KNESWO FEMINIST INITIATIVE

Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative attended “Joy is Ours: Reclaiming Wholeness Beyond Survival – Joy as Resistance in Migrant Lives” organized by The Sunbird Network.
As migrant & refugee sex workers in all our diversity, we affirm: joy is resistance. ✨
#JoyAsResistance #MigrantSexWorkers #KNESWO

We call on all sex worker–led orgs with voting rights at the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) to support Sanyu Hajjara Batte for NSWP President.
15+ years of grassroots leadership. Community-led. Feminist. Accountable.
Let’s unite and vote Sanyu Hajjara Batte. ✊

We’ve successfully concluded our 2-day Capacity Building Workshop (online), focused on strengthening organizational governance and resource mobilization for improved service delivery.
Grateful for the support from Stop TB Partnership Kenya.
Stronger systems. Stronger communities.

This Valentine’s Day, we celebrate love, resilience, and solidarity.
To all refugee and migrant sex workers in your beautiful diversities — you are worthy of safety, dignity, healthcare, protection, and real love.
Love is standing together.
Love is demanding our rights.
Love is choosing ourselves.

Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative joins the world to mark #WorldCondomDay.
Across Kenya, refugee & migrant sex workers in all their diversities are calling for real investment in prevention. Condoms save lives — stockouts, stigma & criminalization put us at risk.
Invest in condoms.

Ahead of #InternationalCondomDay, refugee & migrant sex workers in all their diversities are facing critical condom shortages.
Condoms are life-saving — not luxuries. Without access, risks of HIV, STIs & unintended pregnancies increase.
We can’t #EndHIV

Reproductive rights are human rights. Refugee & migrant sex workers in all their diversities deserve full bodily autonomy, access to SRHR services, and freedom from stigma and discrimination.
My body. My decision. ✊🏽
#MyBodyMyDecision #ReproductiveRights #SRHR #SexWorkersRights

KNESWO Feminist Initiative joins the world in marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. FGM is a violation of girls’ and women’s bodies, health, and rights. We stand for dignity, autonomy, and justice for all.
#EndFGM #ZeroTolerance

Proud to stand with #EndFemicideKE as the Refugee & Migrant Sex Workers Movement in Kenya. 57% of our policy recommendations were adopted—proof that when grassroots movements are included, real change happens. We keep pushing until every life counts. ✊🏾

Sexual rights are human rights. For refugee & migrant sex workers in all their diversities, bodily autonomy, consent, dignity, and freedom of choice matter. No one owns our bodies.
My Body. My Decision. My Choice.
#HIAS #KNESWOFeministInitiative

Let’s stand in solidarity with our sisterhood organization, LEHA, as they host the SRH GALA on 14th February 2026.
Together, we amplify voices, protect rights, and strengthen access to sexual and reproductive health for our communities.

My Body, My Decision.
We affirm SRHR for refugee & migrant sex workers in all diversities. We demand stigma-free access to HIV services, contraception, safe abortion, mental health care, and GBV support.
Our bodies are not public property. Nothing about us without us.
SRHR is a human right.
#SRHR

🌍 Why SRHR Matters
Refugee & migrant sex workers also deserve dignity, safety, and control over their bodies.
SRHR is a human right — not a privilege.
🙏🏽 Thank you @HIASKenya for supporting this great initiative and standing in solidarity through #MyBodyMyDecision.
#SRHRJusticeForAll #SexWorkIsWork

With support from HIAS Kenya, KNESWO Feminist Initiative is leading the #MyBodyMyDecision campaign for #SRHRJusticeForAll.
We empower refugee & migrant sex workers to know their SRHR and access services without stigma.
#SexWorkIsWork #RefugeeRights

Today we successfully held our first meeting for planning our activities for 2026. It was a productive session, and we are excited to move forward with our plans for the year ahead.
We remain committed to strengthening refugee and migrant sex workers in all their diversities a

KNESWO Feminist Initiative attended a Mini Photography Training hosted by International PRIDE Centre and facilitated by Josh. A powerful session on visual storytelling for advocacy, communications & fundraising. Grateful to Joyful Hope for the safe hosting space.
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs 💜

🔥 Happy New Year! We’re back.
2026 is a year of bold action, collective power & feminist leadership. We’re strengthening refugee-led & migrant-led sex worker movements and expanding access to health, justice & protection.
We are ready.
We are resilient.
We are unstoppable. ✨

Merry Christmas to everyone from KNESWO Feminist Initiative.
May this season bring you love, peace, hope, and renewed strength.
We celebrate solidarity, compassion, and community, and we wish you joy, safety, and dignity today and always.

KNESWO Feminist Initiative will be on break from 19 Dec 2025 and reopen on 19 Jan 2026.

Thank you to our members, partners & donors for walking with us through 2025

#KNESWO #Solidarity #HappyHolidays

We honor Phelister Abdalla for a decade of leadership and solidarity with sex workers in Kenya and globally. Your legacy lives on. Enjoy your retirement 🤍
KNESWO Feminist Initiative

KNESWO Feminist Initiative stands in solidarity with refugee & migrant sex workers in all their diversities.

We remember those lost to violence and honor survivors. Violence is driven by criminalization, racism, xenophobia, patriarchy & exclusion.

We demand decriminalization of sex work

December 17 is a day of remembrance, resistance, and solidarity.
KNESWO Feminist Initiative joins sex workers worldwide to say:
No one is disposable. Sex work is work.
#D17 #SexWorkerRights

KNESWO Feminist Initiative joins the world to mark International Human Rights Day as we conclude the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence & Femicide.

We stand with refugee, migrant, stateless & IDP LGBTQ+ sex workers.
Freedom from violence is a human right.
#HumanRightsDay #16Days

Our Team Lead joined Nature Network to commemorate #WorldAIDSDay with LGBTQI refugees & migrant sex workers affected by HIV.

We stood in solidarity, honouring resilience, fighting stigma, and renewing our commitment to dignity, equality & accessible healthcare for all.
No one should be left behind.

Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative joined a dialogue on SRHR Justice for refugee & migrant LGBTQ+ sex workers, organized by HIAS Kenya.

We engaged with health workers & community members to promote inclusive, dignified & accessible SRHR services for all.
#SRHR LGBTQ #RefugeeRights #SexWorkersRights

Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative joined the world in marking #WorldAIDSDay.

We honor lives lost, stand with those living with HIV, and renew our commitment to a future free from stigma and discrimination.

Ending AIDS is possible — when we unite, educate, support, and advocate.

𝐃𝐀𝐘 4 | #16DaysOfActivism

GBV is violence rooted in gender — and for queer, refugee, migrant & local sex workers, it’s made worse by criminalization, stigma & displacement.

Naming it is power. Ending it is justice.
No more silence. No more stigma. No more GBV.

#EndGBV

KNESWO Feminist Initiative has officially relocated our office from Ongata Rongai to Laganta.

We sincerely thank our partners, members, and allies for your continued support and solidarity always

Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative participated in an SRHR engagement for refugee & migrant sex workers organized by HIAS Kenya. We discussed access to stigma-free health services, rights awareness, and community-led solutions for LGBTQI+ & gender-diverse sex workers.

KNESWO Feminist Initiative joins the world for #16DaysOfActivism. We demand an end to all violence against women, girls & gender-diverse people — including refugee, migrant, stateless & LGBTQI+ sex workers. Justice, safety & dignity are our rights.

#EndGBV #StopDigitalViolence