Girl Child

I wonder how many young girls (girl child) are out there on the streets, striving to survive. Many became mothers at a tender age not because they want to but because of circumstance they find themselves in. Girls as young as 11 years old with no sense on how to look after another child become mothers and are forced to be grown ups. Most of the time these girls loose interest in school and in any form of education that may be presented to them by well wishers, NGOs and or government.

The problem is not that these girls don't want to go to school but it's because they lack moral support from people who are close to them. This happens because they have either lost both their parents or they are single parented, thus, leaving them with no role model. It is sad to see how the girls languish on the streets with nothing to do but ask for money from strangers, who most of the time refuse and walk away. But then, it becomes dangerous when the stranger that is willing to assist is male and when he offers to help on certain conditions. The condition is most of the time that the girls sleep with them either with or without any kind of protection. This is of huge concern as the rate at which people are getting infected with STDs and HIV/Aids is high in developing countries.

Who will be the future leaders of tomorrow if we let the situation to continue? Government should help communities combat poverty for it is from poverty that we have this problem of girl children. Poverty is the root cause of all this sad ways of living.