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CSR: SEEDS and Honeywell provide more than 10 million meals to marginalized communities
SEEDS and Honeywell have joined forces to distribute food kits that will provide 10.7 million meals across nine cities to people who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. These include daily wagers, contract workers, and migrant population who have been displaced because of the lockdown.
While phase-1 of the distribution drive provided around 3.7...
This NGO gave rations to 100 families of the trans community
The transgender community has been one of the worst-hit sections of society due to the crisis caused by the pandemic. All sources of income have been blocked and most are unable to access support being provided by the government due to lack of formal documentation and identification. While executing COVID-19 relief in Delhi with...
Stigma against LGBT Community can lead to Deep Rooted Issues
By Janvi Sutaria
Imagine the entire world from a black and white lens! With flowers, trees, animals – all of the same colour. Do you think the world would be as beautiful and fun to live in? Do you think the scenery would still act as a wonder to the eye?
Similarly, having all humans of...
Pride Month 2020: Trans-inclusion in corporate India
As Pride Month 2020 comes to a close, let's turn our attention to trans-inclusion at corporate houses in India. All central government departments were recently asked to include ‘transgender’ as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other posts, according to an order by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances...
Transgender Community – Messiah of the Poor During Lockdown
One of the most castigated communities in India is the messiah of several poor people during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Gujarat. The Transgender community in the Vadodara city of Gujarat is feeding the needy across the city despite facing the stigma.
Kinnar Noori Kanwar, a transgender individual in Vadodara along with the members of Kinnar...
Pride Month 2020: LGBT+ Allies in Corporate India
The whole of June has the honour of being Pride Month 2020, a time of equal rights and celebration of sexual diversity and gender variance. More so, it's a time for straight allies who support LGBT+ inclusion at work and society.
How did Pride Month begin?
The month of June was chosen for LGBT Pride (a...
Indian Territorial Army officers distribute essential kits to sex workers and transgenders in Mumbai
The nationwide lockdown has gravely impacted several communities. The most affected of these are commercial sex workers, transgenders, daily wagers hailing from the overpopulated slum areas. In an attempt to support the vulnerable groups in Mumbai, three officers of the Indian Territorial Army have come forward to distribute ration and hygiene kits.
The undertaking was...
#21DaysAllyChallenge to build a global community of LGBT+ allies, starting June 1st
Corporates, academia and individuals from across the world have signed up to further advocate for the inclusion of the LGBT+ community in #21DaysAllyChallenge.
The campaign is conceptualised by Pride Circle. It will kick off on June 1 which marks the beginning of the Global Pride Month.
As the world is trying to stabilize in the current...
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: Beating the queer-entine blues
In addition to the economic impact, the ongoing global health crisis has also created panic and anxiety amongst the general population. While recent reports suggest a surge mental health related issues, the LGBT+ community are more likely to struggle during this period; due to the stigma and discrimination attached to their identity.
Salesforce India has...
Project TRANScend: CSR for Empowerment of Transgender Community
The TRANScend project addresses gender-based violence and enhances the social inclusion and acceptance of transpersons in India by focusing on actions like sensitizing companies and educational institutions towards transgender issues and capacity building of transgender community organizations in advocacy and resource mobilization.
To this account, Ms Chetna Kaura, Corporate Social Responsibility Lead, Publicis Sapient, in...
Celebrate All Forms of Love this Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a day of love. We do not need a special day to express love for our partners. But we could use the day to accept all forms of love and to show love to the disadvantaged sections of the society.
De-criminalization of homosexuality in India has brought a certain relief to homosexual...
Orange the World – Gender-based Violence Against Trans Community
A powerful ongoing photography exhibition at Sakshi art gallery in Mumbai is portraying the lives of India’s transgender community as part of the international 16 Days of Activism campaign with the theme "Orange the World".
The show -- which opened on the first day of the campaign -- is presented by UN Women, Istituto...