Esteemed Sex Workers, On behalf of ASWA, we are very pleased to express our sincere and deep appreciation and greetings to all of you dear sex workers in Africa, partners, multilateral and bilateral donors, the civil society and other humanitarian agencies for your honorable contribution and continuous support. Without your continuous and extraordinary endeavors
HIV Prevention eHealth interventions for sex workers in Africa ASWA joined AVERT -@Avert_org in a zoom meeting held on 3rd September 2020 at 2 P.M to disseminate key findings from a research on female sex workers which was conducted by Louisa Manby-UCL (University College London), @lj_manby .The research methodology involved interviews and focus groups. The
2020 Global Theme: Health for All: Protect Everyone Each year on 12 December, the world celebrates International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day), an official UN-designated day, to raise awareness of the need for strong, equitable and resilient health systems and universal health coverage (UHC). UHC is based on the principle that everyone, everywhere should
2020 Theme: Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights On the 10th of December 2020, the world celebrates the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) , the day is also known as Human Rights Day. The Human Rights Day was formally adopted by the United Nations General
ASWA joins the rest of the world today on December 1st to commemorate World AIDS Day. First observed in 1988 and being the first-ever global health day.it is an opportunity for organizations and individuals worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people with HIV, and remember those who have died
2020 Global Theme is “Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!” The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence occurs yearly and it involves a global campaign to eliminate violence and starts on 25 November and ends on the 10th December which is a Human Rights Day. The Campaign was initiated by the Center for Women’s Global
During the welcome dinner, Grace Kamau, African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) Regional coordinator remarked that the next 7 days would be be jam-packed with eye-opening thought leadership,capacity building, advocacy and vibrant, in-depth debate on sex work movement building in the African Continent.To build the capacity of sex worker-led groups in Africa, to promote and implement
GALLERY The Sex Worker Academy Africa (SWAA) is an initiative which is implemented by African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA). The ASWA Steering Committee of sex workers identified Kenya -Nairobi as the host country for the African Academy. The goal is to build the capacity of sex worker-led groups in Africa, to promote and implement the
HIV 2020 Online Where is the money for Key Population? The discussion was held on 20th October 2020 via zoom platform. It was moderated by Phelister Abdalla Kenya Sex Workers Alliance National Coordinator. It was a global conversation as the participants were drawn from all over the world including bilateral and multilateral donors
How are you and the sex workers in your country responding to the COVID-19 pandemic? The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed KESWA’s physical operations this includes face to face meetings which the government of Kenya banned to curb the spread of COVID -19 Pandemic. However, KESWA has managed to conduct sensitization trainings and responded to