Retired Prostitutes Open College Of Sex To Teach Tricks Of The Trade -Photo

Ever wondered what happens to sex workers
when they grow old and it is time to retire?
Lima Mankarankara, 66, said she and her peers
have a “consultancy service” for younger sex
workers in Mashonaland Central Province,
Zimbabwe, to stay relevant in the industry.
“We teach them how to handle clients well and
the proper use of condoms,” she said.
“Men take advantage of girls, so this is a way of
making sure the girls stay safe and avoid
unwanted babies while getting a little something
for ourselves,” Mankarankara added.
She said the girls show appreciation for the
lessons through money or food for the
consultancy provided. “Some of the girls are
underage and cannot access condoms, so we
give them the condoms because as much as we
hate to admit it, the girls are already in business
at the age of 12,” the elderly woman said.
Together with three other retired sex workers,
Mankarankara runs the organisation and
procures sanitation, condoms and pregnancy
test kits.
Dalitso Mwale, one of Mankarankara’s clients
said the women did not ask for money in return
for their services.
“We sometimes give them the money as a token
of appreciation, however, they are grandmothers
and have daughters who have ventured into the
trade and they want to avoid teen pregnancies,”
said Mwale.
Mwale, who has a five-year old son, said she
had ventured into prostitution as a way of
sustaining her siblings as they are orphans.
“Because we did not have a service like the one
ana ambuya (Mankarankara and crew) are
running, I fell pregnant.
“Thankfully I did not get the virus but this
taught me to be careful all the time. Now
because of the service, a lot of girls like me will
be saved from the trauma of having an
unwanted child and HIV,” she said.
I guess this happens only in Zimbabwe.