TTLV: Activities to support female sex workers to reintegrate into the community in the project "Supporting research, policy development and piloting community integration models for female sex workers in Hanoi" implemented by CSAGA

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Hien Minh

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: February 16, 1983

4. Place of birth: Trung Hoa - Cau Giay - Hanoi.

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No.

7. Thesis topic name:Activities to support female sex workers to reintegrate into the community in the project "Supporting research, policy development and piloting community integration models for female sex workers in Hanoi" implemented by CSAGA

8. Major: Social work Code: 60.90.01.01

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Mai Thi Kim Thanh, Faculty of Sociology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis is a new research direction in social work to contribute to enhancing the role of social workers in supporting sex workers, specifically female sex workers in the process of reintegrating into the community.

The thesis surveys and evaluates the current status of activities supporting female sex workers to reintegrate into the community by the Center for Research and Application of Science on Gender - Family - Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) implemented within the framework of the project "Supporting research, policy development and piloting community integration models for female sex workers in Hanoi". The impact of the project's programs and services on the lives of female sex workers has contributed to changing awareness, work, improving the material and spiritual life of female sex workers, helping them to overcome their inferiority complex to reintegrate into the community. In addition, the thesis has pointed out the limitations that still exist in the process of implementing activities to support female sex workers to reintegrate into the community within the framework of the project implemented by CSAGA in particular and current activities to support female sex workers to reintegrate into the community in general. On that basis, the thesis clearly shows the role of social workers in implementing activities as well as connecting support services Prostitutes reintegrate into the community, thereby proposing solutions to improve the organization, implementation and effectiveness of models and activities to support prostitutes reintegrate into the community currently in Vietnam.

11. Practical application:

The results of the thesis can be used as a reference for some studies in social work on prostitutes in general and female prostitutes in particular. In addition, social workers working with female prostitutes can use the measures proposed in the thesis in the process of assisting female prostitutes.

12. Further research directions:

Continue to strengthen and develop new measures in different roles of social workers to improve the effectiveness of models and activities to support female sex workers.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name of student: Nguyen Hien Minh 2. Gender: Female

3. Date of Birth: 16-02-1983 4. Place of birth: China - Cau Giay - Ha Noi

5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated December 30, 2013 The university of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: None.

7. Official thesis title: Supporting female sex workers to reintegrate community in project "Support policy review and pilot model on social reintegration for sex workers in Hanoi" implemented by CSAGA

8. Major: Social Work Code: 60.90.01.01

9. Supervisor: PhD. Mai Thi Kim Thanh, Sociology Faculty, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University

10. A summary of the results of the thesis:

The Thesis is a new research field in social work in order to contribute to enhance the role of social workers in whore assistant activities, particularly the prostitutes in the community reintegration. This Thesis surveys and assesses the status of activities in supporting the prostitues' reintegration into the community of The research and scientific application Center on Gender - Family – Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) implemented in the framework of the project "Support for research and policy development and pilot community integration for prostitutes in Hanoi. The impact of the programs and services of the project on prostitutes' live has contributed to change perceptions, work, improve the material and spiritual life for these women, help them delete the guilty feeling to reintegrate with the community. Furthermore, the thesis has given the existent limitations in the process of implementing support activities in the framework of project of CSAGA in particular, and the reintegration assistant activities in general. On these basis, the thesis points out the role of social workers in implementing activities as well as connecting services to support women in prostitution to reintegrate into the community, then proposes solutions for perfecting the implementing organization and improving the effectiveness of the models, the prostitute support activities in community reintegration in Vietnam.

11. Ability to apply in practice:

The results of the thesis can be referenced to some of studies in social work about sex workers in general and prostitutes in particular. In addition, to social work staff working with female sex workers may use the solution proposed in the essay into process of supporting these.

12. The next research directions:

Continue to strengthen and develop new measuresat the different roles of the social work staff to improve the efficiency of thepatterns, activities in supporting women in prostitution.