Are these street kids still
studying, Mama?
Yes, they are. In Junior high school,
Senior high school, even in University.
Some of them still
live with their parents.
Mainly because of their economic needs.
Also, the assistance they receive from
their parents is not enough to sustain.
When they see their friends
wearing a new skirt, carrying a new phone
These things tempt them.
They get requests like "Please
accompany me to the hotel."
"There is a guest,
you have to be there."
Some of them oblige as they want to be
like the friends who bring so much money.
"She earns a lot,
so I also can be like her",
Environmental factor...
Some of them are kids
from broken families.
Their parents are divorced
and do not care about them
It can be a mother leaving her children.
Or a father who married again
and abandoned his children...
So there is none in the family
to take care of these children.
and finally, the (broken family) children
lose their ways.
Street children who are young ...
usually, have a price...
around IDR 500k (USD$35)
If they have to stay one night, the
price is around IDR 1 million (USD #70)
and they are used over and over again
When the ship carrying white men comes...
they get aboard the ship and only come
back when the ship returns.
they travel to places like
Serui, Manokwari, Biak, Sorong...
And bring along
one or two new friends
from other cities to their hometown.
(Mama Fin's Voice)
Ma, your hair is untidy.
- oh no, have to tidy my hair first.
- Mama, don't forget to use lipstick!
- Mama just uses lipstick.
- What to do? Have to take a photo.
Give it to me, my book.
Ouch, don't take my bag in front of
camera, its bad, just use lipstick.
Ok, you all can go now.
I will catch up with you.
Don't start shooting,
Not yet finished my make up.
Those who pay for sex are mostly
our people, Papuan.
They are usually civil servants,
businessmen, also from private sector.
Any government staff?
Yes, there are.
Exactly, the government officials
When they come here...
they come by car...
They tell the driver to
look for young girls.
Because they love to do that
with girls in their young age.
They don't want the "root",
They want the "vine".
Most of the customers don't use a condom.
They don't want to.
The girls usually bring the condoms
and we teach them about using condoms.
They usually know how
to use condoms.
But when they go with them, the ones
(customers) with a car and offer condom,
the customers first deny it and
propose drinking alcohol with them.
"Yes, but you have to drink first"
they say
"Let's drink first then go out in the car"
When the girls become drunk
they forget to offer the condoms again.
Even when they use a condom,
the customers don't want to pay after sex
Mentioning they first refused it.
They provide reasons like - a rubber met
the body/flesh, not flesh on flesh.
So these girls are in a pitiful situation.
When they are
on the road.. also
they face violence.
Like they get hit by the clients.
When they (customers) force the girls
to be drunk .. often
their handphones or money
gets stolen after sex ...
or they get cheated by customers
after sex...
"Be patient, baby. Have to go to the ATM"
Although they don't, they just run away.
After coming back from the hotel, usually,
there are more guys waiting for them.
They are eager to buy her drinks,
If they deny, they get hit by them.
There was a girl who was pregnant
and had to perform an abortion.
She died eventually.
she took medicine and then
got a massage on the belly.
During the massage they
stepped on her stomach
She bled a lot and then died.
We act as an extension staff ....
providing information to
the girls on the streets.
We give advice till our tongues are tired.
Yes, but often they answer that
they do it for economic needs.
They need food, need clothes.
Also, they also are subjected to
stigma from society.
They often say that they are still young
but old enough to sell themselves.
And more judgmental opinions like this.
It happens sometimes that
a customer brought a girl...
and there were some other
customers at the same time ..
Forced from the condition,
she had to serve them all
If she serves them, she will get paid.
Is it true ...?
A customer said,
"Let's go for a walk somewhere."
When they came back,
he didn't have money to pay her.
they have also more guests/customers...
if ...
they bring the girls to a hotel,
Say they are three pairs,
three men, and three girls.
When they are drunk...
In a drunken state, one man can
have sex with three girls.
And they also have to serve
the other men.
so, there is indiscriminate sex
I always give advice to those girls.
If one of these men were
HIV positive,
then all of the girls would get
HIV too.
So I tell the government to
not to be blind to this.
The government should be aware
of these girls on the street.
Because they need attention
from the government to ....
provide alternatives.
Such as sweeper or floor cleaner jobs.
Or to provide a foundation that works for
the girls who are involved in prostitution
the government should not wait for
the people from outside to provide help.
They should create a program to prevent
HIV/AIDS or sexually transmitted diseases.
for the prostitute girls on the street...
The local Govt. should be paying attention
to this also, they have to see...
Because this is really happening. And
the government should know these girls...
As some of the government officials
transport them by car to the hotels.
They are the officials
with the dark-glass car.
"Girl, come inside the car!"
What a pity, they are the next generation.
It is us who must pay attention to them,
the next generation.
If not us, who else would
work for our land?
If these girls die because of HIV
What's the future?
(Mama Fin's Voice)
Present:
Thank you