The 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 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.
Read MoreWhen U.S. foreign aid was suspended, it triggered a quiet crisis for sex workers across Africa. Vital programs that once provided HIV treatment, shelter from violence, STI testing, and access to contraceptives have disappeared—leaving many to face increased risk,
Read MoreASWA’s New Sex Workers Academy: Africa Leadership Sex Workers Academy (ALESWA) From September 2022, the African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), started a new knowledge and capacity model. The new training model is known as the Africa Leadership Sex Workers
Read MoreThere is a recent emergence of bold anti-rights movement resulting to anti-LGBTQ+ law passed in Uganda, anti-LGBTQ+ bills made in Kenya and Ghana, sexual offences bill (which mainly targets and criminalises sex workers) being reintroduced in Uganda and the
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