Covid 19 Support for Transgender community – Bangalore

“I as Trans Women who mainly depended on begging as society has not recognized me as part of it. After day long struggle of facing violence, discrimination, rejection i get around 300 Rs for my bread and butter, but now due to the Corona virus and Nationwide lockdown for 21 days it has been very difficult for me to survive. It’s just not me  there are many Trans People like me who are elder and who living alone and there are many who have health issues who need help. i would like to appeal please come forward to  help us in this situation to survey.”

– Meghana.C, Trans Rights Activist

The COVID-19 pandemic has particularly affected the transgender persons in our country, especially those surviving on daily wage. Since the lockdown, many folks in the community are struggling to make ends meet, while living with disabilities, chronic illnesses, and/or compromised immune systems and without family support structures.

This community has disproportionately been experiencing a lifelong arc of violence and discrimination, many of its community members currently are impoverished and without housing.

While India is struggling with the pandemic, we’re still awaiting the declaration of any relief measures for people who sustain on a hand to mouth basis.

What we are doing is not enough. But we’re  trying and we’re asking for your help.

We will be distributing packets of food essentials to 50 members of the trans community in Bangalore. Each packet costs Rs. 1000. If possible, we would also like to extend our support to other members of the community in more remote parts.

Help us help the community.

Trust. Generosity. Empathy. Compassion.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Team MIST in collaboration with members of the community who have come forward – Meghana.C , Priyanka.R, Yashwanth.V, Kumar.B and Yash Sharma.

*The full list of essentials in a packet include:5kg Rice+2Kg Aata+1Kg  Toor Daal +1 litre Oil+1kg Sugar +100g haldi+ 100g Dhanya Powder+100g  Chilli Powder+ 1kg Onion +1 kg Potato+ Biscuits pack and try to get some general medicine if possible*

*We would like you to trust us in these difficult times and we promise you that none of the people managing this fund (and none of their household members) will receive monies from this fund. All the bills of the purchase will be uploaded on the website to promote transparency.