The system is failing trafficked girls, says Simona Broomes

By Oluatoyin Alleyne On In Guyana News |
Some women of the 14 Miles back dam in discussion with GWMO President Simona Broomes in front of what is known as a ‘kaimoo,’ which is a crudely built structure with small rooms where women have sex with men for money.
Some women of the 14 Miles back dam in discussion with GWMO President Simona Broomes in front of what is known as a ‘kaimoo,’ which is a crudely built structure with small rooms where women have sex with men for money.

At least one of the females rescued from 14 Miles, Region 7 last weekend was already known to the system as she had been removed from her mother’s home and placed in a state shelter before being returned by the authorities. She eventually “slipped through the cracks” and has now turned up as a sex worker in the interior.

At sixteen the North West resident has a child and told members of the Guyana Women