The project was implemented against a backdrop of entrenched patriarchal and conservative socio-cultural norms in Rivers State, where sex work is heavily stigmatized and socially condemned.The project was implemented against a backdrop of entrenched patriarchal and conservative socio-cultural norms in Rivers State, where sex work is heavily stigmatized and socially condemned.
This report summarizes findings from a national consultation conducted on 20 July 2025 with 55 sex worker leaders across Nigeria, exploring their engagement with the Ministry of Women Affairs and the Nigerian feminist movement. Results show a major inclusion gap: only 6% reported any form of engagement, and even these were occasional and crisis-driven. The remaining 94% have had no engagement, largely due to stigma, lack of recognition, and absence of formal entry points.
Overall, the findings highlight an urgent need for intentional inclusion, stronger partnerships, and structural reforms to ensure sex workers are meaningfully represented in Nigeria’s gender justice spaces.
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The Hivos and Education as a Vaccine (EVA) teams recently visited the Greater Women Initiative for Health and Rights (GWIHR) to assess the progress of the We Lead Project, an initiative aimed at improving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) access for marginalized young women and girls, including those living with HIV.
A final report of the PISCCA project (a six-month GBV response intervention that focuses on strengthening the institutional accountability of law enforcement agencies on the importance of developing an effective, accountable, and transparent institution that promotes access to justice for sex workers in Abia State) will reduce gender-based violence against sex workers.)
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