Location
Mombasa
Kenya
Contact email:
kisaunipeereducators@mail.com
Who do you work with?:
All members are female ,male and trans-gender sex workers, we only seek professional services outside our team.
How are sex workers involved in your organisation?:
The organization is run by sex workers from decision making to implementation of all activities from advocacy sensitization demand creation to funds mobilization.
Which of NSWP priority areas does your organisation work on?:
Oppose the criminalisation and other legal oppression of sex work and support its recognition as work
Advocate for universal access to health services, including primary health care, HIV and sexual and reproductive health services
Speak out about violence against sex workers, including violence from police, institutions, clients, and intimate partners, while challenging the myth that sex work is inherently gender-based violence
Oppose human rights abuses, including coercive programming, mandatory testing, raids and forced rehabilitation
Challenge stigma and discrimination against sex workers, their families and partners, and others involved in sex work
Advocate for the economic empowerment and social inclusion of sex workers as sex workers
What are the two main challenges that the sex workers you work with face:
Lack of professional capacity for representing sex workers in law court from members in Mombasa Kisauni where stigma is high among sex workers.
Lack of resources mobilization capacity to have meaningful and enhanced advocacy for medical and all human rights for sex workers from the duty bearers.
Describe other areas of your work:
Area of advocacy and reproductive health because these are the most important to us.
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