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The Red Van with some of its volunteers

21/10/2021 GMT

Denmark’s Red Van

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A unique project aimed at reducing harm to women selling sex in Copenhagen

A unique project aimed at reducing harm to women selling sex in Copenhagen.

Every weekend night in Copenhagen’s red light district of Vesterbro, a group of volunteers pull up and park a Red Van. This is no ordinary vehicle. The interior is lit with fairy lights. There is a bed – and a ready supply of condoms. The Red Van constitutes a harm reduction strategy like no other. It is designed for use by women selling sex on the streets – somewhere they can bring their clients. Just as health workers might argue addicts should have a safe place where they can take their drugs to prevent overdoses, the Red Van NGO’s volunteers believe they are creating a more secure environment for Copenhagen’s sex workers or prostitutes.

Producer/presenter: Linda Pressly  

(Image: The Red Van with some of its volunteers – Pauline Hoffman Schroder, Sine Plambech and Aphinya Jatuparisakul. Credit: Linda Pressly)

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