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ASWA Marks Sex Worker Pride Day 2026 On 14 September, sex workers across Africa and around the world marked Sex Worker Pride Day. First marked in 2019, Sex Worker Pride Day is an opportunity to...
For more than three decades, Esther* has lived and worked as a sex worker in Namibia. For more than 25 years, she has also been a sex worker-rights and human-rights community activist, dedicating her...
The African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) amplified the voices of African sex workers at the Sex Workers Networking Zone (SWNZ) during AIDS 2026, with Regional Coordinator Grace Kamau delivering a...
“I became a sex worker because I had no other choice,” says Nomalungelo Mvoti, a sex worker and single mother from Eswatini. Mvoti’s life changed forever when she was just 15 years...
Eswatini has made remarkable progress in its fight against HIV over the past decade. Despite having one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world—with approximately 24.8% of adults living with...
For Rebecca Boois, the effects of the United States foreign aid suspension and Stop Work Order are not measured in policy statements or donor reports. They are felt in the daily struggle to access...
African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) commemorated International Sex Workers’ Day with a webinar that brought together sex workers, advocates, researchers, and partners to discuss access to...
On 2 June 1975, approximately 100 sex workers occupied Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, in protest against criminalisation, police harassment, violence, and the inhumane conditions they were...
Sex workers in Botswana are experiencing growing challenges in accessing healthcare, HIV prevention services, and social support following reductions in funding for community services, according to...
