Sisonke manuals
Learn how we are building our sex worker movement from the ground up.
Rights based self development programme manual: Training handbook
Sisonke (2018)
This handbook serves as a handbook for training for Sisonke members on the different aspects of movement building. The purpose of this programme is meant to capacitate Sisonke members on activism, consciousness, the meaning of power, outreach and mobilization. The programme is structured in such a way that members become more aware of their roles and responsibilities in terms of becoming leaders and experts on advocating for sex worker’s human rights.
Members handbook
Sisonke (2018)
This book is for us as Sisonke. It has information to help us work together as sex workers, to fight for our rights and stay safe and healthy. We can share this information with other sex workers.
Sex Work and GBV: A Basic Guide
Sisonke (2018)
Understanding and addressing the rights and safety of sex workers is crucial for promoting justice and equality for all individuals involved in the sex industry. This short guide explains criminalization, decriminalization, gender-based violence (GBV) and human trafficking.
Newsletters
We have a quarterly newsletter called Izwi Lethu written by Sisonke staff and members and distributed at our Creative Space meetings, partner organizations and available at our branches and online.
Days we honor and celebrate
Join us in acknowledging important dates and in celebrating the achievements of the sex worker community.
Reports, research papers and conferences
Insightful reports, research papers and conference proceedings on sex work.
The impact of Community Empowerment
Aidsfonds (2019)
In 2018, research commissioned by Aidsfonds was conducted in Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and South Africa on community empowerment, meaningful involvement of sex worker communities and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services (including HIV)123. The studies were executed by three academic partners in equitable partnership with sex worker communities, utilizing community based participatory research (CBPR) methods and were finalized in 2019.
Report on the 1st African Sex Worker Conference: Building Solidarity and Strengthening Alliances
Naidoo N.P. (2009)
African sex workers and organizations working with sex workers in Africa joined forces to call for the decriminalization of sex work, respect for sex workers rights and an end to impunity for perpetrators of violence against sex workers. This call was made by more than 200 delegates who attended the first African sex workers 2009 Conference in February. The conference held in Johannesburg sort to create an Alliance that advocates for sex workers’ rights.