Lakshya Trust
Vadodara, Gujarat
Gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex with men, Queer persons, Trans feminine persons / transgender women, Trans masculine persons / transgender men
Services offered:
- COVID-19 prevention material (masks, sanitizers, etc)
- COVID-19 testing and treatment support
- COVID-19 vaccination support for transgender persons
- Food security support - community kitchen (cooked food provision)
- Food security support - dry rations
- Health services - mental health counselling
- Health services support - gender affirmative care for transgender persons
- Health services support - general health issues
- Health services support - HIV prevention and treatment (antiretroviral therapy or ART)
- Health services support - STI prevention and treatment
- Legal aid services - dealing with any form of discrimination or violence
- Legal aid services - gender identity documentation for transgender persons
- Social security support - donation of clothing items
- Social security support - social welfare schemes
- Social security support - temporary shelter or housing
Contact: Sylvester Merchant (Sylvie), Co-founder
Phone: Vadodara: Ritesh Desai, Project Manager, 70463 47544; Surat: Adil, Community Mobilizer, 98988 69384, Rajkot: Rajbha Chudasama, 99789 96790; Rajpipla: Manavendrasingh Gohil, Co-founder, 98250 48345
Email: lakshya121@rediffmail.com, sylvestermerchant@gmail.com
Nature of organization: Queer (LGBTIQA+) community-based organization
Other information: Apart from Vadodara, Lakshya Trust has operations in Rajkot, Rajpipla and Surat cities in Gujarat. Among trans feminine communities, the organization also works with Kothis.