Sannoy Bangladesh

Sannoy is an organization based in Bangladesh focusing on feminism, human rights, and digital rights. Their main goal is to empower and support individuals who identify as women, transfolk, Hijra, Intersex, and those within the gender-diverse community. Sannoy advocates for access to justice and the prevention of gender-based violence while also promoting intersectional sustainable development for all individuals regardless of their religion, caste, creed, race, class, and gender. They believe that inclusive social development can be achieved by building and nurturing community rights movements through art and culture and engaging with civil society stakeholders and activists. Sannoy is dedicated to working towards these goals.

Mission

Sannoy’s objective is to establish a platform that enables people from various communities, including marginalized women, transgender people, Hijra, intersex people, and people from the gender-diverse community, to raise their voices for their rights. Sannoy is committed to promoting the political and social empowerment of these communities by taking all necessary measures to prevent gender-based violence and violations of human rights. Sannoy also aims to create social movements and work towards the sustainable development of these communities through actions such as mobilization, education, providing access to healthcare, legal aid, technology, resources, research, and capacity building.