PeriFerry

We are proud to have been selected as a finalist for the Transgender Inclusion in Asia Award in the Community Business Awards 2024! 🎉   Community Business is a leading non-profit organisation based in Hong Kong who is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in companies across Asia. Their focus areas revolve around UN sustainable development goals SDG 3, 5, 8, 10, and 17. Learn more on: https://lnkd.in/gaYndep Community Business Neelam Jain #periferry #progresswithpride #recognition #inclusion #transinclusion #awards #transgender #jobs #sustainability

Picture 1) Feat. Parmesh Shahani - Head, Godrej DEI Lab, focusing on topics such as addressing inner biases, embracing diversity, and challenging the status quo during a Let's Talk LGBTQIA+ session for Xceedance Picture 2) Rajashri - mother of a queer child - discusses the struggles and joys of accepting and raising a trans child and facing the societal biases in a teary-eyed session for Groundfos Pumps India Private Limited Ahmedabad. #periferry #progresswithpride #pridemonth #inclusion #inclusiveparenting #session #letstalklgbt #lgbtqia #lgbt

Placed with Pride: Rose (She/They) Placed at: Asian Paints Role: Marketing Executive #periferry #progresswithpride #placedwithpride #inclusion #transinclusion #transgender #jobs

Our volunteers do such important work! Thank you Neha Govila for your many hours of service, and thought towards the growth of the transgender community. ⭐ For our audience members that wish to volunteer with PeriFerry, do write to us at support@periferry.com

Employee LGBTQIA+ sensitization session with Elanco conducted both offline and online. Both modes saw a fantastic turnout of audience complete with the organisation's Pride ERG team and we have seen their eagerness to learn. Thanking and tagging our facilitators Faiza Ruksar Arif KRUNAL TAILOR and host Elanco Archana Eshwarlal #periferry #progresswithpride #sensitization #dei #lgbtq

"I started my journey in 2015 when I was an employee at a firm where I first learned about the LGBTQI+ community, their experiences, the challenges. I took up a small project to explore how I can be of help and of support as an ally and as a volunteer. In a year's time, I grew passionate about that project and decided to take it further. I quit my job and spent six months trying to learn things from the community on the ground. I started PeriFerry in 2017, working with the trans community to create inclusive job opportunities. We are here to promote financial independence within the community and ensure that all transgender people can lead an independent life. To date, we have created jobs for over 530 transgender people. Our work impacts the larger society as well because of our efforts in creating awareness, sensitization, and culture-building within organizations. We've sensitized close to 70,000 corporate Indian employees. I don't think everybody needs to do anything grand to be an ally. You don't need to quit your job and start a organization or run a massive volunteering event. Just accepting people the way they are, or standing up when someone's bullied or made fun of, also is a mark and a sign of an ally. You can just be an ally if someday somebody in your family comes out, you treat them just the same as you did before. Showing up as an ally matters, so that somebody who might feel that they're not worthy or that they should not exist because of their identity or their sexuality, can feel accepted and loved. There's no perfect way to be an ally. Just do the right thing. Be kind, be respectful. You don't need to understand everything. You don't even need to know what each identity of the LGBTQIA+ community means. As long as you have the willingness to learn and openness to see people the way they want to be seen, you can be an ally." - Neelam Jain, founder of PeriFerry. #USIndiaFWDforPride #PrideMonth 

Placed with Pride: Joyal (He/Him) Placed at: KEC International Role: HR Officer #periferry #progresswithpride #placedwithpride #inclusion #transinclusion #transgender #jobs

We're looking for a dynamic and versatile multifaceted trainer to join our team and upskill the trans community for the corporate workplace! Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in education/communication or a related field - Proven experience in delivering training on English comms, soft skills, and digital literacy - Strong project management and organisation skills to handle corporate partnerships in an effective manner - Self-motivated individual with excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills Willingness to work with transgender persons Location: Bangalore - Offline in our Trans Inn premise View the detailed job description here: https://lnkd.in/gmrTT6gP Apply today! Application form here: https://lnkd.in/gjeQKb8b #jobs #trainerjobs #werehiring #applicationsopen #openjobs #revive #periferry #progresswithpride #lgbtq #transgender #upskilling

It was a double blast of fun, learning, celebrations, and inclusive affirmations with IKIGAI Music Fest. coupled with Pride Experience Zone! The Experience Zone kickstarted the day at Barclays with interactive learning games like Guess Who, Connections and more. It was already getting packed thanks to an enthusiastic audience and then our artists from the LGBTQIA+ community started their performances in the IKIGAI Music Fest. You feel proud when you see the beats and the dance move the audience and each artist get loud ovations after their performances! Take for instance, Vanitha. She was there after a very long struggle with discrimination even from her parents who discouraged her from following her passion in the Bharatnatyam dance just out of their fear of her true identity. For Abby and Prajwal their performances told the stories of finding love and solace as a queer person. This is the magic of IKIGAI Fest. - its art, artists, and allies celebrate people as they are. Lipica Bohra Sudeep Agarwal Mandeep Singh Mohit Shukla Anuj Ahuja, CFA Abhinaya Nair Prajwal Atre Neelam Jain Ilene Ann Santhosh #periferry #progresswithpride #pride #events #ikigai #lgbt #queer #art

A new batch for Revive Core: Upskilling and Employment Generation program has started in our Trans Inn Bangalore on 11 June. Seen here are moments from the opening ceremony and welcome address delivered by leaders from Wells Fargo who is the sponsoring partner for this batch. It is also a combination batch with 22 folks from the community in Trans Inn for the Revive Core: Residential program and additionally, 15 trainees joining virtually for Revive Tech. Stay tuned as updates following the cohort's journey in Revive are coming soon. Lina Nair Sarada Vempati Sneha Suresh Monica Deshpande Gayatri Shankarnarayan Shabana Yasmin Navitha Muniraju #periferry #progresswithpride #inclusion #revive #transinn #upskilling #livelihoods #transgender