Strengthening Support for Sex Workers with Tejaswi Sevekari and Vanita Mane from Saheli HIV AIDS Karyakarta Sangh
In this episode, we talk to Tejaswi Sevekari and Vanita Mane from Saheli HIV AIDS Karyakarta Sangh about the stigma surrounding sex work, and sex workers’ mental health, including self-management and experiences of accessing mental health services.
Saheli HIV AIDS Karyakarta Sangh is a community based organization which works with the female sex workers of Budhwar Peth. Saheli is the only female sex workers collective in Pune. Established in 1998, with the voluntary efforts of sex workers and social workers from this area. While Tejaswi Sevekari is the Executive Director at Saheli, Vanita Mane is a board member as well as Peer leader of Saheli.