Sangama

Bengaluru

Sangama

Bengaluru

MISSION

Sangama will be reaching out to highly marginalised GSM (rural, economically backward, living with HIV and so on) and building a strong community that is aware and is able to access its rights and entitlements; makes claims to the state and begins to negotiate for spaces at home and in society.

Sangama will be reaching out to highly marginalised GSM (rural, economically backward, living with HIV and so on) and building a strong community that is aware and is able to access its rights and entitlements; makes claims to the state and begins to negotiate for spaces at home and in society.

ABOUT THE ORG

Sangama is rooted in the constitutional values of social and economic justice, liberty, equality and dignity. Over more than 26 years, Sangama has played a central role in building a strong working-class gender and sexual minority movement in Karnataka, grounded in collective struggle, leadership development and solidarity.

Sangama’s work focuses on community strengthening, access to social security, health and wellbeing, livelihoods and education. It centres economically disadvantaged and vulnerable communities, including gender and sexual minorities, sex workers and the urban poor. All interventions are community-led and shaped by lived realities, with an emphasis on dignity, equity and sustainable, long-term social transformation.

Moments
of Pride

A reflection of the impact of Sangama's work in Bengaluru

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New community members reached.

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Community members received health services through health camps in 4 rural areas.

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Of them participated in the community weekly/monthly meetings

TESTIMONIAL

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FAQs

If you still don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out to us.

How can I donate to Pride Fund India?

We are inviting funders - philanthropists, family foundations, CSR, domestic and international foundations to commit and build an inclusive future for India’s queer community. We encourage funders to support our NGO partners located across India for their program and their administrative expenses via programmatic and unrestricted funds. We encourage our funders to support multiyear funding to deepen impact on the ground. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funders can collaborate with The Pride Fund to: - Access a curated, vetted portfolio of NGOs working on queer inclusion. - Simplify due diligence and reduce compliance and reputational risks through pooled funding. - Showcase impact on national and international platforms through Pride Fund’s partner networks. - Participate in cross-learning and co-funding opportunities with other inclusive corporates.

Are there ways to support Pride Fund India beyond financial contributions?

Yes, we are always on the lookout for volunteers from design, social media, and fundraising for our NGO partners.

What is the grant cycle and selection process?

In the launch year of 2025, we followed a participatory grant-making approach via a jury of founding patrons, anchor partners, and LGBTQIA+ practitioners. They reviewed the proposals collected through RFPs and selected grantees for post-deliberation. We will continue to take advice from this panel as we empanel more organisations. If you want to introduce your organisation to the Pride Fund India, please write to info@pridefundindia.org

Do you support early-stage organisations or only established ones?

We support organisations that are LGBTQIA+ focused, underfunded (small/grassroot/ mid-sized NGOs), and have been operational for at least three years.

FAQs

If you still don’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to reach out to us.

How can I donate to Pride Fund India?

We are inviting funders - philanthropists, family foundations, CSR, domestic and international foundations to commit and build an inclusive future for India’s queer community. We encourage funders to support our NGO partners located across India for their program and their administrative expenses via programmatic and unrestricted funds. We encourage our funders to support multiyear funding to deepen impact on the ground. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funders can collaborate with The Pride Fund to: - Access a curated, vetted portfolio of NGOs working on queer inclusion. - Simplify due diligence and reduce compliance and reputational risks through pooled funding. - Showcase impact on national and international platforms through Pride Fund’s partner networks. - Participate in cross-learning and co-funding opportunities with other inclusive corporates.

Are there ways to support Pride Fund India beyond financial contributions?

Yes, we are always on the lookout for volunteers from design, social media, and fundraising for our NGO partners.

What is the grant cycle and selection process?

In the launch year of 2025, we followed a participatory grant-making approach via a jury of founding patrons, anchor partners, and LGBTQIA+ practitioners. They reviewed the proposals collected through RFPs and selected grantees for post-deliberation. We will continue to take advice from this panel as we empanel more organisations. If you want to introduce your organisation to the Pride Fund India, please write to info@pridefundindia.org

Do you support early-stage organisations or only established ones?

We support organisations that are LGBTQIA+ focused, underfunded (small/grassroot/ mid-sized NGOs), and have been operational for at least three years.