The Humsafar Trust
Laxmi Lobo is a seasoned mental health professional and entrepreneur with extensive experience in various capacities across the mental health and floral industries. Currently serving as a Senior Consultant at Mpower since January 2021 and as a Mental Health Counselor at The Humsafar Trust, Laxmi combines a strong counseling background with entrepreneurial expertise, having previously held positions such as Senior Mental Health Counsellor at AAVISHKAR CENTRE and Manager/Owner of Spring Blossoms Ventures Pvt. Ltd. Laxmi's career in the floral industry began as the Owner of Fancy Flowers and later as a Floral Consultant for JW Marriott Hotel. With formal education from prestigious institutions including the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the London School of Clinical Hypnosis, Laxmi Lobo brings a unique blend of skills in mental health and business to the field.
The Humsafar Trust
The Humsafar Trust (HST) is a community-based organisation (CBO) working on health & human rights of LGBTQ since 1994. Through targeted HIV interventions, we currently reach out to 7500 Gay identified, Men Having Sex with Men (MSM) and TG/Hijra communities in Mumbai every year through its outreach work on physical sites, social media and online programs. We build capacities of other CBOs in 27 Indian states on HIV prevention, treatment, care & support. We currently work in the field of health, advocacy, research and capacity building of LGBTQ communities across India. The Humsafar Trust has been consulting with organizations on their diversity and inclusion needs since 2010. Through our outreach with corporate and other workplaces we have been helping create inclusive environments, support in incidents of discrimination, design policy change and have set up partnerships with over 40 organizations across India. Sensitization workshop is one of inclusion initiative through which we have engaged with organizations to promote SOGI inclusion at the workplace.