Organisasi Perubahan Sosial Indonesia

O P S I

Indonesian Social Change Organization, The National Network of Sex Worker

www.opsi-network.org

1. Numerous Human Rights Violation, Stigma and Discrimination and violence againts Sex Workers in Indonesia

2. High Prevalence on STIs,HIV/AIDS among Sex Workers and Clients

3. Sex workers are consider as social disease – MoSA still use the term of immoral women (WTS = Wanita Tuna Susila) for female sex workersRaiding for social disease (homeless, beggars, street vendors, sex workers) is a regular agenda for local government’s civilian police.

4. OPSI is recording violence during civilian police raidThe rehabilitation will start with locking up the captured WTS for 7-14 days before getting into rehab

5. Numerous oppose from religious based organization Low involvement of sex workers in the process of LOCAL REGULATION Development SW as an OBJECT

6. 1st OPSI’s National Congress on October 28,2009

Background

Mission

VisionRealizing the state obligations to Recognize,

Respect, Protect, and Fulfill the Human Rights of Sex Workers and empowerment of

sex workers in Indonesia

a. Building a Critical Awareness of human rights throughout Indonesia on sex workers.

b. Encourage the State in carrying out its obligations will be expanding human rights to sex workers in Indonesia.

c. Encouraging SW’s involvement in Policy Making in all ASPECT regarding to their professions .

d. Promote solidarity among sex workers in Indonesia.

e. Encouraging the involvement of sex workers in STI prevention efforts, HIV / AIDS

OPSI’s Logo and Values :1. Anti-Violence

2. Impartial

3. Non-discrimination

4. Gender Equality

5. Pluralism

6. Justice

7. Transparency and Accountable

Capacity Building for Male and TG Sex Workers

Membership :• Female Sex Worker• Transgender Sex Worker• Male Sex Worker

Type Of Membership :• Regular Member• Special Member• Honorary Member

TG Sex Workers

Home Visit and discuss at TG SWs House

Male SWs Peer Support Group

• Sex workers remain as objects

• Low involvement of sex workers in policy making process

• Numerous oppose from religious based organization

• Numerous case of Human Rights violation towards Sex Workers in Indonesia

• SSR / IU’s Outreach worker came from non sex workers

• Alternative economy empowerment for sex worker in generally, especially HIV+’s sex worker.

Obstacles

Achievement• Established District Congress / Musda on 16 OPSI’s Chapters

• Human rights, Leadership and Governance training for OPSI at Provinces

• Core Funding Secure untul 2016

• OPSI have Good Governance Manual (SOPs)

• OPSI Have the Strategic Plan

• Conducted Community Research “Violence againts Sex Worker”

• OPSI have the Community Mobilization Module and Positive Prevention Module

• OPSI have Hotline Counseling

• OPSI have the Community Legal Service

• Form Consortium among KAPs National Network

• Active involpment at SUFA and Positive Prevention

• The 3rd National Congress will be held in October 2014.

“We Are Exist Because We Fight”

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