Organizational Profile and Overview
Passion and Concern for Women Welfare and Empowerment Initiative (PACOWWEI) PACOWWEI was founded in the year 2013 and incorporated in 2016. PACOWWEI is a community-based organization led by the female sex workers that provides social services to sex workers in FCT and Kano State.

Global Fund New Funding Model HIV Project
- To scale up comprehensive HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS to all the 37 States in the country…

Integrated MARPS HIV Prevention Program
PACOWWEI implemented a program to provide HIV/AIDS prevention and support services to Female Sex Workers and their sexual partners in Nigeria…

Our Targeted States & Coverage
Coverage: FCT and Kano State Targeted Population: Female Sex Workers and their Sexual partners M&E Data HIV Prevention- 3838 HTS: 3453 HIV Positive:
Our Vison
To a Nigeria where sex workers are empowered all-round Human Rights are respected and unfettered access to quality to healthcare, social and legal services assured
Mission
To mobilize, Educate, Enlighten, Empower and Render health services to sex workers, and also advocate for the decriminalization of sex work in Nigeria
Our progress chart
- 40% Development
- 35% Project
- 29% Coverage
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Goals & Achievements
PACOWWEI’s mandate is to make sure that the rights and health of sex workers in Abuja are protected and this is done through capacity building, legal representation of sex workers in the police station and in court, and advocacy to key stakeholders and partners on the protection of the sex workers