FOOTPRINTS painted in bright colours on the floor pass through the bustle of the Themba Lethu clinic in Johannesburg. They lead to a room where every week dozens of men are circumcised. Heterosexual men who get the snip cut their chances of contracting HIV by more than half, since the foreskin is delicate and tears […]
Most women do not know that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may be an HIV prevention option for them, panelists noted at the recent PrEP for Women: The San Francisco Story webinar sponsored by HIVE. Prevention messages around San Francisco are primarily targeted at men who have sex with men. The San Francisco Department of Public Health […]
On this 8th Day of March, International Women’s Day, the movement of Kenya Sex Workers joins all women around the world in commemorating this day. Further in our quest of demand for human rights of sex workers by our state, the network of sex workers in Kenya including organizations such as the Key Affected Populations […]
A narrow path, iron made houses and open sewers are the scenery that welcomes you to Ghetto village situated in Kiamaiko area east of Nairobi. “Welcome to Thabiti Young Mothers Group poultry farm,” says 38-year-old JecintaWanjikuMuthoni as she ushers me into a converted old house that house the birds. At the center of the house […]
I randomly engaged 25 Female Sex Workers {FSW} in a conversation so as to answer this disturbing question, which is coherent in all the discussion that touches the vulnerability of their kids. “How can I let my son know that I pay his fees through flesh trade? I and my son have an exquisite relationship […]
On 2nd June 2017 Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Programme {BHESP} held an event to celebrate International Sex Workers Day at BHESP Kasarani offices. More than 100 sex workers attended the event to honor sex workers and recognize their often exploited working conditions. “As we celebrate International Sex Workers Day lets channel our energies towards […]
More than 95 adolescent young girls and women have enrolled for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis {PrEP} according to Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Programme (BHESP) Jogoo Road Wellness Centre statistics for the month of May. This means that on average 3 people were enrolled daily for PrEP at the drop-in centre, which on average attracts 400 clients […]
Peninah mwangi is the executive director of the Bar Hostesses Empowerment and Support Programme I studied sociology and literature at university. After graduation, as I was job searching, I managed a pub for a relative. It was here that I came face to face with the violence that women who work in bars endure. I […]
Pre-exposure prophylactics, also known as PrEP, are drugs that can prevent one from being infected with HIV. With their rollout to the general public in May this year, Joan Thatiah asks if PrEP will take the place of the other three pillars of anti-HIV infection measures. “Suzie is a beautiful woman with many lovers: Edwin […]
The high burden of HIV infections among female sex workers (FSW) in sub-Saharan Africa has been long recognized, but effective preventive interventions have largely not been taken to scale. We undertook a national geographical mapping exercise in 2011/2012 to assess the locations and population size of FSW in Kenya, to facilitate targeted HIV prevention services […]