The Day After International Sex Workers’ Rights Day: Our Movement Continues

The day after International Sex Workers’ Rights Day is not a pause in momentum, but a continuation of a growing movement rooted in resilience, leadership, and an unwavering demand for justice. Across...

Advocacy Statement: Ensuring Accessible HIV Prevention for Sex Workers in Kenya and Africa

As the African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), we welcome Kenya’s historic receipt of the long-acting HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir—making Kenya the first East African country to secure starter doses...

Condom Shortages: Crisis at the Core of Health, Work, and Rights

As the world marks International Condom Day, attention turns to the vital role condoms play in protecting health and preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Yet across Africa...

Decriminalization Is Not Optional: It Is the Path to Justice, Health, and Equality

Across sub-Saharan Africa, sex workers continue to live and work under laws that criminalize their existence. These laws claim to protect society, morality, or public order. In reality, they do the...

Sex Workers Call for Community-Led Rollout of New HIV Prevention Technologies Across Africa

Sex workers across Africa are calling on governments, donors, and health agencies to urgently adopt community-led approaches to rolling out new HIV prevention technologies, according to a new policy...

December 17: Standing Together to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Every year on December 17, the world marks the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a day dedicated to remembering the lives lost, honoring survivors, and demanding an end to the...

World AIDS Day 2025: New HIV Prevention Tools Offer Hope for African Sex Workers, ASWA Research Shows—but Access and Information Gaps Persist

As the world commemorates World AIDS Day 2025, new findings from the African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) reveal a growing demand among sex workers for equitable access to emerging HIV prevention...

ASWA Celebrates Silvia Okoth, Faculty Member of ALESWA and BHESP Advocate, as Winner of the 2025 Phil Harvey Innovation Award

The African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) proudly celebrates Silvia Okoth, a faculty member of the Africa Leadership Sex Workers Academy (ALESWA) and Advocacy & Policy Manager at the Bar Hostess...

ASWA Celebrates the Voice of Silvia Akoth from BHESP at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP)

At the seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), taking place from 1–6 November 2025 in the vibrant city of Bogotá, Colombia, at the Ágora Bogotá Convention Center, the African Sex...