Suara Mama Fin (The Voice of Mother Fin)

Are these children 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 look at their friends
who have a new skirt, new phone

These things tempt them.

Get requests like "You have to
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 much money.

"She earns a lot,
so I also can be like her",

Environmental factor...

Some of them are children
from broken families.

Their parents have divorced
and left them

It can be a mother leaving her children.

Or a father who married again
and abondoned his children...

So there was none in the family
to take care of these children.

and finally, the (broken family) children
lose their ways.

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 come back
when the ship returns.

they travel to places like
Serui, Manokwari, Biak, Sorong...

And bring one or two of their 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 our people
themselves, Papuan.

They are usually civil servants,
businessmen, also from private sector.

Any government staff?

Yes, there are.

Exactly the government staff,
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.

The girls usually bring the condoms
and we teach them about using condoms.

They usually know about
the use of condoms.

But when they go with them, the ones
(customers) with a car and offer condom,

the customers first deny it
and drink 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 though when they use a condom,
the customers don't want to pay after sex

Because they first refused it.

They provide reasons that a rubber met
the body/flesh, not flesh on flesh.

So they 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 girl
to be drunk .. often

their handphone or money
gets stolen after sex ..

or 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 want to buy her the drinks,
If they deny it, they get hit by them.

There was a girl who got pregnant
and had to perform an abortion.

She died eventually.

she took medicine and then
got a massage on the belly.

They massaged and stepped on her stomach

She bleed a lot and then died.

We act as an extension staff ....

provide information to
the girls on the road.

We give advice till our tongues are tired.

Yes, but often they answer that
they do it for economic needs.

Need food, need clothes.

Absolutely, 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 money.
Is it true ...?

A customer said,
"Let's go for a walk somewhere."

Then when they came back,
he didn't have money to pay her.

they have guest/customer...

if..

they bring the girls to a hotel,
usually the customer ....

Say they are three pairs,
three men, and three girls.

When they are drunk...

Then while being drunk, one man
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,

So 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 hotel.

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

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