Azaad Titliyan Welfare Trust

Contact email
azaadtitliyan@gmail.com
Who do you work with?

Azaad Titliyan works with female, male, and transgender sex workers in India. The organization focuses on several key areas: Health ,Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR )Legal rights, Social awareness.Azaad Titliyan works with 11 Sex Workers community-based organizations that are members of its network. Through these partnerships, the organization aims to support and empower sex workers across various aspects of their lives and well-being across India.
 

How are sex workers involved in your organisation?

Sex workers are integral to Azaad Titliyan's structure and operations. They are direct members of the organization, ensuring their voices and needs are at the forefront. Azaad Titliyan collaborates with 11 community-based organizations, collectively serving around 5,000 sex workers across India. This network allows sex workers to be directly involved in and benefit from the organization's initiatives, advocating for their rights and well-being.

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
Critique the trafficking paradigm that conflates representations of sex work, migration, and mobility
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

Sex workers with which we work face two primary challenges:

A, Legal complexities and discrimination: Recent laws in India have created a complicated legal landscape for sex workers. This is particularly problematic in the northern regions, where many sex workers are not well-informed about their rights, including fundamental rights. As a result, they often face discrimination and unjust arrests by law enforcement due to this lack of awareness.

B. Limited access to health services: Sex workers struggle with inadequate access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, including abortion care. This issue is especially critical for sex workers living with HIV, who require specialized healthcare. The lack of these essential services puts their health and well-being at significant risk, compounding the challenges they already face in their work and daily lives.

 

Describe other areas of your work

Azaad Titliyan's work extends to several other crucial areas which are; Mental health support for sex workers, Education programs for children of sex workers, Specialized assistance for sex workers living with HIV, Support for aged sex workers, including skill-building initiatives, Provision of shelter homes for vulnerable sex workers

Region
Asia and the Pacific
Country
印度