The tradition of girl to dedicate Child Prostitution

The tradition of girl to dedicate Child Prostitution




Call it the Puja. This girl aged about 13 years. Still in school. Love to sing and dance. Laughing, she threw a dream to be a movie star someday. Far behind her innocence as a country girl, Puja has forward thinking. He was the first girl in her family to school, and determined to finish it. A little girl in her neighborhood who has a similar determination.

He did not want to end up like Priya, nearly 40-year-ol

d woman who was forced to live in the neighborhood of prostitution shortly after entering the pubertas.Menjual girls who enter puberty into prostitution become plural stories in the District of Bharatpur, India. In fact, being part of local communities' traditional welcoming ceremony that marked the onset of puberty: Nathni Utarna.

The ceremony was a marker of a girl ready to be sent into the sex trade. Ready to sleep with his first client.

People do not see nothing wrong when a father brought his daughter into the sex business.
Similarly, when a young man take his sister to a brothel. They just see it as a hereditary tradition.

The tradition stems from devdasi culture, which means an offering to God. The girls dedicated as a sex worker in the name of religion. Only, a tradition that was originally a form of religious sacrifice has been transformed into a promising business fields decent life.

Plan India, a social institution continue its efforts to remove that tradition. "Many women in rehabilitation centers to ensure that girls in their families did not continue this tradition," said Anil Kapoor, one of India Plan activist, told CNN.

"A small step, but the direction is correct. Changing the mindset of women in rural areas is key, "he said. "Now, when the women already have their own stance against prostitution, I am optimistic that tradition could be ended."

Plan India targeting children of women who do not fall into prostitution. Because, those who had already entered into the business is generally difficult to escape because it is tied promising income. "Education is the key to change."