Posts filed under 'Prostitution'

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Fanta Jabbie. From her home in Small Seffadu Village, Kono she shares her history and introduces her family, including her young daughter. At 13, she returned from the war to the ruins of Kono and desperately turned to prostitution for survival by establishing a prostitution group with friends, “The American Girls Club.” No longer wanting to depend on “bad habits” and hoping for a better life for her daughter, she is committed to improving her life through education and opportunity.

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Yeali Thoronka. Yeali shares that as a very small child the only memory preserved from the day the rebels came is being pulled away from her mother. Eventually the war would mean the death of both of her parents, leaving her and her sister (Kanku Thoronka) to fend for themselves. Optimistic that “Our Own TV” can unite the community and create positive change, Yeali believes being part of the program will transform her life.

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Kanku Thoronka. An aspiring actress, Kanku is focused on improving her life. Having escaped the war and having lived as a refugee in Guinea, she returned to Sierra Leone finding dramatic change. With her home and country destroyed, and her family dead she turned to prostitution for survival. Without a foundation to build from, she and her peers were unsure of how to create a future. Finding hope in education she is beginning to write a new life chapter.

Meet WeOwnTV youth filmmaker Mariama Bah. With a distinct spark in her eye, Mariama tells of her dreams of being a world leader. She believes if she commits to her education and to moving beyond the hurts of war, her opportunities will be limitless. Having lost her mother to sickness and her father to rebel violence, young Mariama was left to fend for her survival and turned to prostitution. Recognizing the dangers she pulled away and dedicated herself to improving her life through education.