Transgenders are often found in places that do little justice to their humanness, even less to the unique skills they possess as individuals. Swetha Sudhakar’s mission is plain as a pikestaff: restoring transgenders to their rightful places – amidst mainstream society not around it by enabling them to be on an even footing with everybody else. Her NGO, Born2Win Social Welfare Trust seeks to get them to these places, which are in classrooms and cubicles.
Through personal experience, Swetha knows education and economic stability increase the chances of social acceptance. A transgender herself, she has been seeking these for her own. Swetha holds a master’s degree in sociology, a bachelor’s in public administration and a diploma in counselling, all of which she managed while battling challenges on account of being a transgender.
The discrimination and discomforting curiosity that greeted her at college led her to discontinue her studies. The resilient person that she is, she bounced back returning to her books later in life, the fact evident from the multiple degrees she now holds. Swetha Sudhakar Born2Win tries to ensure its beneficiaries are spared the quandaries Swetha faced while finding her feet — first by supporting them financially through formal education and imparting skill training to them and then helping them find a job aligned with their skill sets.
To give an idea of the steady progress these initiatives have been making: based on the data provided by the.