


{"id":98,"date":"2024-09-05T16:13:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T16:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fswamw.org\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T11:26:30","slug":"visual-composer-98","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fswamw.org\/index.php\/visual-composer-98\/","title":{"rendered":"about us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-4ba1abc2\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4ba1abc2\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-f21dfad3\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-f21dfad3\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-f21dfad3\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-a57135e1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a57135e1\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"><strong>FEMALE SEX WORKERS ASSOCIATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Female sex workers association was formed in 2016 and registered with the Malawi government in 2018. In 2021 FSWA was registered with the council for non-governmental organizations (CONGOMA). FSWA is also registered with the Non-Governmental Organizations Regulatory Authority (NGORA). FSWA has secretariate office in Lilongwe in Utapa House, Malangalanga and regional and district representative country wide.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-4615b000\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4615b000\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-e8a7cbe7\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-e8a7cbe7\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-e8a7cbe7\"><section class=\"vce-feature-section-container vce-feature-section-media--xs\"><div class=\"vce vce-feature-section vce-feature-section--min-height vce-feature-section-background-color--b-85-85-85\" id=\"el-54de0c72\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin background border  el-54de0c72\"><div class=\"vce-feature-section-image vce-feature-section-image--alignment-left vce-feature-section-image--background-position-center-center\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/fswamw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/about.png');\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-feature-section-content\"><div class=\"vce-feature-section-content-container\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-54de0c72\"><div class=\"vce-feature-section-description\"><h1>&nbsp;<\/h1><p>FSWA established three regional coordinate activities at that level. The membership of FSWA is slightly over scattered all over Malawi 6000 female sex workers that FSWA is working with in the 30 districts and in each district, there are the District Coordinators represented. However, there are close to 47,000 female sex workers in Malawi and FSWA plans to extend to reach to all these beneficiaries.<\/p><p>FSWA believes in a human centered design and peer driven approach(nothing for them without them).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-f8dfba93\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-f8dfba93\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-650090fc\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-650090fc\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-650090fc\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-medium\" style=\"--text-align: center; --iconColor: rgb(255, 255, 255); --iconColorHover: rgb(255, 255, 255); --shapeColor: rgb(234, 110, 126); --shapeColorHover: rgb(234, 110, 126); --linkColorHover: rgb(209,98,113);\"><div id=\"el-13bd3bde\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-13bd3bde\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container fas fa-low-vision\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce vce-separator-with-title-container vce-separator-with-title--align-center\" id=\"el-36593931\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-36593931\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title vce-separator-with-title--color-b-234-110-126 vce-separator-with-title--width-60\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-36593931\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-3 vce-separator-with-title--line-left\"><\/div><h3 class=\"vce-separator-with-title--title vce-separator-with-title--title--color-b-85-85-85\">VISION<\/h3><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-3 vce-separator-with-title--line-right\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-4da6ea7b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4da6ea7b\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Working towards a society in which female sex workers are able to enjoy the fundamental rights and freedoms and are free from violence and discrimination.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-22d3fb13\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-22d3fb13\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-22d3fb13\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-medium\" style=\"--text-align: center; --iconColor: #fff; --iconColorHover: #fff; --shapeColor: rgb(234, 110, 126); --shapeColorHover: rgb(234, 110, 126); --linkColorHover: rgb(209,98,113);\"><div id=\"el-9e41cda3\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-9e41cda3\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container fas fa-running\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce vce-separator-with-title-container vce-separator-with-title--align-center\" id=\"el-0f4da76e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-0f4da76e\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title vce-separator-with-title--color-b-234-110-126 vce-separator-with-title--width-60\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-0f4da76e\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-3 vce-separator-with-title--line-left\"><\/div><h3 class=\"vce-separator-with-title--title vce-separator-with-title--title--color-b-85-85-85\">MISSION<\/h3><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-3 vce-separator-with-title--line-right\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-29281892\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-29281892\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">To contribute towards improving human rights status of female sex workers and advocate for the respect, protection and promotion of the health\/human rights of female sex workers in Malawi.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-fcab12dc\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-fcab12dc\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-fcab12dc\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-medium\" style=\"--text-align: center; --iconColor: #fff; --iconColorHover: #fff; --shapeColor: rgb(234, 110, 126); --shapeColorHover: rgb(234, 110, 126); --linkColorHover: rgb(209,98,113);\"><div id=\"el-0776c6ba\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-0776c6ba\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce vce-separator-with-title-container vce-separator-with-title--align-center\" id=\"el-fab76c7e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-fab76c7e\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title vce-separator-with-title--color-b-234-110-126 vce-separator-with-title--width-60\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border padding background  el-fab76c7e\"><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-3 vce-separator-with-title--line-left\"><\/div><h3 class=\"vce-separator-with-title--title vce-separator-with-title--title--color-b-85-85-85\">GOAL<\/h3><div class=\"vce-separator-with-title--line vce-separator-with-title--line--style-solid vce-separator-with-title-line--thickness-3 vce-separator-with-title--line-right\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-64dd5e53\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-64dd5e53\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">To promote the health and legal rights as well as advocate for quality service delivery to promote quality of life for female sex workers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEMALE SEX WORKERS ASSOCIATIONFemale sex workers association was formed in 2016 and registered with the Malawi government in 2018. In 2021 FSWA was registered with the council for non-governmental organizations (CONGOMA). FSWA is also registered with the Non-Governmental Organizations Regulatory Authority (NGORA). 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