“A lot of young women growing up in poor single-mother households in rural areas are prey to all the social ills,” said Phinah Kodisang. And the power dynamics make it difficult for young women to demand safe sex. “More than three out of every five young women acquired HIV from a man in his 30s,” said Karim. The Rise young women learn about HIV and the benefits of education, in a place where the odds are stacked against them. “The girls are constantly preyed on, they look up to an older man who makes promises,” Kodisang said with some bitterness.

Source: The Guardian July 23, 2016 23:03 UTC