Consultancy: Mapping of Indigenous persons with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics (SOGIESC)

Consultancy: Mapping of Indigenous persons with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics (SOGIESC)

Written on 14 April 2026. Posted in News

IWGIA is announcing a research consultancy to conduct a study/mapping of Indigenous persons with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and sex characteristics (SOGIESC).

Background and context

IWGIA is a non-governmental human rights organisation promoting and defending Indigenous Peoples' collective and individual rights. We have supported our partners in this fight for more than 50 years. We work through a global network of Indigenous Peoples' organisations and international human rights bodies. We promote recognition, respect and implementation of Indigenous Peoples' rights, including the right to self-determination by virtue of which they can freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

Indigenous Peoples today, in all parts of the world, are still fighting discrimination and targeted violence, struggling against a shrinking civic space, lacking recognition of their rights as peoples, and suffering from land dispossession, evictions and the negative consequences of climate change and conservation efforts.

At IWGIA, we recognize that Indigenous Peoples experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, including those based on gender, status, class, ability, age, sexual orientation, and more. We are committed to applying an intersectional approach in all our work, striving to understand and address how these overlapping forms of discrimination impact Indigenous Peoples both individually and collectively. Upholding the principles of self-determination, non-discrimination, inclusion, and care is central to our mission. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards abuse, harassment, discrimination, and exploitation in all their forms.

In IWGIA's Strategy 2026-2031, we are strengthening our focus on supporting Indigenous women and persons with diverse SOGIESC. The strategy includes the following priorities.

IWGIA's strategic actions under this priority will advocate for the elimination of all forms of violence and discrimination against Indigenous women and Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC, positioning this work within a broader human rights and intersectional equity framework.

IWGIA will strategically engage with and support Indigenous women's organisations and those representing Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC, reinforcing their leadership and agency in asserting rights and combatting systemic discrimination and violence.

IWGIA will support and invest in strengthening the institutional capacities of Indigenous women's organisations and those representing Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC to enhance long-term impact and for them to better lead transformative change within their communities and beyond.

IWGIA will support the advocacy efforts of Indigenous women and Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC at local, national, regional, and international levels to strengthen their access to decision-making spaces and enhance their influence.

IWGIA will assist in documenting the lived realities, contributions, and rights violations experienced by Indigenous women and Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC, highlighting their resilience and leadership in addressing global challenges.

Internally, IWGIA will build its own institutional knowledge, resources, and operational capacities to more effectively promote and defend the rights of Indigenous people affected by intersectional discrimination, ensuring that its approaches are informed, inclusive, and responsive.

Objectives and purpose

Whereas IWGIA has been working in support of Indigenous women and their organisations and movements for many years, it is a new area to start working in support of Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC.

To make sure IWGIA is not causing any harm, and to decide on strategic ways to address the assumed issues of violence and discrimination faced by Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC from within and outside their communities, we need more knowledge.

To gain more knowledge and to be able to set the strategic direction for the coming years a consultancy is offered.

Deliverables

A report responding to the research questions below.

A mapping of actors (including organisations, networks, movements, activists, influencers, allies and opponents) within the field of Indigenous persons with diverse SOGIESC globally, including recommendations on where it would make most sense to start the work, and gradually build on moving forward.

>> Find the full consultancy details here <<

Application details

Send CV, motivation letter and draft plan of action for the research to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Deadline: 10 May 2026

Send any inquiries to Erla Huld Hadaoui at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Signe Leth at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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