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DIVA Project
Community System Strengthening
Community Systems Strengthening (CSS): Seed Advocacy Fund
It is pertinent that Community-based organizations (CBOs) play a major role to contribute for policy-level changes, systems strengthening at the grass-root level thus improving the lives of the marginalized TG/Hira people. CBOs often lack funding to perform the advocacy activities even though advocacy is one of their core strategic activities.
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VHS-DIVA Project addressed this need through the Community Systems Strengthening: Seed Advocacy Fund.
Activities undertaken - Phase 1
- • Community Ambassadors Training programme
- • Sensitisation to Media personnel
- • Developing HR/Admin policies
- • Bringing out Positive stories about TGs & Preparation of IEC materials
Activities undertaken - Phase 2
- • Sensitisation to Panchayat Raj Institutions
- • Sensitisation to Health Care Providers
- • Need based activities:
- - Sensitisation to Lawyers
- - Community Ambassadors Training programme
- - Sensitisation to Media personnel
- - Sensitisation to Government officials
- - Information Leaflet printing on accessing social entitlements from Government / video documentation on Supreme Court Judgement
List of CBO supported for CSS - Phase 1
- 1. Mitru Trust, New Delhi
- 2. LAS TG Suraksha Project, Kerala
- 3. Humsaaya Welfare Sanstha, Maharashtra
- 4. Astitva Trust, Maharashtra
- 5. Sarathi Trust, Nagpur, Maharashtra
- 6. Ekta Foundation, Maharashtra
- 7. The Sakhi Char Chowgi Trust, Maharashtra
- 8. Transgender Rights Association, Tamil Nadu
- 9. Thozhi, Tamil Nadu
- 10. Salem Thirunangaigal Nala Sangam, Tamil Nadu
- 11. Idayam Thirungaigal Munettra Sangam, Tamil Nadu
- 12. Anbu Karangal Nala Sangam, Tamil Nadu
- 13. Sahodaran, Tamil Nadu
- 14. Ekta Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh
List of CBOs supported for CSS – Phase 2
- 1. Salem Thirunangaigal Nala Sangam, Tamil Nadu
- 2. Sarathi Trust, Maharashtra
- 3. Thozhi, Tamil Nadu
- 4. Loveland Arts Society, Kerala
- 5. Ekta Sewa Sansthan, Uttar Pradesh
- 6. Association for Community Empowerment, Tamil Nadu
- 7. Srusti Sankula, Karnataka
- 8. Dostanasafar, Bihar
- 9. Kinnar Maa, Maharashtra
- 10. Samarpan Trust, Maharashtra
Output
- • 356 PanchayatRaj Institution Leaders sensited
- • 230 Media Personnel sensited
- • 256 Community Ambassadors trained
- • 152 Provate Health care providers sensited
- • 60 Law enforcement agencies sensited
- • 15 Government Officials sensited
Outcome
- • 237 houses alloted to TG People in Tamilnadu
- • 2 Panchayats have alloted seperate bydget from the Government Fund for TGs in Kerala
- • 5 Community Ambassadors appointed as Traffic Volunteers in Odisha
- • The Municipal Corporation hospital offered flexi-timings for TGs treatment at the hospital
- • Livelihood opportunities created for TG People
- • Awareness about Supreme Court Judgement on Third Gender created