Sex Workers
According to a study that was conducted by Institute of Public Health of Serbia, in cooperation with Association Prevent, it is estimated that number of persons that are providing sexual services on the streets of Novi Sad is over 300. Sex work is in most cases done by young women, that are between 19 and 29 years old. Usually, they start with sex work in the street exactly around the age of 18… Details
Dropin for sex workers
Official name of the project is “Community-based services for sex workers” in Novi Sad. This project is supported by The Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia through contest Support to the social inclusion of the most vulnerable groups, including Roma, through more diversified community-based social services… Details
Range of services for sex workers
Aim of the project is to develop social services in Novi Sad that will support inclusion, better social and health support to sex workers. This aim is implemented through drop-in center and licensing of services.
The project enabled a lot of services for sex workers: psychological counseling and support, a help from social worker, legal assistance, voluntary and confidential counseling and testing for HIV and hepatitis, distribution of condoms, accompaniment to a hospital, maintaining personal hygiene, psychological and creative workshops, public health care, field work, self-support group, learning life skills and many others… Details about the project
Previous work Association PREVENT
Association PREVENT is implementing a work programme with sex workers, on the territory of Vojvodina, from 2007. Fundament of the work with this population is based on preventive work in the fields of sexually transmitted infections and overall health care of sex workers.
Outreach workers of Association Prevent are visiting, in mobile medical unit, places where sex workers are gathering. During the work, field workers are conducting voluntary and confidential counseling and testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, distributing condoms, providing information related to health and public services, representing the users in institutions, in order to achieve the rights of sex workers, such as personal documents or education.
