Views of Transgender Persons and Hijras Associated with The Global Fund Program, Pehchan, in India

The report is based on interviews of 30 transgender persons and hijras across India who worked with or are clients of Pehchan, and it captures the human stories explaining personal struggles in claiming of identity.

Almost all participants expressed that the Pehchan program provided them a crucial platform for leadership and employment even if the work under the Global Fund was quite painstaking, involving excessive documentation and reporting. Community members expressed that Pehchan resulted an increase in visibility of TGH issues separate from men who have sex with men (MSM). A positive change were noticed in the mindset of stakeholders for communities in smaller districts that were mobilised.