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Glossary
2012 Recommendations: Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
for sex workers in low- and middle-income countries: recommendations for a public health approach.
Geneva: WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, NSWP, 2012.
Agency has two distinct meanings: 1) an organization; and 2) the choice, control and power that a
sex worker has to act for her/himself. In chapters where “agency” is used with the second meaning,
the definition is given in a footnote at the first occurrence.
Capacity-building: In Chapter 6, the term “organizational capacity-building” is used. However,
“capacity development”, “organizational development” or a number of other terms would serve
equally well.
Community: In most contexts in this tool, “community” refers to populations of sex workers rather
than the broader geographic, social or cultural groupings of which they may be a part. Thus, “outreach
to the community” means outreach to sex workers, “community-led interventions” are interventions
led by sex workers, and “community members” are sex workers.
Community outreach worker: In this tool, “community outreach worker” is used to mean a sex
worker who conducts outreach to other sex workers, and who is not generally full-time staff of an
HIV prevention intervention (full-time staff may be called “staff outreach workers” or also simply
“outreach workers”). Community outreach workers may also be known by other terms, including
“peer educators”, “peer outreach workers” or simply “outreach workers”. The terms “community”
or “peer” should not, however, be understood or used to imply that they are less qualified or less
capable than staff outreach workers.
Implementing organization is an organization delivering a prevention intervention to sex workers.
It may be a governmental, nongovernmental, community-based or community-led organization, and
may work at a state, district or local level. Sometimes a nongovernmental organization provides
services through sub-units at multiple locations within an urban area, and in this case, each of those
sub-units may also be considered an implementing organization.
“Indoor” sex workers work in a variety of locations including their homes, brothels, guesthouses,
bars, clubs and other indoor sex work venues.
Safe space (drop-in centre) is a place where sex workers may gather to relax, meet other community
members and hold social events, meetings or training. See Chapter 3, Section 3.3 for details.
Sex workers: “Female, male and transgender adults and young people (over 18 years of age) who
receive money or goods in exchange for sexual services, either regularly or occasionally” (UNAIDS
Guidance note on HIV and sex work, updated 2012). Sex work may vary in the degree to which it is
“formal” or organized. It is important to note that sex work is consensual sex between adults, which
takes many forms, and varies between and within countries and communities. This publication does
not address the sexual exploitation of children, i.e. people under 18 years of age.
Values and preferences survey: A global consultation was conducted with sex workers by NSWP as
part of the process of developing the 2012 Recommendations. This consultation document, Female,
Male and Transgender Sex Workers’ Perspectives on HIV & STI Prevention and Treatment Services,
is referred to in this tool as the “values and preferences survey”.

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