KISWA Kenya — the Kisumu Sex Workers Alliance — is a grassroots coalition of 22 member groups across the Nyanza region. We fight for the rights, health, and safety of sex workers, standing in solidarity with widows, adolescent girls, and all vulnerable community members.
KISWA emerged from the frontlines. In response to brutal killings targeting sex workers in Kisumu and the absence of any organisation truly led by sex workers, a group of dedicated peer educators came together with a single, powerful vision: to build something of their own.
Today, KISWA is a coalition of 22 registered sex worker-led groups across Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori, and Kisii — advocating for health, legal rights, and human dignity every single day.
A society where sex workers’ rights are respected and upheld.
To promote sex workers’ rights through policy change advocacy, socio-economic empowerment, research, and documentation in Nyanza Region, Kenya.
Every programme KISWA runs addresses a critical dimension of sex workers' lives — from safety and health to livelihoods and policy.
We create awareness among sex workers on their rights — empowering them to recognize and speak against violence.
We influence decision-makers to enact policies that recognize and respect sex workers’ rights.
We increase access to health services through community demand, essential commodities, and referral support.
We improve the social and financial welfare of sex workers through skills, knowledge, and opportunity.
We build KISWA’s capacity and operational structures to effectively deliver our mission.
From annual rights marches to health outreach and legal advocacy — here is a glimpse of KISWA's work across the Nyanza region.
Every 3 March, KISWA leads peaceful marches through Kisumu streets — uniting member groups from all five Nyanza counties in a powerful public affirmation of dignity and solidarity.
We connect sex workers across Nyanza to life-saving health services — HIV/AIDS prevention, STI treatment, reproductive health support, and emergency response through our community referral network.
KISWA equips sex workers with knowledge of their legal rights through community workshops, paralegal support, and coalition advocacy pushing for policy change and decriminalisation in Kenya.
KISWA is built on love, care, and the unbreakable will of sex workers who refuse to be silenced. Join the movement.
Explore our portfolio of successful projects that showcase the impact we ve made
KISWA Kenya supports sex workers and women affected by violence and HIV/AIDS across the Nyanza region. Join us in building safer futures.