S_x workers in Dema Growth Point, Zimbabwe, are now accepting buckets of maize and cups of beans as payment from their cash-strapped male clients.
Some of the prostitutes who spoke to ‘New Zimbabwe’ , appealed to the government and other organizations for low-interest loans to start income-generating projects to fend for their starving families.
One of the s_x workers who only identified herself as Alice, said;
“Gone are the days when we used to charge US$5 for the whole night. These days even one dollar is accepted, so that you are able to buy vegetables and tomatoes and cook something for your starving children.”
Alice disclosed that she has three children, one of which is in Form 4. The child needs ZIMSEC (Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council) registration fees while the other kids are in Grade 7 and Grade One.
She added; “I now even accept a bucket of maize or cups of dried beans as payment for s_x services. At least I am assured that my kids will have porridge.”
