First Transgender Education centre open in West Bengal/India

author: Ranjit Sinha
moderator: Nik Boersma

May 05, 2010 - Its is a First Transgender Distance Education centre in India/West Bengal.

Dear All Friends, Colleagues and Partners of ATHB (Association of Transgender/Hijra in Bengal)

Greetings from Anandam!

This is to inform you that Anandam (Supported by DMSC) has got Scholarship for the Transgender/Hijra community by the IGNOU ( Indra Gandhi Open University) in Kolkata which will be some diploma course in our center (DMSC). This is the first and golden oppertunity for our community.

Courses are:

1> BA / B COM. (Three years)
2> HIV certificate ( 6 months)
3> Food and Nutritions (6 months)
4> Counsellor Guidlines (6 months)
5> Nutrition and Child care (6 months)
6> Women Powerment (6 months)

For this course you have to submiitted two passport size photo copy and birth cerficate.

If you are interested for this course then please contact Ranjit Sinha within 10th May, 2010, at 12/5, Nilmoni Mitra Street, Kolklata-700006, phone no. 9830027185.

Regards

Nitai Giri
Secretary
Anandam