Nepal
Advocacy & Communication Training (VAMP Institute)
Introduction The advocacy and communication training was conducted by Meena Seeshu, Aarthi Pai from SANGRAM and Shanti Tiwari from SWASA on 26-27 May, 2022 with 20 leaders from CBOs The…
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NepalVideo podcast titled “Violence against women marginalized by profession”
A video podcast titled “Violence against women marginalized by profession” was jointly produced in collaboration with SWASA Nepal, Jagriti Mahila Mahasangh, Yatra Creatives and YoSHAN (Youth-led Sexual and Reproductive Health…
Sri LankaSexual Service Providers – Rights and Realities: A Feminist Dialogue by SWASA | Colombo, Sri Lanka | August 2025
In August 2025, Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA) hosted a groundbreaking roundtable in Colombo titled “Sexual Service Providers – Rights and Realities.” The dialogue brought together feminist activists,…
BangladeshSEX WORK: FEMINIST FAULT-LINES
The meeting is intended to discuss sex work, feminist perspectives, and advocacy in Bangladesh. It will particularly focus on sex workers’ rights, health, and the challenges they face. The meeting…
BangladeshTwo-day-long workshop on ’’Developing Guidelines for Sensitive Reporting on Sex Workers’’
On 2-3 October 2024, Naripokkho organised a two-day workshop on developing a guideline for sensitive reporting on sex workers following the recommendations during the VAMP Institute cross movemnet dialogue “Sex…
BangladeshSWASA Adda: Weekly Zoom Meeting for the sex workers in Bangladesh
SWASA Bangladesh started the initiative to host a weekly online meeting for the sex workers in Bangladesh. Every Monday, at 11 AM BST (UTC +6), sex workers from across the…
BangladeshVAMP Institute training on Digital Literacy: Navigating the Online World as a Sex Worker Activist
SWASA Bangladesh, partnered with Ashar Alo Society, held a two-day training from 8 to 9 September 2024. One representative from 14 CBOs that SWASA is currently partnered with attended this…
BangladeshSWASA Bangladesh: CBO Planning Meeting
- Wisdom of the whores
Sex workers use theatre to counter patriarchal narrative
Praja Dirirya Padanama based in Puttalam district in Sri Lanka operates a dropping center for sex workers. They also provide daily nutrition for sex workers and their families during the…
- Wisdom of the whores
Short film based on Covid19 experiences of Sri Lankan sex workers
Based on Sexperinces: COVID 19 SEXPERIENCES: A Collection of Stories by Sri Lankan Sex Workers
- What's Happening
Panel discussion on socio-economic challengers and access to justice
A public discussion on ‘Women’s Histories of Sex Work in Sri Lanka’ was held on 12 December 2023, from 9.00 – 14.00 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Sri Lanka.…