for people with diverse SOGIESC
Practical risks: misgendering, forced outing, community-based violence
Accountability mechanisms and survivor-centred response
Safe feedback loops, complaints mechanisms, and digital safety
Case studies: where systems fail, and how to prevent harm

7. Designing Safe, Inclusive Programs

Embedding inclusive practices at every stage of the program cycle
Revising risk tools, needs assessments, and MEL frameworks

8. Working with Diverse SOGIESC CSOs as Partners

Moving from consultation to co-leadership
Ethical partnership: fair contracts, safety, decision-making power
Map and connect: who is missing in your networks?

9. After the Project Ends: Exit Strategies and Long-Term Safety

Sustaining inclusion beyond funding cycles
Exit planning and community accountability
Organisational preparedness for backlash and risk management

10. Personal and Organisational Commitments

Action planning: what you’ll do in the next 3 months
Accountability pairs and check-in planning
Workshop close, feedback, and celebrations