The Humsafar Trust
Sudhanshu Latad currently serves as Advocacy Manager at The Humsafar Trust since September 2021, having previously held the position of Assistant Advocacy Manager. Prior to this role, Sudhanshu was Community Manager at StepSetGo from July 2020 to September 2021 and held multiple positions at Redbrick Offices, including Assistant Manager - Community and Management Trainee from July 2018 to July 2020. Sudhanshu is pursuing a Master of Business Administration in Social Entrepreneurship at SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, with an expected graduation in May 2024, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Administration and Management from IHMCTAN Mumbai, completed in 2018.
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.