Buella

FROM A BRIGHTER FUTURE TO THE STREETS OF JOBURG VOLUME

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BUELLA I want to tell the world that they shouldn’t judge us- sex workers.

They should look deep into our lives and if they look deep into our lives they will see a reason why we are doing sex work.

Today I am a breadwinner and I maintain myself and five others at home. I am also a Human Rights Activist and also a member of Voice of The Voiceless People.

“Mnyamandawo” Dark Place. This became my second home. Drugs, alchohol, and unsafe sex were practice. Luckily I have made good choices and not do drugs.

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1. Men, Money, Drugs, HIV and Aids and NO parents guiding you is too much for a young lady like me.

2. Because of my parents belief- I had to choose to either shape up or ship out… the choice that I made was to ship out. So, I’ve grown up being a good dancer.

3. I saved 50R and with that 50R I immigrated into the unknown Joburg hoping to be a dancer that would appear on television.

4. After seven months of being on the streets I was introduced to sex work. I was not forced into sex work. It’s a choice I made after having limited choices.

5. I ended up living on the streets of Hillbrow. I lived on the pavements on the corner of Claim and Pretoria streets.

6. This is me when I was 12 years going to turn 13. I always wanted to be a train driver but I was trapped in between Sexuality, Gender, Identity and Christianity.

7. Every Friday I went to church for bible studies and after the study we would receive a plate of food.

8. To survice, I would assist street vendors. I would bring them water in exchange for 10R.

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