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Economic empowerment for sex workers Best practices from the SUSO program Naroesha Jagessar Senior policy advisor for the sex work program at Aids Fonds International Aids Conference, 21 July 2016, Durban, South Africa

Why sex workers? Sex workers are 12 times more vulnerable to HIV than the general population When empowered to access additional sources of income and have more control of their financial resources, they are better able to: Negotiate safe sex Extricate themselves from violent clients Access health and support services Plan for times they can not work

The Suso program 2012-2016 EUR 6,000,000,- Funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Empowering sex workers to make informed choices regarding their own lives, health and career Supporting sex workers to acquire skills and opportunities that will lead to increased income sources and career opportunities Strengthening capacity of sex worker led organisations

15 partners in 11 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia

Lessons learnt

Participation of sex workers (needs, attitudes, practices)

Participation of sex workers (needs, attitudes, practices)

access to resources

basic financial skills

leaving sex work is not required

Participation of sex workers Lessons learnt Participation of sex workers Access to resources combined with basic financial skills Leaving sex work is NOT required

THANK YOU! For more information please check out our Best Practice publication or contact Aids Fonds Sex Work Programme prostitutie@aidsfonds.nl www.aidsfonds.nl With thanks to: Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all SuSo partners Co-authors: Sally Hendriks (Aids Fonds), Erastus Ndunda (HOYMAS), Liana Papua (OPSI), Marie-Louise Wijne (Aids Fonds)