Basera Samajik Sansthan

What Basera Samajik Sansthan does

Basera Samajik Sansthan is a transgender-led, community-based nonprofit organization founded in 2006 and registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Reg. No. 914-2006-2007) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The organization serves LGBTQIA+ communities, female sex workers, MSM, people living with HIV (PLHIV), and vulnerable youth across Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-NCR. Its service portfolio is organized around four interconnected pillars: Health & Prevention (peer-led HIV/STI testing, counselling, and treatment adherence); Empowerment & Leadership (mentorship, skills development, and decision-making participation); Economic & Social Support (Garima Greh shelter home, livelihood training, and social protection scheme access); and Advocacy & Systems Strengthening (institutional engagement and policy reform). Delivery relies on trained peer educator networks, self-help groups, a 24/7 crisis response cell, mobile health camps, and referral linkages to government ICTC/ART centres.

The organization's revenue model is grant-based, drawing on international donors (Women's Fund Asia), national NGOs (India HIV/AIDS Alliance, PLAN India, DASRA, Humsafar Trust), and government partners (UPSACS, NACO, MSJE), supplemented by public donations via Razorpay. All services are free for beneficiaries. Notable impact metrics include 20,000+ people reached through Pehchan (2012-2016), 5,000+ transgender community members served through Wajood (2016-2019), 600 youth enrolled in ISRG (2023), 700 high-risk individuals engaged in the Noida Targeted Intervention, 80% viral suppression among PLHIV in Prayas, and 120 corporate placements for trans youth. Basera operates a 6-person core staff supplemented by project-based peer educators and community workers, with three physical locations including a shelter home in Ghaziabad.

Name

Basera Samajik Sansthan

Legal name

Basera Samajik Sansthan

Website

https://baserasamajiksansthan.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transgender-led nonprofit founded in 2006 in Noida, India, delivering peer-led HIV prevention, healthcare, shelter, leadership training, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ communities, sex workers, PLHIV, and vulnerable youth across Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-NCR.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and HIV/AIDS Support Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• HIV prevention services
• Transgender community support
• PLHIV care programs
• Community health outreach
• LGBTQIA+ advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Noida

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: Basera Samajik Sansthan operates as a nonprofit organization funded through grants from international donors (Women's Fund Asia), national NGOs (Alliance India, PLAN India, DASRA), government schemes (UPSACS, NACO, MSJE), and public donations via Razorpay payment links.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Basera Samajik Sansthan is a transgender-led nonprofit that delivers free, peer-led community health, empowerment, economic support, and advocacy services to LGBTQIA+ communities and people living with HIV (PLHIV). Its core offer combines stigma-free HIV/STI prevention, testing, and treatment-adherence support with legal aid, shelter (Garima Greh), livelihood training, leadership development, and policy advocacy, delivered through named projects funded by government bodies (NACO, UPSACS, MSJE) and international donors.

