Equitable access of Transgender people to a source of income

The project for access of Transgender people to a source of income in the city of Uvira consists of the rehabilitation of a fish pond for the local rearing of Nile tilapias to promote their social inclusion. Indeed, Transgender people constitute a socially very vulnerable, malginalized, rejected and stigmatized layer, despite the ratification of the DR Congo to African charters on the promotion and protection of the rights of Transgender people. The latter do not have access to jobs to meet their vital needs because they are still considered a by-product of the human agent, because cultural values are not compromised to their assigned gender identities since the birth. Indeed, this project plans to identify 60 transgender people to set up fish farming through a new variety of short-cycle reproductive improved fry (tilapia nilotica or Nile tilapia, from its scientific name oreochromis niloticus), a land for the pond will be purchased, equipment to build a pond will be purchased, technical capacity building of beneficiaries in fish farming management is planned, a satinel will provide social security for the pond and fish food in the pond will be purchased. The beneficiaries will take care of the sale of the harvested fish which will enable them to create a micro-credit. it is an income regeneration project for Transgender people in the city of Uvira. The duration of the project is 12 months.

The solution will be to set up a pond episocol of nile tilapia, a productive ameliorated breed in the short term, the proceeds of which after each harvest will be distributed to the credit companies repayable with little interest after an agreed period, and this will allow the beneficiaries to create their own businesses to meet their rapid needs. The little interest when reimbursed by each member and the sale of the fish collected will allow the beneficiaries to create a Cooperative, then a microfinance institution then will grow into a Savings and Credit Bank. 

This solution is designed in favor of TRANSGENRES people 
This solution will have an impact on their lives in the sense that:
- This solution will allow them to create their own businesses;
- Respond to their basic quickly needs and those of their families: ( Medical care, accommodation, schooling for their children and manager in quality and quantity etc. );
- Their living conditions of TRANSGENRES people are improved throughout their lives.

JAPDI, a non-profit association is made up of a team of young professionals in social service and community development from the Espoir University of Africa in Burundi as well as in other scientific disciplines in various Universities in Democratic Republic of Congo.  The capacity in setting up development projects has not demonstrated that the team of animators is well established in this area from the University to practical life. The head of the CROSS project JAPDI is a technician in social service and community development with a Baccalaureate level, experience of more than 4 years in the conduct of projects with both local, national and international organizations. 
His experience in the conduct of local organizations is sufficient that he has experience in :
- Design and development of development projects
- Monitoring and accompanying beneficiaries,
- Organization of beneficiaries in the solidarity group,
- Inter-group conflict management,
- Knowledge and mastery of the terrain,
- Cooperate with political and administrative authorities at local level.

this project first targets 60 transgender people.

We are asking Solver for funding to deal with the problem of the economy of which like transgender people are victims.