Advocacy To Improve Access For FSWs To SR-HR
STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO SRHR AND WELL BEING AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKER COMMUNITY IN 3 STATES IN INDIA
Advocacy To Improve Access For Female Sex Workers (FSWs) To Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights (SR-HR)
Intervention
To improve access to comprehensive, non-discriminatory Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SR-HR) for Female Sex Workers (FSWs) some of the activities that are undertaken in this project include:
- Growing a stronger SRHR movement by empowering sex workers to advocate as a community
- Improving access to comprehensive SRH and well-being services and information through policy and community advocacy
- Organisational strengthening to enhance the effectiveness of the coalition, particularly in the COVID-19 context
- Generating evidence of the impact of COVID-19 on SRHR in the SW community
Some of the Programmes taken in this this project include:
- Mental Health Training and Certification
- Building evidence on the impact of criminalisation and SDV on the mental health of Sex worker
- Baseline survey with 500 sex workers in Karnataka
- Regular referrals in accessing SRHR services to sex workers
- Sensitization to police, media, district legal services authority, health care providers