Product overview

Basera Samajik Sansthan is a transgender-led, community-based organization offering a portfolio of services organized around four interconnected pillars: Health & Prevention, Empowerment & Leadership, Economic & Social Support, and Advocacy & Systems Strengthening. The organization operates multiple ongoing projects (Garima Greh shelter, UPNP+ PLHIV networks, DASRA leadership initiative, Targeted Intervention in Noida) and has completed major initiatives including Pehchan HIV prevention, Wajood transgender rights, Prayas PLHIV support, CONNECT mental health, and ISRG youth empowerment. The organization leverages community-led, peer-based approaches to deliver health services, crisis support, leadership development, and advocacy for LGBTQIA+ communities and people living with HIV.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health & Prevention Stigma-free, peer-led HIV and STI prevention, testing, counselling, and treatment-adherence support for transgender and hijra persons, sex workers, MSM, and PLHIV in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-NCR.
• Empowerment & Leadership Mentorship, skills development, and leadership training for transgender persons, MSM, PLHIV, and marginalized youth, including digital storytelling, advocacy training, and participation in decision-making.
• Economic & Social Support Safe housing, livelihood training, social protection scheme facilitation, and economic self-reliance support for transgender persons, PLHIV, and other marginalized community members.
• Advocacy & Systems Strengthening Policy advocacy, institutional engagement, and systems-strengthening work with government bodies and NGOs to advance inclusive health, legal recognition, and rights for LGBTQIA+ communities and PLHIV.
• Garima Greh – Shelter & Empowerment for Transgender Persons Safe housing facility in Ghaziabad providing temporary shelter, legal aid, psychosocial care, and skills training for transgender persons in need, operated under MSJE.
• UPNP+ – Strengthening PLHIV Networks in Ghaziabad Enhancing health access, rights awareness, and community resilience among people living with HIV in Ghaziabad through peer-led support, ART access facilitation, and advocacy.
• DASRA – Advancing LGBTQIA+ Leadership & Inclusion Initiative to amplify LGBTQIA+ youth leadership and inclusion through community engagement, capacity building, and advocacy.
• Targeted Intervention – HIV Prevention in Noida UPSACS-funded Targeted Intervention project reaching 700 high-risk individuals (500 FSWs and 200 MSMs) in Gautam Budh Nagar through peer-led outreach, condom distribution, health camps, and referral to ICTC/ART centres.
• Pehchan HIV prevention and community systems strengthening initiative (2012–2016) with India HIV/AIDS Alliance, training 60 peer educators and reaching over 20,000 people across six districts of Uttar Pradesh.
• Wajood Transgender health and rights initiative (2016–2019) with Alliance India, providing gender-affirming care, HIV testing, legal aid, and documenting over 500 human rights violations while serving 5,000+ transgender community members.
• Prayas PLHIV support project (2019) providing counselling, entitlements navigation, treatment adherence support, and psychosocial care, engaging 1,500 PLHIV and achieving 80% viral suppression through its integrated model.
• CONNECT Project COVID-19 mental health response initiative with Humsafar Trust providing psychosocial support and community mobilization for LGBTQIA+ communities during the pandemic.
• ISRG – Indian Strategic Resource Grants Flagship grant program from Women's Fund Asia (2023) empowering 600 transgender and gender-diverse youth across Delhi-NCR through leadership training, mentorship, corporate partnerships, and 120 corporate placements with a 65% six-month job retention rate.
• COVID Relief Project Emergency relief initiative providing COVID-19 relief kits, nutrition support, and ARV medicine distribution for marginalized communities during the pandemic.
• C19RM – GFATM Global Fund C19RM project supporting post-COVID recovery for marginalized communities, implemented with PLAN India and tied to Garima Greh shelter operations.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Women's Fund AsiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023ISRG (Indian Strategic Resource Grants) flagship grant launched February 2023 to empower 600 transgender and gender-diverse youth across Delhi-NCR with leadership training, employment linkages, and crisis response.
• Alliance IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership for Wajood project (2016-2019) focused on transgender health, legal aid, and rights advocacy. Served 5,000+ transgender community members and trained 150 peer advocates.
• India HIV/AIDS AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Partnership for Pehchan project (2012-2016) to strengthen HIV prevention and community systems across Uttar Pradesh. Trained 60 peer educators from MSM, sex worker, and transgender networks and reached over 20,000 people.
• UPSACS (Uttar Pradesh State AIDS Control Society)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for Targeted Intervention (TI) project in Noida since May 2022. Reaching 700 highest-risk individuals (500 FSWs and 200 MSMs) through peer-led outreach and HIV prevention services.
• NACO (National AIDS Control Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government partnership for HIV prevention and treatment programs. Coordinate on policy roundtables and advocacy for improved ART supply chains and referral systems.
• PLAN IndiamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for C19RM SSR project supporting post-COVID recovery for marginalized communities and Garima Greh shelter operations under MSJE.
• DASRAmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to advance LGBTQIA+ youth leadership and inclusion through capacity building and advocacy programs.
• Humsafar TrustmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for CONNECT project to address LGBTQIA+ mental health during COVID-19 through psychosocial support and community mobilization.
• UPN+ (Uttar Pradesh Network of People Living with HIV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2024 to strengthen PLHIV networks in Ghaziabad, enhance health access, rights awareness, and community resilience through peer-led support and advocacy.
• MSJE (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry partnership for operating Garima Greh shelter home in Ghaziabad providing safe housing and skill development for transgender persons.
• APTN (Asia Pacific Transgender Network)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network partnership for transgender advocacy and policy engagement across the Asia Pacific region.
• Pure IndiasupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCSR partner supporting Basera's community programs through corporate social responsibility initiatives and employment linkages.
• Government Social Welfare Department NoidasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for community engagement, rights-based advocacy, and public health programming in Noida region.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• UPC-HAS (Uttar Pradesh Community Health Action Network): UP-focused CBO engaged in HIV and community health programming. Comparable geographic focus in Uttar Pradesh and overlap with NACO Targeted Intervention work.

Broad incumbents

• India HIV/AIDS Alliance (Alliance India): National-level intermediary that funds and supports community organizations on HIV/AIDS programming. Implemented Pehchan and Wajood projects with Basera; operates at greater scale across India.
• Naz Foundation (India) Trust: Delhi-based NGO working on HIV/AIDS prevention and LGBTQIA+ rights. Comparable target population (MSM, transgender) and HIV-prevention mandate; more established but similar community-led approach.
• SAATHII: Solidarity and Action Against The HIV Infection in India — a national technical-support NGO for HIV programming. Comparable in scope of HIV work but operates more as an intermediary than direct service provider.
• APTN (Asia Pacific Transgender Network): Regional advocacy network supporting transgender rights and health across Asia Pacific. Strategic partner of Basera; comparable advocacy and systems-strengthening mandate at regional scale.

Direct peers

• Nirantar Trust: Delhi-based gender and sexuality-focused NGO working on rights, education, and health for marginalized gender communities. Comparable mission around gender justice and community-led empowerment.
• Humsafar Trust: Mumbai-based LGBTQIA+ CBO providing HIV prevention, mental health, and community mobilization services. Direct CONNECT-project partner of Basera; comparable in mission, target population, and peer-led model.
• MTHR (Mumbai Trans Human Rights): Transgender-led CBO in Mumbai focused on health, legal aid, and rights for transgender persons. Most direct peer in terms of mission, target community, and lived-experience-led service design.
• Sahodaran: Chennai-based MSM and transgender CBO providing HIV prevention, sexual health, and rights services. Comparable community-led service model and target population; regional player with similar scale.

Emerging players

• Planet Ally Foundation: India-focused LGBTQIA+ advocacy and grantmaking organization supporting grassroots CBOs. Comparable focus on LGBTQIA+ community empowerment and overlapping funder ecosystem with Basera.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles8 records

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