Nakibuka Juliett, a prostitute, waits for customers at her brothel in Kawempe slum, Kampala, Uganda, 13th June 2009.

Jane Mwakasacha, a prostitute in the Bwaise brothels, holds out the condom she requires customers to wear . "the boss gives me condoms that sometimes break," she said, "so thats why i make them wear two condoms sometimes."

Women vulnerable to contracting HIV are tested for free at a Positive Living clinic in Kampala. Testing is often a socially tabooed practice with many false impressions about what will happen to a women if she is found positive. As a result, many women at risk refuse testing, and those that accept to a test often do so with fear.

While conditions remain tough for commercial sex workers, some remain devoted christians, and "pray that god will help us improve our lives," according to one woman.

Robinah Muhaganzi travels to the slum several times a week to help teach commercial sex workers english. If the women working in the brothels learn english, they have a much higher likelihood of finding a better way to support themselves.

Kwyekiriza Joan and Nakibuka Juliett lie together with a customer inside the brothel during the daytime. Typically business is slow during the day, and the women find themselves sitting around without much to pass the time.

Prostitutes smoke pipe tobacco and "local medicine" prior to begining the night's work as a ritual to bring a lot of business to their brothel.

Women at the brothel wait for a night of business as the sun goes down.