Our members are local, national and regional sex worker organisations and networks, across five regions: Africa; Asia Pacific; Europe (including Eastern Europe and Central Asia); Latin America; and North America and the Caribbean.
Featured member profiles highlight the work of NSWP’s member organisations around the world. The profiles are written by our regional correspondents.
Women With Dignity advocate for the rights of sex workers in Tanzania through capacity building and mentoring. They believe the collective voice of the sex worker community is key to liberating sex workers from all form of oppression and discrimination.
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Friends Frangipani Inc. are the only sex workers’ organisation in Papua New Guinea, which aims to stand together for the rights of sex workers and act as a guide for new, existing and past sex workers. Friends Frangipani (FF) was established in 2007 as a foundation dedicated to the rights of sex workers (including female sex workers (FSW), Transgender Sex workers (TGSW), Male Sex Workers (MSW), Persons Living with HIV (PLHIVSW) and Lesbians who are sex workers (LSW)).
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The Guyana Sex Work Coalition (GSWC) is a non- profit, non- governmental organisation that was established on the 11th October, 2008. The GSWC is one of the first established sex worker-led organisations in the Caribbean.
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Vision
Empowering and Organising Sex Workers towards Achieving and Maintaining Progressive Self- Development and Increased HIV Preventative Actions.
Mission Statement
Asociación de Mujeres "Las Golondrinas" are an association made up of women sex workers who work for women and others in sex work in Nicaragua.
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Somos una Asociación conformada por Mujeres Trabajadoras sexuales (MTS), mayores de 18 años, y trabajamos para las mujeres y personas que ejercemos el trabajo sexual de forma autónoma.
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Pertubuhan Kesihatan dan Kebajikan Umum Malaysia (PKKUM) is an umbrella network for the community-based sex workers. PKKUM is a non-governmental, nonprofit organisation focusing on health, social and welfare.
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Pertubuhan Kesihatan dan Kebajikan Umum Malaysia is an umbrella network for the community of sex workers. PKKUM’s goal is to respond to challenges faced by sex workers through:
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Asociación Civil Angel Azul are the first organisation of trans women in Peru. Defending the human rights of sex workers in their community is their priority and they work on advocacy activities to report acts of violence and discrimination committed in public institutions of the state and in civil society.
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“Mujeres trans en la lucha de nuestros derechos fundamentales por siempre”
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Key Affected Populations Alliance of Lesotho (KAPAL) advocate for the human rights and health rights of sex workers in Lesotho. They aim to build a sustainable movement that fights for legalisation of sex work while also advocating for the rights of key populations – sex workers and LGBTQI groups – through advocacy, capacity building and empowerment.
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Women for Freedom are the first, and so far the only, sex worker-led organisation which advocates for the rights of sex workers and aims to improve the legal environment for sex workers in Georgia.
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Alcondoms Cameroun is an organisation of sex workers of all sexual orientations, established in 2012. It is managed mainly by sex workers who recognise sex work as work, while contributing to the establishment and strengthening of the movement. Its main objective is to promote a society that respects and defends sex workers’ rights (right to health, human rights, labour rights, right to self-determination, right to access health services, information, and training).
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Asociacion Goover are an association made up of Male Sex Workers (MSW) who look for the recognition of men in sex work. They advocate for respect for their work with full labor guarantees and they work to be included and involved in the processes of the sex worker rights movement.
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The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) is a regional network that is run by, and works with and for, the sex workers, groups, networks and organisations in the Asia and the Pacific region.
Since 2016, Russian Sex Workers Forum evolved from a platform for discussion on HIV, to a new civil society player uniting sex workers and their allies to protect rights and health.
All India Network of Sex Workers (AINSW) is a collective of 5 million sex workers in India.
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SWOP-USA is a social justice network fighting for the rights of sex workers, with dozens of chapters across the USA.
Voice of Our Voices is a sex worker-led organisation from Eswatini, supporting sex workers to advocate for their human rights and promote access to health services.
Strumphet Alliance Network (SPAN) is a female sex worker-led organisation in Fiji that works towards the promotion and protection of the rights of past and present sex workers through community engagement, empowerment, capacity building and advocacy.
SUCOS is a sex worker-led collective in Suriname.
AMMAR Córdoba is a sex worker-led organisation in Córdoba, Argentina, fighting for human rights and access to labour protections.
Zambia Sex Workers Alliance is a community-led organisation that seeks to promote and improve health outcomes and livelihoods of sex workers, lesbians, and gay and gender diverse people in Zambia.