Our Activities | Uganda Network of Sex Worker-led Organizations

NATURE OF WORK

Coordinate the sex worker movement in Uganda.
Capacity enhancement for member organizations.
Advocate for Sex workers Rights.
Representation of the sex work movement in Uganda at both national and international levels.

THEMATIC AREAS

Develop a broad base of leaders who will lead advocacy efforts within Uganda
Research, dialogue and influence policies that affect sex workers
Increase knowledge and awareness of rights among its members
Grow UNESO membership and strengthen the network.
Advance the wellbeing and wellness of members through Psychosocial support for sex work leaders

Oppose Oppression of sex workers

Oppose the criminalization and other legal oppression of sex work and support its recognition as work

Discourage the trafficking paradigm.

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

Health Services For All

Advocate for universal access to health services, including primary health care, HIV and sexual and reproductive health services

Voicing Out about Violence

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

Stop Social Discrimination

Challenge stigma and discrimination against sex workers, their families and partners, and others involved in sex work

Economic Empowerment

Advocate for the economic empowerment and social inclusion of sex workers as sex workers

Distribution of drugs

Training and sensitization.

Probono legal services.

VIDEOS

Empowering Sex Worker Leaders to become good human rights advocates and familiarizing them with the Sex worker’s Implementation Tool (SWIT) which helps to capacitate them with different information. Generated by Sex workers for sex worker organizing.

Empowering Leader with the Sex worker’s implementation tool (SWIT)

Creating and supporting Sex Worker led organizations with a safe space for activities

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