Street work MISA

Advice on sex work and prostitution

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Street work with people in sex work and prostitution

Outreach work and street work

We regularly visit businesses in the Ravensburg and Lake Constance districts to introduce ourselves. We're here if you have any questions or need support.

Advice

We advise you personally at your location, by telephone or at our locations in protected premises.

We also offer quick and anonymous online consultations via chat or video call. This can also be done easily via your smartphone.

Do you want to support us?

You can support our work with a donation:


Recipient: Arkade eV

IBAN: DE67 6505 0110 0101 131366

BIC: SOLADES1RVB

Purpose: MISA Streetwork donation


What also helps us:

  • Job opportunities
  • unbiased landlords
  • Donations in kind (e.g. hygiene products and condoms)


our range


... for people in sex work and prostitution

  • Outreach social work and street work
  • Psychosocial counseling
  • Referral to medical professionals / health care
  • Help and support during pregnancy
  • Professional advice and support to offices and authorities
  • Transition and exit advice
  • Referral to further assistance and other specialist agencies
  • Our project "WORKSplus" is for people who want to reorient themselves professionally.
  • Our project "SELMA" - raising awareness and empowering people in prostitution.

... for specialist departments and the public

  • Collegial expert advice on the topics of prostitution/sex work and related areas
  • Educational work for the interested public
  • Education and prevention
  • Prevention project at schools "Loverboy scam - Say no when love turns into prostitution!" for schools, institutions, and organizations.
  • The SELMA project offers a training program aimed, among others, at support system employees, designed to raise their awareness of the issues and needs of people in prostitution/sex work. Further information and registration are available here.


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Our team


We can be reached by phone, in person and also via WhatsApp.

Locations


Outer Ailinger Street 117, 88046 Friedrichshafen

Eisenbahnstraße 30, 88212 Ravensburg

Online consultation

fast, anonymous, free

We offer flexible online consultations via Zoom or WhatsApp at any time.


Simply make an appointment spontaneously by phone, WhatsApp, SMS or email.

Our projects


Project WORKSplus

Professional reorientation

MISA Arkade e. V., together with the counseling center Aspasia of AIDS-Hilfe Pforzheim e. V. and QPRINTS&SERVICE gGmbH, also based in Pforzheim, is the implementing location of the supra-regional network project WORKSplus of Werkstatt PARITÄT gGmbH.


The project is aimed at people in prostitution who need counseling and/or support. The focus is particularly on those who have the desire and personal interest to reorient themselves professionally. Within the framework of the project, we offer support, coaching, and measures for professional reorientation or career transition.


The WORKSplus project is funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration with funds from the European Union within the framework of the European Social Fund Plus in Baden-Württemberg and from state funds.

Website: WORKSplus

Loverboy scam

Say no when love turns into prostitution!

For many young women in prostitution, the loverboy scam is their gateway into prostitution. This method involves tricking underage girls into believing they are in a romantic relationship. The perpetrators are often charming, young, and good-looking, and initiate contact via social media. The victim is made dependent on the perpetrator. They then use an emergency situation—often debt—as an excuse. The seemingly only solution: The victim engages in prostitution to earn money. The number of such cases is not recorded by the police. Many victims do not report the loverboy scam, even though it is considered a criminal offense, namely human trafficking and forced prostitution. To protect potential victims, the MISA team educates schools about the loverboy method.


In two school lessons, we'll explain what the loverboy scam is, how to recognize it, and where to find help. There will also be time for discussion and questions. Through various exercises, students learn to recognize, respect, and communicate boundaries. This is intended to empower young people and raise awareness of abuse. Schools, organizations, and institutions are welcome to request the prevention project "The Loverboy Scam - Say No When Love Turns into Prostitution!"


Download: Loverboy Scam Flyer

Project SELMA

Raising awareness and empowering people in prostitution


The joint project "SELMA – Raising Awareness and Empowering People in Prostitution," funded by the European Social Fund as part of the EhaP Plus program, has two pillars: On the one hand, the project partners, Aidshilfe Tübingen-Reutlingen and Arkade eV, provide low-threshold counseling services for people in prostitution who are particularly affected by poverty and marginalization in the Ravensburg and Bodenseekreis districts (empowerment). On the other hand, the project serves the purpose of anti-stigma work by informing the general public and (future) government employees about the complex and controversial topic of "prostitution/sex work" through workshops, events, and social media campaigns (awareness).

Further information


Member of the State Network Prostitution e. V.

MISA Arkade e. V. is a member of the state network of specialist counseling centers for people in prostitution in Baden-Württemberg.


The state network offers its member organizations a platform for exchange and dialogue, cooperation and further development and serves as a common mouthpiece regarding social and political developments surrounding the topic of prostitution.


Further information can be found here.

BleibSafe.info

Information on the Prostitute Protection Act, health and regulatory authorities, and counseling centers in Baden-Württemberg can be found on BleibSafe.info.

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