The overall purpose was to further develop the models of good practice and current tools to support the planning and implementation of coordinated and comprehensive health promotion and social care services for migrant sex workers and trafficked women in all EU countries, through an on-going pan-European cooperation and through expanding the network by including the new EU member countries.
The general objectives were:
1. To consolidate and further develop HIV/STI prevention, health and social promotion interventions for migrant and mobile sex workers in Europe.
2. To promote human rights and equality in public health policies for migrant/mobile sex workers and trafficked women.
3. To facilitate the sharing of knowledge, experience and good practices among service providers and community based organisations on pan-European level.
4. To consolidate and expand the network of 25 countries in Europe, and to strengthen their capacity for effective interventions within a sub-regional cooperation model.
Promoting health and prevent disease through addressing health determinants across all policies and activities.
Area of activity: Sexual and reproductive health. Strand 3: Health Determinants.
TAMPEP has been active as a European Network since 1993. TAMPEP has developed and promoted multidisciplinary models of interventions for health and social care for vulnerable migrant sex workers and trafficked women in Europe. The aim of the Network is to promote a comprehensive approach to the related issues of sex work, trafficking in women and HIV/STI prevention, as well as to develop synergy among NGOs and international and national agencies active in this field.
TAMPEP 7 aimed at expand the network to 25 countries, integrating HIV/STI prevention projects from eight new EU member countries and two associated countries. The consolidation and expansion of this pan-European cooperation was essential in responding effectively to the rapidly changing European prostitution scene which impacts on the health and well being of vulnerable migrant sex workers and trafficked women. Responding to prostitution is considered a high priority by policy makers and has been mainstreamed in EU polices and programmes.
The stages of the methodology combined national and European mapping of prostitution, the assessment of changes of populations and their situations, actual interventions, a continuous evaluation and the adjustment of interventions in relation to the environmental changes, the adaptation of models of intervention and tools to specific groups and situations in various member countries, the implementation and assessment of the effects of adequate strategies within the whole European context with common indicators. The activities were supported by guidelines/training packages and best practices tools monitored and evaluated by the Coordination Centre and the Steering Committee. Four Regional Commissions monitored, compared and analysed the data supplied by the National Coordinators concerning prostitution and the different factors influencing the effects of prevention activities and polices within the regions, with particular attention to the sub-regions. Risk: the continuous changes of contexts and targets, and the lack of political commitment.
14 work packages:
- n° 1 - European Coordination ;
- n° 2 - Regional Coordination NORTH, national coordinations, international and regional exchanges ;
- n° 3 - Regional Coordination SOUTH, national coordinations, international and regional exchanges ;
- n°4 - Regional Coordination EAST, national coordinations, international and regional exchanges ;
- n° 5 - Regional Coordination WEST, national coordinations, international and regional exchanges ;
- n° 6 - NORTH Region: national mappings, legislation on prostitution, migration patterns from the Baltic countries ;
- n° 7 - SOUTH Region: national mappings, legislation on prostitution, migration from the Balkan countries ;
- n° 8 - EAST Region: national mappings, legislation on prostitution, migration from the East European countries ;
- n° 9 - WEST Region: national mappings, legislation on prostitution, migration from the African countries ;
- n° 10 - NORTH Region: outreach work, special target (Asian sex workers), development of new materials and methods, spreading of good practice methods through TAMPEP CD-Rom ;
- n° 11 - SOUTH Region: outreach work, special target (African sex workers), development of new materials and methods, spreading of good practice methods through TAMPEP CD-Rom ;
- n° 12 - EAST Region: outreach work, special target (East European sex workers), development of new materials and methods, spreading of good practice methods through TAMPEP CD-Rom ;
- n° 13 - WEST Region: outreach work, special target (Latin American sex workers), development of new materials and methods, spreading of good practice methods through TAMPEP CD-Rom ;
- n° 14 - Dissemination of the results: website, newsletter, technical assistance (workshops and trainings) and provision of consultancy and policy advice for international agencies and national authorities and various beneficiaries.