As for the women: they have established their own sex workers' network in Lilongwe which gives them the platform to engage with policymakers and coordinate change-seeking campaigns.
The global sex worker movement, of which APNSW (the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers) is part, is a workers' network; it is not run by or for management.
However, it can be speculated that this subtype when introduced first into the country, has rapidly saturated the commercial sex workers network [ 9, 10, 35].
Thus, in order to strengthen this voice locally, it would be interesting to transmit a copy of their findings to the community through the health committee-community health workers' network.
Rich in diversity, community partnerships are at times small-scale, involving only a few thousand or even a few hundred people; other initiatives, such as the Brazilian community health workers network, encompass thousands of workers covering millions of children and women.
FGD participants were identified through NGO outreach worker networks, and subsequent snowball sampling.
Participants were recruited from mailing lists and existing sex worker networks.
Village health worker networks were provided with some medicines, supplies, and basic medical equipment needed for first-aid.
The latter concern has been particularly relevant for issues of long-term improvement, such as development of community health worker networks and improvement of water or electrical facilities.
Even with this, we need to keep in mind the social stigma of FSW which often makes FSWs reluctant to associate with sex worker networks or organizations [ 44].
