Today, under our #TakeCareOfCaregivers program, we held a mental health session with young stateless & migrant sex workers in all their diversities. Caregivers ,too deserve care, healing & support. #MentalHealthMatters #KNESWOFeministInitiative

With support from @NSWPorg, KNESWO Feminist Initiative celebrates #SexWorkerPride in Kibera with young refugee, migrant, stateless & displaced queer+ sex workers. We honour resilience & continue to demand full decriminalization of sex work.

Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative joins the world in celebrating #SexWorkerPride — honouring the power, resilience & beauty of sex workers in all their diversities. We are seen. We are heard. We are unstoppable. ✊ Our pride is resistance, our existence is power, our voices will never be silenced.

With support from We Are Alight, KNESWO Feminist Initiative, represented by our Executive Director Kyazze Arnold, proudly took part in Pride Africa 2025, Kigali—presenting our work, screening Refugee Speak Out Project, and amplifying queer refugee voices. #PrideAfrica2025 #KNESWO #WeAreAlight

Solidarity Knows No Borders From camps to cities, our struggles for #SRHR are connected. Queer, migrant, stateless & refugee sex workers deserve dignity, safety & healthcare. When we rise together, no one is left behind. ✊🏾💛 #SexWorkIsWork #Solidarity

The KNESWO Feminist Initiative is proud to open our House of Dignity & Safe Shelters in Turkana & Kilifi. Safe spaces for refugee, migrant, stateless & internally displaced sex workers and survivors of GBV & Femicide. You are not alone. Thanks to our financial partners. #FeministSolidarity

30 yrs since the #BeijingDeclaration, sex workers are still excluded from gender equality. At #CSW69, NSWP calls for: 🔑 Full decriminalisation of sex work – the only path to rights, health & safety. 📄 Read more: www.nswp.org/sites/defaul...

KNESWO Feminist Initiative, through our Voice of Care Relief Project, distributed food relief & basic needs to refugee, migrant, stateless & displaced sex workers. Thanks to our financial partners: Alight, Safe Place International & Victor Mukasa Foundation. #FeministRelief #Solidarity

Recently, the KNESWO Feminist Initiative joined the Sunbird Kenya Chapter meeting with young people from Kibera. Powerful voices shared their lived experiences & challenges. Thanks to the African Sunbird Network for organizing and Angaza Foundation for hosting. #YouthVoices #KNESWO

Legalization ≠ Decriminalization. Legalization keeps many sex workers unsafe under state control. Decriminalization removes criminal laws & respects rights, dignity, and safety. We demand DECRIMINALIZATION. Sex work is work. #MondayMotivation #DecriminalizeSexWork #SexWorkIsWork

Today, the KNESWO Feminist Initiative joined @KESWA_Kenya & allies on the statement around BBC Africa Eye Madams. We stand for bodily autonomy, consent & dignity of all sex workers in their diversities. End child exploitation. Respect sex workers’ rights. Defend human rights for all.

Today, we began our Membership Mapping Exercise in Kajiado, reaching refugee, migrant, stateless & internally displaced sex workers. Next: Turkana, Kilifi, Mombasa & other settlements. Your voices guide our advocacy & action. #KNESWO #MappingExercise

Today, our Executive Director represented the KNESWO Feminist Initiative at the SRHR Dialogue for Refugees organized by HIAS Kenya, calling for inclusive SRHR services for refugee, migrant, stateless & internally displaced sex workers in all their diversities.

Today, the KNESWO Feminist Initiative team participated in the SRHR Dialogue for Refugees organized by HIAS Kenya, a vital space for refugee voices and inclusion #KNESWOFeministInitiative #SRHR #RefugeeRights #HIASKenya

KNESWO is excited to announce that we will be attending Pride Africa 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda . This historic gathering brings together 200+ LGBTQ+ advocates from 54 African countries to advance equality, dignity, and justice across the continent. Hosted by FADA Rwanda.

