GirlsWithNoName - GirlsWithNoName

The book is already on the street!

A journalistic project to give a voice to the 1,000 underage girls in prostitution in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.

30×30, hard cover, 120 pages 170gr .

Stories that need to be told

Children in prostitution in the capital of the tenth worst country in the world to be a child suffer the collateral effects of China's large economic landing in Sierra Leone, mistrust and neglect by local authorities and continued exposure to sexually transmitted diseases.

But the girls like to talk about their dreams rather than fears or illnesses. Dreams like that of Habba Stevens, who is studying to be a doctor, which is why she goes to school in the mornings. "I want to dedicate myself to helping people," she says. Dreams like Isatu Kamara's, who wants to get off the street, go back to school and become a lawyer. "To help girls like us and also for the money," she justifies with a smile.

Down to the Slum

(...) Some areas of Mabella are not easily accessible. You have to walk a long way to get to the house where Habba and her companions live. Night has already taken over this area of the city, with no artificial lighting, and the roads are narrow and dark, made of dirt, full of pedestrians and surrounded by itinerant stalls selling all kinds of items that cause small but numerous crowds. The girls' shed is located in one of the narrowest streets. You have to enter it in single file. (...)

(...) "Look at the ceiling," he orders as he points to a large gap between the tin through which stars and a dark sky are now visible. "There are holes everywhere. We get wet when it rains. And it always smells bad in here. Rats wake us up at night. We catch them and throw them out. We often say that this is a war between us and them, and that we are the ones who have to win it," she says. And they all laugh.

The project is intended to be a tool against social invisibility

A book that manages to bring their voices out of the Slum and make them reach the whole world. A book that denounces violence, machismo, helplessness and isolation. An instrument to give a name, thanks to Don Bosco Fambul, to the 1,000 girls living in prostitution in Sierra Leone.

Girls with No Name. The Book, will be a tool to expand their message.

The project is intended to be a tool against social invisibility

A book that manages to bring their voices out of the Slum and make them reach the whole world. A book that denounces violence, machismo, helplessness and isolation. An instrument to give a name to the 1,000 girls living in prostitution in Sierra Leone.

Girls with No Name. The Book, will be a tool to expand their message.