Kanta Bua heads the transgender community in Jodphur. She has campaigned for the government to make government documentation accessible to the transgender community, to raise awareness of their legal rights, and to offer more vocational training and new types of employment. I’m interviewing her on behalf of the Sambhali Trust, who have worked with Kanta Bua for the past 7 years. 

Renu Kanwar first joined Sambhali Trust when she applied for a tutoring role just as Sambhali’s projects in Jaisalmer were being set up. When she went for training in Jodhpur and met the women and girls in the programs there, she realized working with Sambhali was much more than a job.

Sambhali Trust is committed to joining with the people of this community to create a better future.

Women, girls, and their male allies at Sambhali Trust participated in 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign that begins on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against women, and runs until December 19th, Human Rights Day.

This is the first step to building confidence: having a community that is supportive and understanding.