South Africa?

This is a tricky subject to address but i work with an organization trying to stop sexual violence against women especially infant girls in South Africa. Children as young as 1 month are being gang raped by men who claim virginity cures Aids.
My friend was present when a nine month old girl was brought in for surgery and was devastated at what she saw. Ever since i have been campaigning for awareness, education and begging that the cost of Hiv/Aids drugs be made reasonable so the average person can afford it. This is not a problem only in South Africa but world wide. I need people to become more involved in the lives of their fellow men especially in the case of abuse towards children. I am hoping i can get peoples attention to demand change in Domestic and International Laws. You may wonder how this affects you; We are all joined by 5-6 people and don`t know it. Life is a circle that goes round. We need to be there for each other. This sounds naive but i raise my children on this.

I agree with you. I live in South Africa, and as a journalist and a news paper reader my heart breaks every day because of what people do to children. I truly believe that a soul of a nation is reflected in how one treats children. I remember one story of a 16 month old little girl,. She was snatched away from her mom, raped and abandoned on an open field. It was my first page lead, but I when I got home I cried as the thoughts of this baby girl having to undergo 2 operations was horrific.

It is not only men who are to blame, but also women. We women should treat our sons and daughters equally. We should not treat our child more special and with less rules just because he is a boy. In South Africa, in many communities boys are treated with more privileges than girls. Many of them do not learn about respect towards women. This needs to stop. And we women have a crucial role in this.

The whole situation is sad and disturbing I agree, but what it really comes down to is money. I remember watching a news special about a rare sort of cancer in some children that was able to be cured but since only a couple hundred cases were established the pharmaceutical companies didn't feel it was cost effective to manufacture the treatment. A child's life was out weight by monetary value, but it happens everyday everywhere it seems. Good luck on your fight and cause!