High spirits, high hopesRima (not her real name) is a sixth grade student and the daughter of a sex worker. SSS-Poura Ideal High School authorities said that out of 12 students who will sit for the SSC examination this year, three are children of sex workers. A home for the childrenThe Sonar Bangla Children Home atKuizbari in Tangail shelters 46 male and 50 female children whose mothers are or were sex workers at some point. Many children have completed their school education with the support of this home. Shabnaz Jaherin, Child Protection Specialist at UNICEF said: “There is no noteworthy initiative by the government of Bangladesh for the children of sex workers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2019 07:30 UTC