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Name: Heal, Empower, Affirm-Reaffirm & Transform (HEART) Innovation: Transformative Package for Boys
Website:
http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/8109
Categories: Media
Education
Peace & Conflict
Description:
This innovation would like to surface the ugly face of child prostitution and with special focus on the most often mislooked, misunderstood and blamed-for-their-victimisation: BOYS. Because of prostitution enjoys being both stigmatized and tolerated, boys are left alone to take care of themselves as a training for independence – they are evidently excluded from services (women-centered health centers and crises intervention centers) that may address the psycho-(somatic-social-sexual) and health impact of commercial sexual exploitation. Being disenfranchised and rejected they would rather deny the abuse they experience, embarrassed of their unwanted experiences and rightfully believe that no one would understand them being victim but rather
The problem of boy prostitution in the Philippines is actually not invisible. It is the double standards of morality that keeps eyes wide shut. It is everywhere silenced by the conspiracy of tolerance and ignorance resulting to betrayal, guilt, suppressed anger and violence. This unfair social construct nurtures future aggressors particularly aggressors of women – since as a child, their sexuality has been confused and their innocence cheated and they grown up with that vengeance in the guise of “Machismo”. Women and men of today harnesses this cycle of double standard and women I believe also hold the key to interrupt this cycle by raising our boys with equal care, guidance and protection the way they do with girl-children and as sure as the sun rise, they will be good sons, caring husbands, compassionate fathers and responsible citizens.
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