It’s always a good time for a second first impression! Learn a bit more about our work!
WHAT IS THE TSEF?
The Trans Safety Emergency Fund was started in 2021 as a fundraising campaign by members of the ballroom kiki House of Poderosa. The goal was to raise enough money to support two Trans immigrant women of color living on the streets of Zurich. The amount raised with the help of our community exceeded our expectations. We then decided to use this money to support not only those two Trans women, but any other Trans people we knew of that needed support. Since then, the TSEF keeps friendly ties with ballroom but it became an institution in itself, focused on supporting Trans people in need across the globe.
WHO IS THE TSEF?
The TSEF has always been and continues to be a community work as it would not run without donations. But here is the team:
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Sun Niederer — Co-President & Head of Human Resources
Deven Lawrence – Co-President
Geneviève Büss – Head of Finance
Manh Nguyen – Head of Organizational Development
Omar Blangiardi – Head of Project Management
STAFF
Helen M. Kabwe – Application Manager
Misheline Bader – Fudnraising Coordinator
Renan Carvalho – Head of Communication
MENTORING BOARD
Ivy Monteiro – Head of the Mentoring Board
Our team also includes other volunteers related to design, IT and overall support.
HOW DOES THE TSEF WORK?
The TSEF works as redistributor of resources. Staying true to how it all started, we gather money from our donors and direct it towards Trans people in emergency situations.
HOW DOES ONE GET HELP FROM THE TSEF?
Anyone who is NOT cis can apply for support during our application period (1st to 3rd of each month) and we will get back to applicants by the 10th of the month.
HOW CAN I DONATE?
On our website you can do a one time donation or become a monthly donor.
ALL monthly donations go directly to our applicants.
Unfortunately, we do not have enough monthly donations to support all of our applicants so we are starting a new campaign on January 20th, 2025. Our goal is to have 100 new monthly donors in 100 days! More info soon!
In case you wanna support us in other ways, large amounts or become a part of the institution, please contact us at info@transsafety.fund
IMPORTANT:
We are currently reviewing our application system to better attend the need of our applicants. Changes will be informed accordingly.
Thank you for being a part of this journey!
Kindly,
TSEF