This might sound weird but the truth is
that I have always wondered what
prostitutes do with their lives when they
become old and unattractive, well, this
report kind of answers my question.
A well known prostitute in Zimbabwe
known as Lima Mankarankara, 66, said
she and her peers have a “consultancy
service” for younger s*x workers in
Mashonaland Central Province,
Zimbabwe, to stay relevant in the
industry.
“We teach them how to handle clients well
and the proper use of condoms,” she said.
“Men take advantage of girls, so this is a
way of making sure the girls stay safe and
avoid unwanted babies while getting a little
something for ourselves,” Mankarankara
added.
She said the girls show appreciation for
the lessons through money or food for
the consultancy provided. “Some of the
girls are underage and cannot access
condoms, so we give them the condoms
because as much as we hate to admit it,
the girls are already in business at the age
of 12,” the elderly woman said.
Together with three other retired s*x
workers, Mankarankara runs the
organisation and procures sanitation,
condoms and pregnancy test kits.
Dalitso Mwale, one of Mankarankara’s
clients said the women did not ask for
money in return for their services.
“We sometimes give them the money as a
token of appreciation, however, they are
grandmothers and have daughters who
have ventured into the trade and they want
to avoid teen pregnancies,” said Mwale.
Mwale, who has a five-year old son, said
she had ventured into prostitution as a
way of sustaining her siblings as they
are orphans.
“Because we did not have a service like the
one ana ambuya (Mankarankara and crew)
are running, I fell pregnant.
“Thankfully I did not get the virus but this
taught me to be careful all the time. Now
because of the service, a lot of girls like
me will be saved from the trauma of having
an unwanted child and HIV,” she said.
I guess this happens only in Zimbabwe.
that I have always wondered what
prostitutes do with their lives when they
become old and unattractive, well, this
report kind of answers my question.
A well known prostitute in Zimbabwe
known as Lima Mankarankara, 66, said
she and her peers have a “consultancy
service” for younger s*x workers in
Mashonaland Central Province,
Zimbabwe, to stay relevant in the
industry.
“We teach them how to handle clients well
and the proper use of condoms,” she said.
“Men take advantage of girls, so this is a
way of making sure the girls stay safe and
avoid unwanted babies while getting a little
something for ourselves,” Mankarankara
added.
She said the girls show appreciation for
the lessons through money or food for
the consultancy provided. “Some of the
girls are underage and cannot access
condoms, so we give them the condoms
because as much as we hate to admit it,
the girls are already in business at the age
of 12,” the elderly woman said.
Together with three other retired s*x
workers, Mankarankara runs the
organisation and procures sanitation,
condoms and pregnancy test kits.
Dalitso Mwale, one of Mankarankara’s
clients said the women did not ask for
money in return for their services.
“We sometimes give them the money as a
token of appreciation, however, they are
grandmothers and have daughters who
have ventured into the trade and they want
to avoid teen pregnancies,” said Mwale.
Mwale, who has a five-year old son, said
she had ventured into prostitution as a
way of sustaining her siblings as they
are orphans.
“Because we did not have a service like the
one ana ambuya (Mankarankara and crew)
are running, I fell pregnant.
“Thankfully I did not get the virus but this
taught me to be careful all the time. Now
because of the service, a lot of girls like
me will be saved from the trauma of having
an unwanted child and HIV,” she said.
I guess this happens only in Zimbabwe.
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