Murang'a Stars

25/12/2025

Season’s Greetings from APNSW

As the year comes to a close, we would like to extend our warmest seasonal greetings to our members, partners, allies, and communities across the Asia–Pacific.

Please note that the APNSW Secretariat office will be closed from 25 December 2025 to 4 January 2026, and we will resume work on 5 January 2026.

During this time, we encourage everyone to stay safe, rest when you can, and take a moment to care for yourself and loved ones. Your well-being matters, and taking time to pause is part of sustaining our collective work.

Thank you for your solidarity and collaboration throughout the year. We look forward to continuing our work together in 2026.

With warm wishes,
APNSW Secretariat

25/12/2025

25/12/2025

It was established in 2012 to respond to the lack of funding available for s*x workers’ rights organising. In line with its core values of autonomy and ownership, Red Umbrella Fund is a s*x worker-led, participatory fund.

19/12/2025

releases the "PLHIV Voices on HIV Services Integration: Case Studies from Six Countries, documenting experiencing HIV service integration amid global funding cuts and health system transitions.

Please Read the report here: https://gnpplus.net/latest/news/plhiv-voices-on-hiv-services-integration-case-studies-from-six-countries/

This report complements our World AIDS Day 2025 report, PLHIV Minimum Requirements for Integrated HIV Services, informed by over 1,850 PLHIV leaders globally launched in Ghana, ahead of .

19/12/2025

Thanks to you Phelister Abdalla for all your done to the community your efforts and hard work that we felt
Will surely be missed for your dedication in the movement
The true leadership u shown us
All the best in the new chapter in life

19/12/2025

On the 17th of December, which is International Day to End Violence Against S*x Workers, we will be hosting a Goodbye Party at 7pm in Connolly Books in Dublin, so please come along to say goodbye and celebrate our collective victories over the past years. We will have copies of our “S*x Worker Awareness Toolkit” and our “Decriminalisation and S*x Work FAQ” available.

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

How to be an HIV ally:

-Create a safe space for disclosure
-Take PrEP or use condoms
-Consider what you say
-Know your status
-Understand that undetectable = untransmittable
-Call out stigma

You can get tested for HIV at The Project for FREE.
Find out more at tpqc.org

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

Access Chapter 2 Organisation Condemns Brutal Murder of LGBTIQ+ Teen Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi in Khayelitsha.

We are appalled by the horrific killing of 16‑year‑old Kwakhanya Mhlanganisi (Ntlanganiso), a learner at Intlanganiso High School, who was beaten and burned in BT Block, Site C, Khayelitsha on 4 December. The South African Police Service is investigating the incident as a suspected homophobic hate crime.

Our stand:
Access Chapter 2 organisation stands with Kwakhanya’s family and the entire community demanding justice.

Action call:
Anyone with information about this murder must call Crime Stop on 086 001 0111. Your tip can help bring the perpetrators to justice.

We will not rest until the rights of every LGBTIQ+ person are protected and violence has no place in our society.

12/12/2025