Suara Mama Fin (The Voice of Mother Fin)

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)

Present:

Thank you