Every Tuesday at BHESP Kimathi is Juice Tuesday, where sex workers come together in a safe space and share their work experiences while receiving free condoms, contraceptives, ARVs, Prep pills, and most importantly, free advice from Betty, who hosts them. They do this while enjoying a glass of free juice. Without revealing her identity, Betty […]
Sex workers under their umbrella body Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Programme (BHESP) are raising concerns over safety of their work after reports emerged of missing condoms donated by the Global Fund to Kenya, that were under the custody of Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). Some over 1000 000 condoms, 908 000 mosquito nets […]
BY BHESP TEAM. 12TH JANUARY 2022……The onset of the global coronavirus pandemic in 2019 disrupted economies across the world disproportionately, threatening the livelihoods of people working in the informal sector with low-wage jobs. These include sex workers, who are further marginalized due to the criminalization of sex work. Reports from diverse regions suggest sex workers continue […]
BHESP activists at a photo session during the retreat. UNiTE! Activism to end violence against women and girls. 16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a civil society–led campaign which was started by the Centre for Women Global Leadership in 1991. Every year, civil society organizations, governments, independent media houses, and other institutions […]
World Condom Day is celebrated annually on February 13th. The purpose of World Condom Day is to promote the use of condoms as a means of preventing unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. This year’s World condoms day comes at a time when the country is experiencing a high […]