Like a Rainbow...

Abstract

The stark white room is echoing with dreams. "I want to become a doctor... I am engineer... I want to become a nun... (this evokes a riot of laughter) I want to become a dress designer... My dream is to become a social worker .... I want to study only English..." These are the dreams of the children sitting in front of me. The youngest is five years old and the oldest is 15.

Each one of these children has a story to tell. A story that will make our stomachs churn and hang our heads in shame as adults. These children have been subjected to the most traumatic experiences in life that -no child should be made to go through. These are the children of sex workers. Some of them are child sex workers too. Some are afflicted by STDs and some are HIV positive. However hard I try, I couldn't find one reason why these children had to suffer this plight, for no fault of theirs. As adults we are supposed to care for our children, protect
them and guide them.