Enhancing financial security of female sex workers through a community-led intervention in India: Evidence from a longitudinal survey.
Sangram Kishor PatelSaradiya MukherjeeBidhubhusan MahapatraMadhusudana BattalaMatangi JayaramSameer KumtaYamini AtmavilasNiranjan SaggurtiPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Institutional strengthening and community mobilization programs are key to address the structural issues and the decrease of financial vulnerability among FSWs. In addition, enhanced financial security is very important to sustain or improve the individual empowerment of FSWs. Further attention is needed to sustain the existing community advocacy and engagement systems to address the vulnerabilities faced by marginalized populations and build their empowerment.