This collaborative effort underscores a dedication to nurturing livelihood creation and advancing societal inclusion for the LGBTQ+ individuals.
Flipkart Foundation, the charitable arm of the Flipkart Group, has collaborated with Kineer Services, an organisation advocating for gender sensitisation, to launch ‘Trans-formation’, an initiative aimed at uplifting the marginalized transgender community and other members of the LGBTQ+ spectrum.
Through this collaboration, the project endeavors to provide comprehensive skills training to 300 transgender and LGBTQ+ individuals, with the goal of facilitating the successful job placement through dignified employment opportunities.
Operating across Delhi and Mumbai, this collaborative effort underscores a dedication to nurturing livelihood creation and advancing societal inclusion for the LGBTQ+ individuals who will receive tailored support throughout various stages.
These include, establishment of training facilities, mobilisation, hands-on holistic training, certification, and job creation and placement.
Moreover, by partnering with companies open to hiring from the LGBTQ+ community, the initiative strives to create a supportive and inclusive environment, fostering long-term success and societal acceptance for the community.
Commenting on the programme, Puja Trisal, director, Flipkart Foundation, said "At the Flipkart Foundation, we recognize the importance of creating pathways for marginalized communities to thrive. This initiative exemplifies our belief that every individual deserves the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the workforce and the society at large.”
Dr. Manish Jain, executive director of Kineer Services, commented, “We are extremely thankful to the Flipkart Foundation for not only ensuring that the community gets to learn the desired skill sets but also ensures that state of the art learning facilities are made available for the members.”
In the past, Flipkart Foundation has worked with underserved communities across Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal to serve, support, and empower unskilled and underprivileged sections of society in various sectors, to ensure maximum reach and sustainable impact.
Kineer Services Pvt. Ltd. (Kineer) was established in 2018 and has been actively involved in the advocacy of gender sensitisation.