Are these street kids still studying, Mama?
Yes. They are in Junior high school, Senior high school, and 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.
When they see their friends wearing a new skirt, with 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 their friends with money.
"She earns a lot, I want to be like her".
There are environmental factors.
Some of them are kids from broken families.
Their parents are divorced and do not care about them
Such as mothers leaving her children.
Or a father who married again, and abandoned his children...
So there is no one in the family to take care of these children.
These children from broken families eventually, lose their ways.
Younger street children
Usually, have a price... Around IDR 500k (USD$35)
If they have to stay a night, the price is around IDR 1 million (USD #70)
And they are used over and over again During the night
When a ship carrying white men comes...
They get aboard the ship and only come back when the ship returns again.
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 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, I haven't finished my make up.
Those who pay for sex are mostly our people, Papuans.
They are usually civil servants, businessmen, from the private sector.
Any government staff?
Yes, there are.
The government officials, When they come here...
They come by car...
And they tell the driver to look for young girls.
Because they love to do that to young girls.
They don't want the "root", They want the "vine".
Most customers do not use a condom. They do not want to.
The girls usually bring the condoms and we teach them about how to use it.
They usually know how to use condoms.
When they go with the customers with a car and offer condoms,
The customers will first refuse, and ask the girls to drink alcohol.
"Yes, but you have to drink first," they say
"Let's drink first and then go out for a ride in the car."
When the girls get drunk, they forget to offer the condoms again.
And when they manage to use a condom, the customers don't want to pay after sex
Saying that they refused it.
Reasoning that the rubber met the flesh. It was not flesh on flesh.
These girls are in a pitiful situation. Also, when they are
on the road ...
they face violence.
Like, they get hit by the clients.
When the customers force the girls to be drunk .. often times
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" And, they just run away.
usually, after coming back from the hotel, there are more guys waiting for them.
They are eager to buy the girls drinks. If they refuse, they get hit.
There was a pregnant girl who had to perform an abortion.
She died eventually.
she took medicine, 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 until our tongues are tired.
Yes, but often they say that they do it for financial needs.
They need food, clothes
And they also subjected to societal stigma.
They often say that they are still young but old enough to sell themselves.
And more judgmental opinions like this.
Sometimes, a customer brings a girl...
And there are also other customers at the same time ..
Forced from the condition, she has to serve them all
If she serves them, she gets paid. Right ..?
A customer says, "Let's go for a walk somewhere."
When they come back, They don't have the money to pay her.
They also have more guests...
if ...
they bring the girls to a hotel,
Say, they are three pairs of men and girls.
When they are drunk...
In a drunken state, one man can have sex with three girls.
And these girls also have to serve the other men.
so, there is indiscriminate sex
I always tell these girls.
If one of their customers are HIV positive,
then all of the girls would get HIV too.
So I ask the government to not turn a blind eye to this.
The government should be aware of these girls on the street.
Because they need the government to ....
provide alternatives or jobs.
Such as sweeper or floor cleaner
Or to provide a foundation that works for the girls involved in prostitution
the government should not wait for outsiders to provide help.
They should create programs to prevent HIV/ AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases
for the girls in prostitution on the streets ...
The local Govt. should be paying attention to this, they have to know...
Because this is really happening, and the government should know that...
As some of their officials transport the girls by car to hotels.
Officials with a dark-tinted 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)
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