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African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) is a pan African alliance of sex worker led groups which aims to improve the health and human rights of female, male, and transgender sex workers.[1][2] ASWA was formed in 2009[3] and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Member organisations exist in many African countries.

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African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) was formed in February 2009 at an African sex worker conference in Johannesburg.[3] It is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Member organisations exist in Nigeria (led by Patoo Abraham),[4][5][6][7] Namibia,[8] Kenya,[9][10][11] Botswana,[12] Mozambique,[12] South Africa,[12] Uganda,[12] Zimbabwe,[12] Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Cameroon, Malawi, and Ethiopia.[13]

The coalition of groups addresses issues of "decriminalisation of sex work; strengthening sex worker-led leadership and organising; ensuring sex work is accepted as work; human and civil rights; access to HIV treatment and other health services; the high incidence of violence experienced by sex workers including from law enforcement officers; and ensuring the inclusion of male and transgender sex workers."[2]

In 2011, African Sex Workers Alliance documented human rights violations of sex workers in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[14] In 2015 it organised activities for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, 17 December, which included a procession in Nairobi.[15]

As of March 2018 Denis Nzioka was Programmes Manager at African Sex Workers Alliance for Kenya.[9]

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  1. ^ koster, Katherine (4 December 2015). "17 Facts About Sexual Violence and Sex Work". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Greenall, Matthew (4 December 2015). "Sex work, HIV and Access to Health Services in Namibia: National meeting report and recommendations" (PDF). United Nations Population Fund / Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Scorgie, Fiona; Vasey, Katie; Harper, Eric; Richter, Marlise; Nare, Prince; Maseko, Sian; Chersich, Matthew F (26 July 2013). "Human rights abuses and collective resilience among sex workers in four African countries: a qualitative study". Globalization and Health. 9 (1): 33. doi:10.1186/1744-8603-9-33. PMC 3750273. PMID 23889941.
  4. ^ Ameh, Juliana (6 August 2014). "Nigerian prostitutes ramp up drive for rights". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Nigerian Prostitute Leads Protest In Lagos". Naij. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ^ Orenuga, Adenike (4 August 2014). ""Sex is work too" – Nigerian prostitutes protest on the streets of Lagos [Photos]". Daily Post (Nigeria). Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Amnesty International now wants Prostitution legalized - Post-Nigeria". Post-Nigeria. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  8. ^ Greenall, Matthew (4 December 2015). "Sex work, HIV and Access to Health Services in Namibia: National meeting report and recommendations" (PDF). United Nations Population Fund / Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  9. ^ a b Abdulmalik, Abdulmalik Fahd (3 March 2018). ""Sex workers dem be human beings" - Lawyers". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  10. ^ Wairimu, Mairi (20 November 2012). "Sex workers protest murders, rally for rights in Kenya". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ^ "People at higher risk of HIV infection rally for an equitable AIDS response". Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e Meldrum, Andrew (3 March 2011). "Sex workers march in Africa". Public Radio International. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Partners". Democratic Republic of the Congo. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  14. ^ Baleta, Adele (21 July 2014). "Lives on the line: sex work in sub-Saharan Africa". The Lancet. 385 (9962): e1–e2. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61049-7. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 25592905. S2CID 45210748.
  15. ^ Ayree, Emelia (6 January 2015). "International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers". Modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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