Strength (score) of female sex worker CBOs in Krishna and Vizianagaram districts, Andhra Pradesh, India: assessed using the COPI tool, 2010
| Parameters and Indicators | Maximum score | Krishna district | Vijayanagaram district | ||||||
| Round 1 (2010) | Round 2 (2011) | Round 1 (2010) | Round 2 (2011) | ||||||
| Individual indicator score | Mean score | Individual indicator score | Mean score | Individual indicator score | Mean score | Individual indicator score | Mean score | ||
| Leadership | 12 | 7.45 | 9.11 | 6.06 | 8.05 | ||||
| Leadership has demonstrated capacity to adopt a solidarity role during crises faced by FSWs | 4 | 3.00 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 2.00 | ||||
| Leadership has demonstrated the ability to mobilise FSWs to assert their identity and to engage with issues through collective action | 4 | 1.45 | 3.27 | 0.73 | 2.55 | ||||
| Leadership team is capable of setting its own agenda | 4 | 3.00 | 3.33 | 3.33 | 3.50 | ||||
| Governance | 20 | 7.34 | 9.75 | 8.63 | 8.73 | ||||
| Selection process of the leadership is participatory | 7 | 1.58 | 4.72 | 2.30 | 3.61 | ||||
| System of accountability of leaders to community members in place | 10 | 3.96 | 3.83 | 5.10 | 3.92 | ||||
| FSWs included in the leadership | 3 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | ||||
| Decision making | 9 | 4.39 | 4.86 | 5.29 | 6.29 | ||||
| A well-defined decision-making system for operational matters in place, with the CBO being the decision maker | 3 | 1.64 | 2.79 | 1.93 | 2.71 | ||||
| System in place to promote community involvement in strategic decision making | 3 | 0.71 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 0.57 | ||||
| Committees for crisis response and advocacy have been formed and are meeting regularly | 3 | 2.04 | 1.50 | 2.36 | 3.00 | ||||
| Resource mobilisation | 10 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Community collective network | 11 | 1.56 | 3.02 | 1.90 | 5.15 | ||||
| Increasing engagement of FSWs with CBOs from other locations | 5 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 1.33 | 3.17 | ||||
| Networking with State AIDS Control Societies and government bodies | 3 | 0.56 | 0.19 | 0.56 | 1.31 | ||||
| Networking, collaboration with other solidarity groups and advocacy initiatives | 3 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | ||||
| Project, financial and legal risk management | 10 | 3.68 | 5.03 | 4.55 | 3.78 | ||||
| Leadership has demonstrated the capacity to manage strong financial, accounting and administrative systems | 5 | 1.80 | 1.40 | 2.30 | 4.00 | 1.40 | |||
| Leadership is competent and confident of contributing to project processes | 5 | 1.88 | 3.63 | 2.55 | 3.27 | 2.38 | |||
| FSWs' engagement with the state | 16 | 8.80 | 11.56 | 8.36 | 10.00 | ||||
| Awareness of rights and entitlements, especially with respect to dealing with arrests and violence | 4 | 2.91 | 3.27 | 2.91 | 4.00 | ||||
| Demonstrated collective action in utilising and creating spaces for negotiation with state bodies | 6 | 2.07 | 4.47 | 1.09 | 3.27 | ||||
| Demonstrated capability in successfully claiming and realising FSWs' rights and entitlements | 6 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 4.36 | 2.73 | ||||
| Engagement with key influencers | 12 | 5.21 | 4.92 | 2.19 | 6.94 | ||||
| Able to make itself visible to diverse influential stakeholders as collective agency of FSWs | 5 | 2.71 | 2.60 | 1.25 | 3.13 | ||||
| Demonstrated collective action in engaging with diverse non-state stakeholders in asserting the identity of FSWs | 7 | 2.50 | 2.31 | 0.94 | 3.81 | ||||
| Overall CBO score (based on all the above indicators) | 40.35 | 50.58 | 40.59 | 48.92 | |||||
Leadership includes CBO executive committee members, which consists of 17–21 members, of which five are office bearers and 12–16 task committee members. Resource mobilisation includes both internal (fee or voluntary contributions from members) and external resources (funds, donations and contributions from individuals, government agencies and NGOs) mobilised by the CBO. Key influencers includes (1) rowdies, pimps, lodge/brothel owners, drivers, husbands/regular partners; (2) advocates, doctors and solidarity group members and (3) faith leaders, members of the neighbourhood community, local clubs and the media. Interpretation of overall CBO score using series of bands: Basic (0–14), Foundation (15–29), Promising I (30–43), Promising II (44–57), Promising III (58–72), Vibrant I (73–87) and Vibrant II (88–100). A detailed description of the procedures in weighting and the determination of bands is given in the article by Thomas et al in this issue.15
FSW, female sex workers.