About Us
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Shustha Jibon (SJ) which refers to Healthy Life in English, is a non-profit and non-Governmental Organization working with most marginalized and neglected communities, especially the Hijra and Transgender community in the country. SJ was founded by the late Laila Hijra (third-gender), who fought and struggled throughout her life to ensure recognition and health service of transgender community in Bangladesh and passed away in 2008. SJ had to encounter a number of challenges in founding the organization which included: getting rented house for office, opening bank account due to identity (NID, Birth Certificate etc.), opposed by Hijra Guru, negative attitude by the mainstream community people towards distribution of sex materials suspecting that ill business is being done by the organization in secret.
Our History
Shustha Jibon has got registration from the Ministry of Social Welfare in 2005 (Reg. No. Dha-07891 dated 27-03-2005). It was established with the first and foremost aim of eliminating any kind of discrimination against any social groups especially to the Hijra and Transgender minorities to live with equal rights and dignity across the country leading to promotion of their socio-economic condition. SJ is based in the capital city Dhaka (Shyampur) limiting its organizational activities in Dhaka district (South City Corporation, North City Corpoeration, Savar and Dhamrai). However, SJ has the scope to extend its working areas throughout the country later on subject to approval from the competent authority.
