This week, the African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) successfully concluded a three-day regional training in Rwanda bringing together sex worker leaders and organizations from across Francophone Africa. The training focused on building resilience, strengthening leadership, and advancing human rights
Read MoreThe African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) is proud to be participating in the ongoing STI & HIV 2025 World Congress, taking place from July 26 to 30 in Montreal, Quebec. The congress, a landmark global platform for advancing scientific
Read MoreAfrican Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) made its mark at the 8th RHNK Pan-African Adolescent & Youth SRHR Scientific Conference, bringing bold, rights-based advocacy to one of the continent’s leading spaces for dialogue on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Read MoreAfrican Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) was honored to host the Numun Fund team at our headquarters in Nairobi. The visit provided a rich opportunity for mutual learning and reflection on the intersections of technology, feminism, and social justice. During
Read MoreFor more than five months, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been gripped by ongoing political and security instability, creating a dire humanitarian crisis and a surge in human rights abuses. Among those most impacted are women and girls—particularly
Read MoreDon’t Abandon Africa’s Sex Workers – We Demand Justice, Healthcare, and Funding Now On International Sex Workers’ Day, we honour the powerful legacy of the 1975 occupation of Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, when over 100 sex workers stood
Read MoreIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a rather special initiative was born in response to the impact the pandemic had on sex workers across Africa. The Africa Leadership Sex Workers Academy (ALESWA) initiative to strengthen sex workers in
Read MoreBy Sham Kenzi, Sex Worker Peer Leader, Lady Mermaid Empowerment Centre (LMEC) My name is Sham Kenzi (preferred name). I’m a sex worker, an HIV advocate, and the co-founder of the Lady Mermaid Empowerment Centre (LMEC), a frontline sex
Read MoreThe African Sex Worker Alliance (ASWA), in partnership with the ATHENA Network, successfully hosted the inaugural Feminist Academy for Sex Workers from May 5th to 8th, 2025, at the Inter-Continental Holiday Inn in Zambia. Over the course of three
Read MoreReal Stories from Uganda’s Sex Work Community on the Threatened HIV Services and the Consequences of Frozen U.S. Funding Across Uganda, sex workers are sounding the alarm as critical HIV services face collapse due to the suspension of U.S.
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