Karnataka Health Promotion Trust Staff Visit BHESP’s Wellness Center bhesp Blogs Comments Off on Karnataka Health Promotion Trust Staff Visit BHESP’s Wellness Center Karnataka Health Promotion Trust (KHPT) staff on Tuesday visited the Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Programme (BHESP) wellness center, located […] Read more
One on One with Nairobi ‘Pimp’ bhesp Blogs Comments Off on One on One with Nairobi ‘Pimp’ What do you do? I am a sex worker and I pimp girls. A guy comes to me, he wants […] Read more
A Pill a Day to Prevent HIV bhesp Blogs Comments Off on A Pill a Day to Prevent HIV “PrEP is Bonga point for HIV protection,” says Pendo, a sex worker, after I asked her understanding about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis […] Read more
Key Population Heroes: Sex Work is Work bhesp Blogs Comments Off on Key Population Heroes: Sex Work is Work My name is Mary Mwangi, and I am an experienced and proud sex worker operating in the capital city of […] Read more
Two Murders in Majengo and the Injustice bhesp Blogs Comments Off on Two Murders in Majengo and the Injustice I could have missed the story but thanks to an IT savvy young man Trevor who works at HOYMAS, a […] Read more
It Happened To Me – Sharing stories, sharing pain and hope at the Feminist Forum in Nairobi bhesp Blogs Comments Off on It Happened To Me – Sharing stories, sharing pain and hope at the Feminist Forum in Nairobi Events that happened to her more than a decade ago are still very fresh in her mind. She has always […] Read more
Building Peer Educators Capacity to Fight HIV bhesp Blogs Comments Off on Building Peer Educators Capacity to Fight HIV Bar Hostess Empowerment & Support Programme (BHESP) has trained 35 female sex workers as peer educators to spread information to […] Read more
Personal testimonies of rights violations experienced by sex workers in Kenya bhesp Blogs Comments Off on Personal testimonies of rights violations experienced by sex workers in Kenya Kenyan sex workers continue to suffer human rights violations despite a robust constitutional framework that includes a comprehensive Bill of […] Read more
PEPFAR and DREAMS Partners Announce BHESP Among Winners of the $85 Million DREAMS Innovation Challenge bhesp Blogs Comments Off on PEPFAR and DREAMS Partners Announce BHESP Among Winners of the $85 Million DREAMS Innovation Challenge PEPFAR and DREAMS Partners Announce BHESP Among Winners of the $85 Million DREAMS Innovation Challenge The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan […] Read more
A Friendly Wellness Centre for Sex Workers by Sex Workers bhesp Blogs Comments Off on A Friendly Wellness Centre for Sex Workers by Sex Workers Female Sex workers continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and discrimination in a number of ways, including physical or […] Read more