Our ED represented KNESWO at #WorldYouthDayKE by HIAS Kenya, Ishtar, ORAM, Jinsiangu & CWS, sharing our work on SDG 1 No Poverty and SDG 5 Gender Equality through skills training, food relief, Refugee Speak Out, Body Autonomy Campaigns and safe spaces. #SDGs #RefugeeRights #QueerRights

At KNESWO Feminist Initiative, we champion feminist development & solidarity in Kajiado, Kilifi, Mombasa, Turkana & refugee settlements across Kenya standing with refugee, migrant, stateless & internally displaced sex workers in all their diversities. #SexWorkIsWork

Applications are open for FLSA 2025 – a radical space for refugee, migrant, stateless & internally displaced sex workers, incl. queer & gender-diverse persons. Deadline: 18 Aug 2025. Apply: forms.gle/girdbUyUtEaF... #FLSA2025

Knowledge is Power KNESWO empowers refugee, migrant, stateless, and internally displaced sex workers to know their rights, protect their health, and speak out against discrimination. Your body. Your health. Your rights. #KnowledgeIsPower #SexWorkIsWork #QueerRefugeeRights #SRHR

We stand with refugee, migrant, stateless, and internally displaced queer+ sex workers in all their diversities. SRHR justice is not a request it’s a right. #KNESWO #SRHRJusticeNow #SexWorkIsWork #QueerRefugeeRights #LeaveNoOneBehind

Apply now for FLSA 2025 A radical feminist leadership academy for refugee, migrant, stateless, and internally displaced sex workers, including queer and gender-diverse persons. Deadline: 18 August 2025 Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +254707480048 #FLSA2025 #SexWorkerRights

🌈 The Refugee Speak Out Project documentary is out! A bold feminist project by KNESWO sharing real stories of LGBTQI+ refugee sex workers in Kenya. Thanks to our amazing partners for the support. 🎥 Watch here 👇 drive.google.com/drive/folder... #RefugeeSpeakOut #KNESWO #QueerRefugees

🌟 From Steering Committee to Board of Directors 🌟 KNESWO Feminist Initiative has grown into a bold, formal movement — led by and for refugee, migrant, stateless & displaced sex workers. We honour our roots. We lead with purpose. 💜 #KNESWOFeministInitiative #FromSteeringToBoard #SexWorkIsWork

Proud to have Kyazze Arnold as Ex-Officio Board Member of KNESWO Feminist Initiative! 💜 Queer. Non-binary. Radical feminist. Sex worker by choice. Our co-founder & current Executive Director. #WelcomeArnold #KNESWOFeministInitiative #QueerLeadership #SexWorkIsWork

We celebrate Emmalia Atwinne, a proud transgender woman, feminist & refugee leader. 🌍💜 She’s the Executive Director of Action for Trans Refugees Kenya (ATREK) — boldly advocating for trans refugee rights, safety & dignity. #TransLeadership #KNESWOFeministInitiative #QueerRefugees

We’re proud to welcome Lucretia Ssenyonjo to the Board of KNESWO Feminist Initiative! 💜 A trans refugee, feminist & LGBTQI+ defender, Lucretia was part of our founding team & continues to support us from Canada. #WelcomeLucretia #KNESWOFeministInitiative #TransLeadership #QueerRefugees

KNESWO is attending the #LawAndPolicy Reform meeting by @GlobalSexWork today. Grateful for the opportunity to learn and stay connected with global movements for sex workers’ rights. #SexWorkIsWork #NSWP #KNESWO

🌟 Welcome Dr. Jolly Mukangu to the KNESWO Feminist Initiative Board! SRHR advocate, ED @USAWA_Repro, champion for youth, queer rights & safe abortion with @MOH_Kenya. We’re honored! 💜 #KNESWOFeministInitiative #SRHRForAll #FeministLeadership #SafeAbortionNow #WelcomeJollyMukangu

🌸 We proudly welcome Shyleen Momanyi to the Board of Directors of KNESWO Feminist Initiative! A feminist. A mother. Executive Director of @YWLIKenya. She champions young women, girls in all their diversities & supports grassroots feminist organizing. Welcome, Shyleen! 💜 #KNESWOFeminist initiative

