This article is about the courageous story of a group of nuns that travel through the streets in efforts to rescue victims of prostitution. The organization is called Immaculate Mary Queen of Heaven Missionaries. Sister Irene Baquiran, founded this organization in 1996. This organization not only work to rescue victims but are also trying to end the cycle of poverty. They feel the cycle of poverty is one of the main determining factors causing prostitution.
During their mission they found the age of the prostitutes usually ranged anywhere from 15-20. Although most ranged in their mid to late teens, some victims were sometimes as young as age 8.
These victims were forced into having sex encounters as many as 10 times per night. They pay for these sex acts was an estimated $2 per customer. Some pimps would also addict their victims to drugs as well as drug them while they were performing sex acts.
There is also mention of a safe housing development called The House of Love. This program provides a safe place, counseling and health care for former prostitutes. In this house, the children of prostitutes is also welcomed.
One of the other techniques the sisters are using to rescue victims is to go into places pimps try to recruit women or brothels and try to offer them good paying city jobs. Their hopes is they will choose this offer over prostitution.
I'm pleased to see an organization digging to the root of what is actually causing the crime of prostitution. You can close down brothels and rescue many victims, but the issue of poverty still exists and will continue to influence prostitution. If other countries around the world used their technique the amount of poverty would not only lower, but so would the amount of trafficking and prostitution. Social mobility for women would increase as well. Societies would face a large change, but in my opinion, this would be one of the most beneficial changes for international society.
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