Year
2009
Location
Uganda
Amount
$50,000
Term
14 months
A grant to support Akina Mama wa Afrika in a two-year pilot project to identify and build the capacity of sex work activists who have shown potential to lead organizations and carry out effective advocacy in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. SHARP funding will strengthen the organization's capacity to implement leadership seminars on issues related to sexual rights and will support trainings that address leadership and movement building within the sex worker community. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the sex worker rights movement to positively impact the design and implementation of policies that affect the lives of sex workers. This grant was funded in partnership with the Open Society Initiative for East Africa.