Mental wellness is important for refugee, migrant, stateless, and internally displaced sex workers

We’ve concluded our Mental Wellness & Well-being sessions for refugee, migrant, stateless & internally displaced sex workers in all their diversities. 💜🏳️‍🌈 Huge thanks to @WeAreAlight for the support! #MentalHealth #SexWorkersRights #KNESWO #QueerRefugees

We are excited to welcome Phelister Abdalla to the Board of Directors of KNESWO Feminist Initiative! A feminist. A sex worker. A mother. A human rights defender. A movement builder. Welcome, Phelister! 💜 #KNESWOFeministInitiative #SexWorkIsWork

With support from @WeAreAlight, we held our 2nd Mental Wellness Session for refugee, migrant, stateless & displaced sex workers.💚 Our healing is resistance. Our care is power.🧠✨ #KNESWO #MentalHealthMatters #WeAreAlight #SexWorkIsWork #QueerRefugees #HealingJustice #LeaveNoOneBehind

Today, KNESWO joined @dd_partnership's training on Basic Computer Hygiene for Activists. We learned about threats like whaling attacks & spear phishing. Digital safety is vital for refugee, migrant, stateless & displaced sex workers. 💻🛡️ #KNESWO #SafeActivism #DDP

🏠 Kigezo from NGLHRC addressed the urgent need to prevent rising evictions in our communities during #RefugeeSpeakOut. Housing is a right for all, including refugee, migrant,stateless & internally displaced sex workers! ✊🏾 #WorldRefugeeDay #KNESWO #StopEvictions #SexWorkIsWork

Today, we proudly hosted the @RefugePoint team at KNESWO Feminist Initiative. 🌈 We reviewed our work supporting refugee & migrant sex workers and explored ways to collaborate for greater impact. Grateful for the solidarity! ✊🏾 #SexWorkIsWork #RefugeeRights #KNESWO #QueerJustice

Josephine, Deputy ED of BHESP, spoke powerfully on working together to tackle challenges sex workers face — especially refugee & migrant communities. Together, we build stronger movements. 💜 #RefugeeSpeakOut #BHESP #KNESWO #SexWorkersRights #WorldRefugeeDay

🎙️Dr. Jolley of USWA joined the #RefugeeSpeakOut Launch on #WorldRefugeeDay, highlighting the need for reproductive health justice for refugee, migrant, stateless & displaced sex workers. ✊🏾 #KNESWO #SexWorkIsWork #ReproductiveJustice #NothingForUsWithoutUs

📣 We’ve rebranded! Kajiado North for Empowerment and Social Welfare Outreach is now KNESWO Feminist Initiative! New name, same mission — to uplift displaced & marginalized sex workers. #KNESWO #WeHaveRebranded #SexWorkerRights #RefugeeJustice

Members of the KNESWO Feminist Initiative were honoured to join a 4-day business management training by @HIASKenya. Grateful for the skills shared on entrepreneurship, planning & sustainability. #CommunityEmpowerment #KNESWO #HIASKenya

During the weekend, KNESWO held self-care & mental well-being workshops for refugee, migrant, stateless & internally displaced sex workers. Healing is resistance. Care is power. We rise by taking care of each other. 🧠💜 #KNESWO #MentalHealthMatters #SexWorkerRights #HealingJustice #WeTakeCareOfUs

We were honored to join last Friday’s #CommunityTea at @Alight's Nairobi Hub.💜 A beautiful space of connection, care & co-creation with refugee-led orgs, gov reps & allies. The “Wall of Love” reminded us: community is healing.💬💖 #KNESWOFeministInitiative #WeAreAlight #CoCreation

Today, KNESWO Feminist Initiative partnered with HIAS to share vital info with LGBTIQ+ refugees, migrants & displaced sex workers on where to access support services. Inclusion. Protection. Solidarity. 💜 #KNESWO #HIAS #LGBTIQRefugees #SexWorkersRights #LeaveNoOneBehind