Mobilising economically disadvantaged and vulnerable communities - transgender persons, sexual minorities, sex workers and urban poor for their development.
Conducting health camps. Providing general and mental health services in a welcoming and stigma free environment. Providing preventive and curative health services. Staffed with doctor (part-time), nurse, lab technician, counsellor and community health workers.
Educational scholarships for children of sex workers. Working with anganwadis and government schools towards providing quality nutrition and education to children
Helping transgender persons and sexual minorities to start their own business. Hand-holding and emotional support as these are first generation entrepreneurs. Piloting individual and group livelihood projects.
Sangama was founded in 1999 and is registered under Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960 on 22 June 2001 in Bangalore. Sangama has Income tax exemptions like 12A, 80G, FCRA certificate and CSR certificate
Improving health & wellbeing of 500 sexual and gender minorities living with HIV in 11 districts of Karnataka ( Bangalore Urban, Hassan, Chickmagalur, Kolar, Bidar, Yadgir, Belgaum, Kalburgi, Raichur, Koppal and Chamrajnagar)
We celebrate the first anniversary of our second ever Namma Clinic which came up at Hassan. Namma Clinic has come a long way in serving the community in last one year and continue to serve the community with commitment and dedication
Sangama, an NGO that works for the welfare of sexual minorities, has welcomed the state government’s decision to respond positively to its public interest litigation (PIL) in the High Court to provide 1 per cent reservation in government jobs to transgender persons. Sangama that has been is working for more than two decades for the rights of transgender people had filed a PIL seeking implementation of the National Legal Serv ices Authority (NALSA) judgment by the Supreme Court of India on transgender persons. “As benefits of NALSA judgment did not reach the communities, Sangama and Nisha Gulur filed a PIL
We have been ensuring least impact of pandemic on the community through regular monitoring of health of community members, driving awareness campaigns regarding Covid appropriate behavior and timely vaccination. Namma Clinic team has been diligently working in achieving this and with the help of community members the initiative have been successful.
