A Radical System of Sophisticated Power
Pan-European Network for Trans Migrant Protection
The Dolls Initiative represents Dinah Bons' most recent and innovative institutional project. This pan-European mutual aid network, enabled by technology, was born from tragedy and designed to protect one of Europe's most vulnerable populations: trans migrant sex workers.
Co-founded with Victoria Maxima Caram and Aryelle Freeman Hopelezz, the initiative's mission is to create a "safe and encrypted network to protect trans sex workers in Europe, preventing our sisters from disappearing without a trace."
The death of their sister Ela was a heartbreak that moved the founders from mourning into motion. For days they fought tirelessly to get her body repatriated, navigating bureaucracy, silence, and indifference.
But with the determination of their community and the courage of leaders like Dinah and Maxima, they succeeded. Not just in honoring her death, but in sparking a vision of what must never happen again.
The catalyst was the death of their sister Ela and the struggle to repatriate her body, a painful experience that ignited the vision of a protection network.
From this pain was born "The Dolls Initiative network": a secure, pan-European web of connection, protection, and visibility for trans migrants.
This system exists solely to prevent families from losing their daughters without knowledge, to ensure every doll is seen, remembered, and protected.
The Dolls Initiative includes a confidential, encrypted database of trans sex workers in Europe—no legal names, only social names and one trusted contact from their country of origin.
The system is safeguarded by radical trust: only accessible when two registered members input the password simultaneously. This ensures it can never be accessed by government agencies, police, or misused.
This system exists solely to prevent families from losing their daughters without knowledge, to ensure every doll is seen, remembered, and protected.
The initiative represents a new model of community protection that uses technology while maintaining radical principles of community control and mutual aid.
Having witnessed firsthand how power, even within activist and well-funded circles, can become toxic, The Dolls Initiative commits to a radical governance structure designed to prevent abuse and maintain community accountability.
The founders have seen organizations open with good intentions only to fall into internal sabotage, ego wars, and political games. People lose their heads chasing influence, forgetting the purpose.
That is why The Dolls Initiative commits to a radical governance structure that prevents these common pitfalls.
Regardless of legal framework adopted, the organizational DNA is built around collective decision-making and equal power:
The Dolls Initiative operates according to clear principles designed to maintain integrity and community focus while navigating challenges and external pressures.
All responses—whether internal or public—are grounded in the following principles:
The initiative maintains clear communication protocols:
Weekly emotional/spiritual check-ins for founders to maintain connection and support.
If one person is targeted: others step in to hold space, affirm, and protect. No isolation, no silent suffering—we rise together.
Working with external mediators or elders (neutral allies) in case of conflict to maintain objectivity and fairness.
The initiative practices private accountability, not public spectacle:
The initiative maintains strict digital safety protocols to protect both the network and its members:
Digital safety is built into every aspect of the initiative's operations, recognizing that the safety of trans migrant sex workers depends on maintaining secure communications and data protection.
The Dolls Initiative's approach to power and influence is intentionally different from traditional organizations, focusing on sustainable impact rather than visibility or growth for its own sake.
The initiative focuses on building relationships with trusted allies who know their integrity, rather than seeking broad public recognition or approval.
They let their work and care speak louder than any gossip, understanding that authentic impact creates more lasting change than public relations campaigns.
Every time they are tested, they grow stronger—rooted in sisterhood, not spectacle. This approach builds resilience and authentic community rather than fragile public image.
The Dolls Initiative is not just building a project—they are weaving a community protocol into every layer of the work, from WhatsApp group rules to emergency contact storage, from collective grieving to collective governance.
Power rooted in care and coded in trust, never forgetting sisters and never giving power to the state to define lives or deaths.
Weaving community values into every aspect of operations, from daily communications to governance structures.
Built for the community, by the community. Forever ungovernable by fear, forever governed by care.
The Dolls Initiative represents a new model of how technology can be used to serve community protection while maintaining radical principles of community control and mutual aid.
The encrypted database system with dual-key access represents a sophisticated approach to digital security that prioritizes community safety over institutional convenience.
The radical governance model provides a blueprint for how organizations can structure themselves to prevent power abuse while maintaining effectiveness and accountability.
This model could be adapted by other community organizations seeking to avoid the pitfalls of traditional hierarchical structures.
The Dolls Initiative represents a new model of community protection and radical care. Learn more about how to support this vital work.