A Zambian woman who has taken prostitution as her lifetime profession has ‘inducted’ her 11-year-old daughter into the same profession.
The young girl who granted an interview to a Child Activist expressed sadness with regards to the challenges her mum has made her go through.
This girl is from one of the compounds in Zambia after her father died, her biological mother forced her into prostitution at age 11 and made her into a sex slave.
She forced her to sleep with 4-7 men a day and the men would pay k10 [Ghc 2.70] that they later used for food and other basic things. When I sat down with Grace (not real names) she told me she slept with so many men such that she lost count, she saw so many older men come into her mother’s home to sexually abuse her.
She had seen more men strip her naked and had seen so men Older men, married men, pastors, respected people in society sneak in at night parking big vehicles to come and sexually abuse her. Some would bring k10 [Ghc 2.70] and others would just sexually abuse her and escape.
She told me her worst experience was when she wanted to refuse, one man become like a demon and become extremely violent and wanted to strangle her, kicked her and Insulted her and spat on her saying she was just a chamber but her mother ignored all that and just continued watching TV all she wanted was the money. So i lay there with tears in my eyes as this man sexually abused me.
When her mother died of menegitis last year December she told me she was the happiest person alive.
At 15 years Grace is 3 months pregnant and HIV positive and is being treated for Syphilis. She is a strong girl and we thank God for everyone who came through and is coming through and is reshaping the life for this girl.
By Buumba Malambo, Child Activist
