Transgender shelter Home In Kolkata

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PROTHOMA – means first in gendered term. PROTHOMA is the city’s first or even

country’s sole Short term Shelter Home for Transgender male.

The aim is to provide immediate and short term services to transgender male have

no place to go to in crisis situations. Even their basic needs may seem

difficult for them to meet. Thus at Shelter Home- PROTHOMA, a 24 hour service is

provided where any transgender male in need can walk in to seek assistance.

Basic services like bathing, washing facilities, health care, savings,

counseling, contacting home, etc. are provided here and the community can

confidently move in to avail of these and move back to the home whenever he/she

feels like.

PROTHOMS’s aim is to develop the Tans male in a holistic manner - physically,

emotionally, psychologically, socially, culturally and financially thus enabling

them to settle comfortably in society. The idea of the shelter home came while

people like Us (PLUS) kolkata conducted a situational assessment report on lunda

dancer (the dancing boys community migrating to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for

performance and prostitution) with the support of UNDP TAHA. Later this year

with financial support of UNDP India, PLUS initially started a pilot drop in and

Short term residential home in Kolkata.

In the pilot phase we have seen it’s just been creeping up and

up, because there’s no place for them to go while in crisis. Sleeping on the

streets makes them targets for harassment, robbery, violence and even police

persecution. As a community they are highly vissible and are more likely to be

abused, have complications in school, have suicidal thoughts and drug and

alcohol abuse problems. care can be equally problematic.

PROTHOMA – a People Like Us (PLUS) Kolkata initatives for the community run by

the community people in north kolkata in a rented places. Its run in a very

small way, currently have option for 4 bed residentional and emergency care

unit. The service are completely free. We have community staff who can mannage

the home in 24 hours shift. The shelter home also provides counselling service

and other general medical service, foods and bed. The center is also used for

Drop in center for the community people with a reguler meeting. People can come

regulerly watch Televsion, films, read books and chat with other friends.

Curretly we are in great demand of residential care and we only offer

upto 15 days of residential care. All through if linger period is needed the

mnaagment can consider base on the case.

Our address is

PROTHOMA

95 Narkeldanga Main Road

Kolkata – 700 054

For any enquires please contact me Agniva Lahiri ( +919830510527)

Hope the center may able to perform beeter and soon we can accommodate

more people needs.

Cheers

Agniva Lahiri

Executive Coordinator

People Like Us (PLUS) Kolkata

254, Bonomali Banerjee Road

Kolkata - 700082. India

Phone: +91.9830510527