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Crossing Continents: Denmark's Red Van

Denmark's Red Van

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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.
For Crossing Continents, Linda Pressly reports from Copenhagen.

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