Denmarks Red Van
A unique project aimed at reducing harm to women selling sex in Copenhagen\u2026 Every weekend night in Copenhagen\u2019s 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 \u2013 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 \u2013 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\u2019s volunteers believe they are creating a more secure environment for Copenhagen\u2019s sex workers or prostitutes.
Producer / presenter: Linda Pressly
(Image: The Red Van with some of its volunteers \u2013 Pauline Hoffman Schroder, Sine Plambech and Aphinya Jatuparisakul. Credit: BBC/Linda Pressly)