Covid aid for Kinnar community, trans community and sex workers in Jharkhand
₹57,58,689 raised of ₹60,00,000
Met Goal and Increased
£ $ €This campaign is able to accept foreign contributions.
Category
Relief for Queer Persons
Location
Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
Description
- The fundraiser will go towards providing a ration kit costing Rs. 600, consisting of rice, dal, soybean, cooking oil, sugar, tea leaves, masala, salt, washing, and bathing soap
- The livelihood of the transgender community and sex worker community in Jamshedpur is largely dependent on social interaction, such as dancing, sex work and begging, which have been impacted majorly by the pandemic
- The transgender community is also battling discrimination, phobia, and stigma in healthcare along with a lack of adequate documentation or identity proof to avail benefits. With lack of food supplies, medicines, and money is the concern of the hour for the transgender community.