Sadhana Mahila Sangha
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.jpg) receiving the Nari Shakti Puraskar | |
| Formation | 2011 |
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Secretary General | Geetha M.[1] |
| Award | Nari Shakti Puraskar |
Sadhana Mahila Sangha is an NGO in Bangalore that supports sex workers. During the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic they had to feed sex workers who could no longer find clients.
The organisation was formed in 2011 and registered in 2013. Sex workers get harassed and mistreated by the police.[1][2] M.Geetha, the secretary of Sadhana Mahila Sangha, says there is a 2009 ruling by the Supreme Court that specifically makes this illegal. The organisation also helps workers who intend to change their work but workers face continued discrimination. Many of them have already lost their husbands and families and even in normal times they face psychological problems on top of risks like HIV.[1] The NGO arranges HIV testing for the sex workers every three months and then gives them counselling if they test positive. They advise them to use condoms and make sure they realise the moral issues of not doing so. Some use the positive test as an opportunity to leave sex work and others find themselves homeless after they were thrown out of their households. In both cases the NGO offers support to these women.[3]