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Botswana: Struggling Sex Workers Get Food Aid
VOA, 13 May 2020
More than 800 sex workers across Botswana will receive food hampers donated by non-governmental organizations this week, with priority given to migrants, those who who are… Read more »
Although sex work remains illegal in Botswana, more than 800 sex workers across Botswana will receive food hampers donated by non-governmental organizations, with priority given to migrants, those who are HIV-positive and those with young children. Two NGOs working with the sex workers' organization, Sisonke, are assisting with the handouts. The government has begun easing lockdown restrictions and full activities are expected to resume after May 21.
An empty street is seen during a nationwide lockdown, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, in Botswana.
As of August 21, 2022, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 12,126,067 while 373,195,217 vaccinations have been administered across ... Read more »
An estimated 30,000 migrants living in Botswana are HIV positive, and most are sex workers. Until now, the southern African nation was one of only a few countries that did not ... Read more »
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