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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox Policies need to be developed to encourage transgender and queer entrepreneurs to access resources so that they can first upskill homeless, school dropouts, and underskilled transgender and queer youths dealing with multidimensional poverty and employ them in these initiatives.

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox We shouldn't just stop at skill building. Without employment generations, skill-building initiatives are futile. the multidimensional poverty that transgender and queer youths deal with cannot be addressed. And one must not look at livelihood through the urban lens.

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox Transgender and queer youth aspire for a poverty-free life where they can have access to services!

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@IamHeadHeldHigh @Pravah01 Also, these learning institutions need certain educational qualifications to start with. Also, understand that for trans* and queer kids - this is adult education and they do not have family support like other youths! Hence, someone has to chip in and give them wage to learn!

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox @bharatiya_vijay Current systems and environments are majorly failing transgender and queer youth
A. Lack of affirmative curriculums,
B. Inadequate capacity to address the needs of such youth and
C. Invisibilization of their needs in the policy frameworks governing such institutions

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox @bharatiya_vijay Gender-variant youth need affirmative support from learning environments to thrive and excel. In our experience, this is far from reality. Even progressive institutions need to work and create supportive environments for gender variant youth to feel supported.

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox The problem in the skilling ecosystem that exists in India is that it hasn't taken into consideration the nuances and widespread invisibilization of the transgender and queer youths! Hence, the ecosystem didn't work for them at all!

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox During the pandemic, working from home or accessing skill-enhancing programs online became popular which unfortunately couldn't;t be accessed by homeless school dropouts, underskilled transgender and economically disadvantaged queer folks.

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox When the economy itself goes south, the outright impact on an invisible community such as LGBTQ communities cannot be measured always. It's also important to introspect that the skilling ecosystem never existed for these folks!

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox Pandemic devastated the lives of transgender and economically underprivileged queer people across the globe. Widespread hunger, joblessness, inability to access services, etc, unsettled the lives of millions of people from this community.

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@Pravah01 @Restless_India @pijamfoundation @YouthCommutiny @YuWaahIndia @dasra @headheldhighldn @tweetfoundation @DFHubliSandbox For transgender & economically disadvantaged queer youths, critical thinking, digital literacy, financial literacy, adaptability, self-awareness and emotional intelligence are key skills. For school dropouts, we might need to start from the basics of literacy & numeracy