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Key facts
Counted staff
113
self-reported 11–50 band
Founded
1990
36 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Nonprofit
self-reported
Description
SWOP is Australia’s largest and longest established community based sex worker organisation focused on HIV, STI and Hepatitis C prevention, education and health promotion for sex workers in NSW.
A key element in the success of SWOP’s work is the building of strategic, collaborative and multidisciplinary working relationships with sex workers, other key health, government and non-government organisations, and advocating for an equitable and holistic approach to services provided to sex workers.
SWOP was established in 1990 after the Australia Prostitutes Collective which had been established in 1983 ceased operation. Since 1990 SWOP has been funded by the NSW Ministry of Health (NSW Health) to provide sexual health information and support to sex workers in NSW, specifically in relation to HIV and other sexually transmissible infections. Throughout this period, governance had been managed by ACON, the peak NSW HIV/STI health promotion/prevention NGO.
On 01 July, 2014 SWOP began operating independently, as a stand‐alone organisation with it's own membership base and governing board.
NSW can be proud that there has been no recorded case of HIV transmission from sex worker to client, and lower rates of STIs among female sex workers compared to women in the non sex working population. This success has been made possible, in large part, through the decriminalisation of the NSW sex industry, allowing sex workers access to vital services and support, and enabling SWOP to access the majority of sex services premises throughout NSW.
Specialties
All 7 specialties
- Peer Education
- Community Development
- Sexual Health Resources
- Information and Support
- Counselling Services
- Legal Referals
- Workshops for Service Providors1990
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Locations
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
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All codes: AU
Addresses
- AULevel 4 ACON Building; 414 Elizabeth St; Surry Hills, NSW 2010
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4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at Sex Workers Outreach Project Inc; SWOP?
113 counted staff profiles at January 2026, above the self-reported 11–50 band.
Where does Sex Workers Outreach Project Inc; SWOP have offices?
One address on record, Australia only.
Has Sex Workers Outreach Project Inc; SWOP raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
What does Sex Workers Outreach Project Inc; SWOP list as its specialties?
Seven tags on the brand's own list, among them community development.
Which companies are listed alongside Sex Workers Outreach Project Inc; SWOP?
12 profiles list Sex Workers Outreach Project Inc; SWOP as a peer — 86th percentile in Non-profit Organization Management. It lists ten peers of its own.