SANGRAM: Sex Worker Organizing in India

Based in a rural community in Indias Maharashtra State, SANGRAM works to ensure equal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support: Over 6,000 women in rural India have participated in HIV testing as a result of these efforts. Drawing on 15 years of work to empower marginalized communities to claim their rights, SANGRAM is becoming an increasingly strong advocate nationally, and globally for health policies and programs that are responsive to the real-life needs of local communities.

On a recent trip to India, International Women's Health Coalition staff collaborated with SANGRAM and local sex worker advocates to produce IWHCs first short documentary.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• sex work
• india
• sangram
• labor
• rights
• human rights
• organizing
• health
• hiv
• international