Refugees and asylum-seekers that leave due to LGBT+ discrimination are an underrepresented minority within the refugee population. The goal of this project was to design a web app that connects LGBT+ migrants with specialized asylum information, as well as to gather research supporting future iterations. We found communication and security to be the two biggest concerns. In order to inform our application design as well as provide further context into the usefulness of the app, we’ve surveyed and interviewed refugees/asylum-seekers as well as humanitarian workers to get both perspectives. We hope this project will help support existing efforts to advocate for the LGBT+ refugee population, and provide a guide for use in the advocacy sector.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gurnawan, Veronica E.
• De Heer, Alexandra R.
• Alvarado, Daniel J.
• Gass, Bryan A.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-051320-164727

Palabra Clave

• Social Studies of Science and Technology

Advisor

• Stanlick, Sarah Eliza
• Foo, Katherine

Year

• 2020

Sponsor

• ORAM

Date created

• 2020-05-13

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright