About Us

Primis – Prevention, Information and Mediation in the Sex Industry is a service of ZonaProtetta, active in the Canton of Ticino since 2003.

Primis was created to respond to the specific needs of people engaged in sex work in Ticino. For over twenty years, we have been providing free health, social and legal counselling.

Our Mission

• Promote the sexual health and related rights of sex workers.
• Promote health and reduce risks associated with sex work, particularly those related to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
• Facilitate access to social, legal, administrative and other support services.
• Ensure access to healthcare and prevention.
• Combat stigma and social exclusion.

Primis is a member of ProCoRe, the Swiss national network advocating for the rights and interests of sex workers. Primis also participates in the national APIS network coordinated by the Swiss AIDS Federation.

Team

Coordinator

• Vincenza Guarnaccia (she/her)

Sexual Health Counsellor & Intercultural Mediator

• Isabel Londoño Aguilar (she/her)

Intercultural Mediators

• Jussiene Righini (she/her)
• Mihaela Sgrò (she/her)