South Africa have launched  the programs SWEEP, #SayHerName, advocacy and law reform, and Sisonke movement in order to bring awareness to the problems faced by sex workers, some of which are police arrests and rape by fake clients.
In April 2013, the Commission for Gender Equality also stated its support for decriminalization. Prostitution in South Africa is illegal for both buying and selling sex, as well as related activities such as brothel keeping and pimping. They have launched different programs to bring awareness to problems facing sex workers such as Sex Work Empowerment and Enabling Environment (SWEEP), #SayHerName, advocacy and law reform, and Sisonke movement. The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) is an independent chapter nine institution in South Africa. 
