Tweet Foundation

Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust (TWEET), commonly known as Tweet Foundation is a community-led organization focused on trans* empower Read morement and welfare in India. TWEET Foundation was established by seven trans* activists in 2015 to support the trans* youth movement, especially the trans* men community that faces extreme gender-based violence and has been highly invisibilized. TWEET is a trans-led organization and as a pioneer in India, represents an equal partnership among trans* men and trans* women. The organization came into existence to specifically work on issues that had not been addressed in other larger HIV service delivery or advocacy programs in the past in India. Resources for young trans* persons have been scarce in India and the issues of the trans* communities from a social, psychological, and economic standpoint have remained unaddressed. TWEET works to provide critical support to young transmasculine and transfeminine persons such as crisis support, short shelter stays, health and legal resources, and connecting with skill building and inclusive employment opportunities. Alongside community-based capacity building, TWEET works closely with key stakeholders for mainstreaming trans* advocacy. TWEET partners with the government to bring in policy-level changes and with civil societies and corporations to build strategic partnerships in order to holistically support trans* welfare. TWEET is a registered society under the Mumbai Charity Commissioner (registered in May 2017).