# New fund launches to support LGBTQI activism in Asia

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/07/10/new-fund-launches-support-lgbtqi-activism-asia/
- Published: 2018-07-10T09:00:38+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**A new fund has been set up in the UK to support LGBTQI activism in Asia.**

The Suki Sandhu LGBTQI Asia Fund is sponsored by [Audeliss ](https://www.audeliss.com/)
and INvolve Founder and CEO, Suki Sandhu (pictured), and managed by [GiveOut](https://giveout.org/).
Grants will be provided to support activists working across Asia to improve the 
lives of LGBTQI people, with GiveOut and Suki Sandhu aiming to grow the fund to 
at least £25,000 a year. People can donate to the fund via [giveout.org/donate.](https://giveout.org/donate)

GiveOut will be consulting across the LGBTQI movement in Asia to identify the focus
of the new fund and where it can make the greatest difference.

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Suki Sandhu said:

> “Whether we like it or not, in the UK we have been afforded a certain level of
> privilege, and we have a responsibility to give something back. This fund in particular
> really resonates with me due to my background.
> “As a gay, Asian man who has grown
> up in the UK I realise that, despite the challenges I have faced, I have been 
> incredibly lucky. There are many LGBT+ people across Asia being deprived of their
> freedom and facing terrible persecution simply for being themselves. This is not
> acceptable, and we all have a duty to try and make a difference.
> 
> “I’ve worked for more than a decade helping businesses harness minority talent
> and foster inclusive workplaces. I’m asking business leaders to join me in looking
> beyond the workplace to support the global struggle for LGBTQI rights, including
> by making donations to this fund.”

GiveOut founder and chair Elliot Vaughn said:

> “I am delighted and proud that Suki has chosen to work alongside GiveOut to grow
> LGBTQI philanthropy in the UK and support queer activism in Asia.”
> 
> “Suki is setting a wonderful example for the private sector, particularly other
> LGBTQI executives, and I hope others will follow his lead.”

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