NGO empowers 154 commercial sex workers in Gombe

The Civil Society for HIV/Aids in Nigeria, an NGO, has expressed its resolve to empower 154 commercial sex workers in Gombe State with income generating activities, to discourage them from prostitution.

Mr Bachama Yusuf, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the society, told NAN in Gombe on Thursday that it was a World Bank assisted the project, in collaboration with the State Action Committee on HIV/Aids (SACA).

''Our mission is to reduce the spread of HIV/Aids in the communities. We were made to understand that in spite of the awareness, some communities were still ignorant about it. We are sure if we empower the sex workers, they will stop prostitution because most of them are doing it because of poverty.''

According to MR Yusuf, the LGAs (Balanga, Kwami, Dukku and Nafada ) are chosen because of the very low level of awareness on HIV/Aids in the areas.

Source: PM