| Name
| People Like Us (PLUS) Kolkata
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| Founded |
2003
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| Contact |
Agniva Lahiri , 254, Bonomali Banerjee Road , Kolkata - 700082, West Bengal, India
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| Telephone |
+91 33 2402 9305 , +91 9830510527 , +91 9830859329
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| Fax |
+91 33 2402 3983
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| Email |
admin@pluskolkata.org
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| Website |
www.pluskolkata.org
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| Mission |
Representing the experiences and realities of marginalized and vulnerable adolescent and young gender variant males and transgender in India, PLUS (People Like Us -kolkata) is a support group of young people working for the promotion, protection and advancement of adolescent and young gender variant male’s and transgenders's health and rights, especially their sexual and reproductive health and rights, toward ensuring their meaningful participation and perspectives at all levels of decision-making.
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| Focus Countries |
India
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| Activities |
PLUS’s general areas of advocacy are • Equality and equity, • Meaningful participation and perspective in decision-making processes, and • Access to information, education and services with regards to Health and Rights. Its specific priority areas are: • HIV/AIDS • Diversity of sexualities • Violence against gender variant male • Developing community perspectives for better participation Presently PLUS runs these following programs • Male sexual Health Project • Youth Leadership Project • Research and Evidence based Advocacy project • Prevention of Trafficking of adolescents and young boys • Protection Program to vulnerable adolescents and youth to sexual abuse and exploitation • Intervention and support program for Male who sell sex/ male sex worker [MSW]
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| Paid Staff |
07 ( full time) 16 ( Part time)
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| Volunteers |
04
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| Budget |
US$ 35000 in 2007
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| Funders |
PLUS's work is funded by governments, multilateral organizations, UN agencies and individuals
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| Works In |
22 districts in three states namely Uttar pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
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| Issues |
HIV and AIDS, MSM/MSW, transgender ( male to Female), Unsafe Migration, Poverty, Identity based discrimination, Youth Sexuality
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