Help Laxmi Narayan Tripathi On Her Journey To Build A Better World.

The Corona virus pandemic, and consequent lockdowns around the world have changed the fabric of our lives in diverse ways, and we are seeing these narratives in the communities, especially the Transgender community. 

Amidst the lockdown, the transgender community has been facing battles of survival on various fronts. With postponements and cancellations of various weddings, ceremonies and a ban on public gathers has hit this community hard. The common population at least has families to support them and to be with them in these tough times. But, for the transgender community, they’re shunted and humiliated on various occasions. India’s transgender community suffers amid the crisis more than anyone else because of lack of social acceptance. 

Shelter, food, money, access to information and basic safety measures though may seem essential but are not within the reach of all citizens, especially for the transgender community. 

Like a light at the end of a tunnel, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi emerged as an activitist and worked towards making lives better for the Transgender community.  This community is not only marginalized and vulnerable but they’re also stigmatized. The only support and shelter they have are one another. Additionally they are concerned about practical issues such as not having a ration card, and other documents. There is panic and fear around not being able to avail government schemes. 

“Transgender community do not have the social honor of operating within a distant ‘online’ world when their lives are precariously balanced on the thread of social interaction and functions,” said Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, a transgender rights activist 

Laxmi Narayan Tripathi,  the first transgender person to represent Asia Pacific in the UN in 2008 faced several challenges in her journey.  Laxmi has done some tremendously great work for the LGBT community. Born into an orthodox Brahmin family, being a transgender could’ve been the worst thing that could’ve happened to her. But, she bore all the stigma and the insults the world could throw and grew into an amazing person. She has supported the transgender community through various social campaigns and has become the most influential transgender activist in the country. 

She works with numerous NGOs, including the Astitva Trust, the Asia Pacific Transgender Network and Maharashtra Trithiya Panthi Sangatana, to promote the equality of transgender individuals. She is the subject of two books, Me Hijra, Me Laxmi (written by R. Raj Rao) and Red Lipstick: The Men in My Life (written by Pooja Pande).

The plight of the Transgender community is not hidden from anyone but still no action has been taken towards providing a sustainable employment/ income source for them. They are left with a choice to either beg on the roads or to indulge in flesh trade. Laxmi, through her initiative Kineer Services aims to provide employment opportunities, education, consultation and help to this vulnerable community. 

Today, as she has been for the larger part of her life, she’s fighting to provide for the transgender community. She’s striving to provide quality food so that this neglected community can survive the crisis. 

As we all stay at our homes, hoping for the crisis to pass. Let’s give back to the ones who are neglected, the ones who are not accepted and to the ones who’ve been hit the hardest. 

Your contribution is not a donation, it’s an investment. An investment in making the lives of the transgenders better. An investment in helping the vulnerable survive. 

Invest now, to support this vulnerable community. 

• Kineer Packaged drinking water plants;
• Kineer Cosmetics and washroom amenities range;
• Kineer Education platform;
• Kineer National Cricket league;
• Kineer manpower Placement and Diversity inclusion platform

Note: Donations towards this fundraiser are not eligible for any tax deduction such as 80G, 501(c) etc.