Request for Expression of Interest (EOI) as SSR under GFATM C19 RM grant

BACKGROUND: The Humsafar Trust founded in April 1994, is India’s first community-based organization (CBO) of self-identified homosexual men, MSM, Hijras and LBT persons. The HIV interventions of HST are supported by National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS) to provide health services to Men who have sex with men (MSM) and Transgender communities every year through Public Health Care delivery systems and its in-house clinics. HST organises advocacy workshops for health care provides, law enforcement agencies, judiciary, legislators, politicians and political parties, Government bodies, media, student community to sensitise them on Gay, MSM and TG issues. HST also provides legal support, crisis management, mental health and nutrition counselling to its communities.  The Humsafar Trust founded in April 1994, is India’s first community-based organization (CBO) of self-identified homosexual men, MSM, Hijras and LBT persons. The HIV interventions of HST are supported by National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) and Mumbai District AIDS Control Society (MDACS) to provide health services to Men who have sex with men (MSM) and Transgender communities every year through Public Health Care delivery systems and its in-house clinics. HST organises advocacy workshops for health care provides, law enforcement agencies, judiciary, legislators, politicians and political parties, Government bodies, media, student community to sensitise them on Gay, MSM and TG issues. HST also provides legal support, crisis management, mental health and nutrition counselling to its communities. 

The Humsafar Trust (HST) has been designated by the Integrated Network for Sexual Minority (INFOSEM) network as Sub–Recipient (SR) to increase access to and the uptake of social protection and HIV prevention services for MSM, and TG individuals. The project will focus on strengthening the current social protection component under the existing HIV prevention programs and increasing access to legal official documentation procedures and, utilization of social protection services among unreached MSM, and TG populations.

The Humsafar is inviting expression of interest (EOI) from Community based Organizations that are registered under the INFOSEM that have been working in the HIV/AIDS space and/or in the area of availing social protections schemes to the MSM and Transgender community. HST as SR, will implement the project through community–based organisation in coordination with National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), various central and state departments providing welfare schemes and services to the key populations (KP).  

The SSRs will identify community volunteers to be trained on social protection, reach out to community members and enable them to obtain ID cards, open bank accounts and access social protection services. HST will train the SSRs on social protection schemes and monitor their activities for efficient and timely reach of the set targets. 

The CBOs responding to this request for EOI must meet the below criteria to qualify as an applicant: 

Eligibility Criteria for Application

• The organization is a Community Based Organization (All the board members of the organization are from the key population communities (MSM, TG/Hijra)  
• The organization is a not-for-profit organization registered in India and has completed at least one year of existence (registration document as society/trust/non-profit company)  
• The organization is registered with the Income Tax Authorities as a charitable organization (income tax registration document under Section 12AB) 
• The organization has filed income tax returns since inception (copies of IT returns for the last three financial years (2019-22)  
• The CBO has not been blacklisted by any government (state or central) or donor bodies (declaration on CBO letterhead signed and stamped by the organizational head) 

Additional Criteria:

• The CBO / NGO is working at least for one year in the development sector in India with Key Populations (sex workers, MSM, TG) will be given preference. 
• The CBO had an annual Financial Turnover of a minimum of Rs. five lakhs during any one year since its inception will be an added advantage. 
• The CBO has implemented at least one project. 

Timetable and Address for Submission:

The Community based organizations are requested to fill in Annexure A and attach the relevant documents no later than 5:00 PM on 28th July 2023. 

Required documentation listed below must be e-mailed to eoi@humsafar.org

Annexure