Dear friends,

Do you know that the Transgenders are the most neglected and stigmatised people in our society? They are completely marginalized and pushed to the extremes. While some of them live a dignified life owing to education and family acceptance, many of them go for begging and sex work.

See what a project like Sahodari, which is run by a few transgender women, which has no money, not even an office of its own, can do to transform the lives of an invisible community.

Lovingly, Kalki

aurokalki at gmail.com

Smile, by Kalki

What we did?

APRIL 09
Sahodari’s event ‘Transwomen, the Respectables (The hunt for dignity) – a big success.
In the minds of the public, there are myths and doubts on Transgender women. The recent news in Tamilnadu about transgenders ‘compelling a boy and making him a woman’ could damage the social acceptance of transgenders in the mainstream society. Sahodari decided to hold a public event to sensitize the public on this issue. Click on the picture to read more..

JUNE 09
LGBT Pride month Celebrations
For the first time in Chennai, Sahodari along with Sangama, Sahodaran, Sakthi Center, SAATHI and Center for Counseling celebrated the LGBT Pride month in Chennai. Sahodari represented the transcommunity in several programmes and took the lead in the parade and represented transcommunity. Click on the picture to read more..

JULY 09
Regional Consultation Meeting of Trans activists
Transgender Rights Association of Chennai and Sahodari Foundation organised a regional consultation meeting with the aid of UNDP to identify the needs of the transgender community of Tamilnadu and Kerala. Sahodari facilitated the event successfully. For the first time, we identified and invited transgender activists from Kerala..Click on the picture to read more..

AUGUST 09
Sensitization workshop for Tamil media on LGBT issues
On 3rd August, Sahodari, with the support of INP+ organised a workshop in Chennai to sensitize the Tamil media on LGBT issues. Click on the picture to read more..

Sahodari girls travel to Kerala for Transgender rights advocacy.
This month is also the first time we travelled long distance together as a team. Sahodari's team of girls travelled to Kottayam, Kerala on an invitation from Mahatma Gandhi University.. Click on the picture to read more..

Sahodari launched world's first matrimonial website for transsexual women - Thirunangai.net.
In a simple pressmeet in our office in Chennai, we launched the website among media people. It is a revolutionary project from Sahodari Click on the picture to read more..

September 09
Butterflies project first exhibition sale.
In an effort to end poverty, Sahodari encouraged and facilitated entrrepreneurship training for transgender girlls to make fashion jewellery- the Buterflies project. Click on the picture to read more..

October 09
Sahodari and MSSW students conduct Detox camp
Tobacco and alcohol abuse is a severe health program. See what we did in October 09. Click on the picture to read more..

November 09
Sahodari celebrates Children's day and World Kindness Day
The Sahodari team and our friends give happy surprises to kids in Chennai slums. Kids get toys, books and education materials as gifts. Click on the picture to read more..