OUR
STRENGTHS:
KASH is the first and still the only organization in western Kenya
working with CSWs
Four years on, KASH has evolved a lot of credibility in the civil
society sector in Kisumu as a strong advocate for CSWs.
KASH has been the first organization in Kenya to bring together the
police and CSWs in forums where the two groups discuss issues that
cause conflicts among them and how to improve their working relationships.
KASH is professionally run with clear established working procedures
and guidelines and an inbuilt monitoring and evaluation system.
All our donors are locally based therefore they have first hand experience
working with us as they interact and meet us quite regularly.
OUR
OPPORTUNITIES
Our greatest opportunity lies in the fact that we have ‘brought
out’ CSWs into the open by empowering through supporting and
instilling confidence in them. This means that getting the cooperation
of CSWs in Kisumu has been made much easier by us. We can therefore
develop more and better programmes aimed at improving their lot.
The increased focus on marginalized groups including CSWs by donors
and other stakeholders means that our presence and timing is right.
Democratic pressures in our country has reached a point where every
sector of society (including CSWs) are now being looked at critically
and given attention. This has been particularly the case of the Kenyan
police force which has been going through positive reforms to enable
them work better with all members of the Kenyan community.
As a high risk group (because of the numbers of sexual partners they
must have) CSWs require better and more attention if the HIV/AIDS
pandemic is to be mitigated in our society
KEY
AREAS OF OUR WORK
Our
key areas of work are:
- HIV/AIDS/STIs
– Education, Control and Management