Key population category: Sex Workers

Difficult Decisions: A Tool for Care Workers

Difficulot Decisions: A Tool for Care Workers
An international working group has filled a global programming gap with the release of a tested and validated ethical decision-making tool for use in community-based HIV organizations. The tool, called ‘Difficult Decisions’, is the result of a rigorous three-year process, and is designed for an employee or peer support worker to use when faced with an ethical dilemma. But it was designed—in consultation with leading ethicists—by populations uniquely affected by HIV: people who use drugs, sex workers, transgender people and gay men or other men who have sex with men. And, notably, it includes reference to dilemmas involving their children.

The toolkit is also available in French, Russian, and Spanish.

Year of publication: 
2015
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Trans Sex Work: Briefing Paper 09

Trans Sex Work: Briefing Paper 09
The Trans Sex Work briefing paper focuses on the issues and needs identified by trans sex workers (TSW) as disclosed in NSWP forums including an online questionnaire and face-to-face focus groups. The issue of intersectionality is brought into focus with the aim of giving context to the community of TSW before looking at the needs and rights of trans sex workers. Legal situations are then discussed, noting how legislative systems can have an impact on the lives and work of TSW worldwide. Discussion then moves to look at the issues and needs of TSW, beginning with a discussion on violence before looking at how discrimination impacts access to education and employment, housing, justice, and appropriate health care services. The paper concludes by drawing attention to the need to support the advocacy and activism of TSW groups around the world in challenging the needs identified and offering recommendations for those who design and implement policy and programmes, and those who represent and work directly with TSW. The paper also includes examples of NSWP member groups’ efforts to mobilise communities of TSW to advocate for trans sex worker rights, showing activism that is being carried out by the community.
Year of publication: 
2015
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Male Sex Work: Briefing Paper 08

Male Sex Work: Briefing Paper 08
The Male Sex Work briefing paper focuses on the main issues faced by male sex workers (MSW) globally and highlights some of the advocacy and activism efforts by male sex worker communities that have challenged these issues. The paper is intended for those who make policy, design and implement programmes, and work directly with MSW in the hope of increasing awareness and understanding of the multiple realities and needs of this community. This paper is also intended as an advocacy tool for NSWP member groups to utilise in their attempts to raise awareness across the world of the needs of MSW and advocate for their rights from the grassroots community level to global forums for change.
Year of publication: 
2015
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ITPC’s Advocacy for Community Treatment (ACT) Toolkit

ITPC's Advocacy for Community Treatment (ACT) Toolkit
The Advocacy for Community Treatment (ACT) Toolkit facilitates community activists to become effective advocates for HIV treatment access. It includes a special focus on supporting key populations and ensuring everyone’s right to health is respected. Topics covered in the participatory Toolkit include: the science of HIV, the relationship between human rights and treatment, how trade impacts the availability of medicines, financing for health, and community advocacy planning.

The ACT Toolkit is now available in French, Russian, and Spanish.

Year of publication: 
2014
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Webcast on Violence against Women Who Are Sex Workers and the Mechanisms to Address It

This webcast has been developed by India Learning Network-Bridge Project for the purpose of education alone as part of its e-learning program.The film will help you acquire better understanding of the violence and harassment women who are sex workers face and the mechanisms that can be put in place in the country response, to address it. We thank the team from Capacity Building at Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, India for support.
Year of publication: 
2013
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Webcast on Microplanning

Micro planning is a tool that facilitates a peer educator’s individual level planning and follow-up of prevention service uptake, based on individual risk, vulnerability and profile of target group and their stake holders.
Year of publication: 
2013
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