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My name is Shrijana* and I am the eldest of three children. I was 15 years when I fell victim to sexual exploitation. My father is a farmer and my mother is a homemaker. We moved to a different city, because my parents wanted me to go to a better school. In this new city, it was more difficult to make ends meet. When I was growing up, there was one boy in our neighbourhood whom I fell in love with. He said that he found a good job for me and that I would earn enough money to provide for my family. He told me to meet a manager of a restaurant and they told me that I was going to start working as a waitress. The restaurant manager gave me the job. Unfortunately, after a month, he commanded me to go and attain the guests at the restaurants. They used to treat me like a doll and if I didn’t agree they threatened me. I had to have sex with the customers against my will. I did it for one year, because of the fear and because of the money I could give my family. Fortunately, I came in contact with an NGO and learned that I was sexually exploited. I attended their program and I could stay in a safehouse. I was mentally and physically unwell when I escaped from that restaurant. I received psychosocial counselling and medical health. After about 2 to 3 weeks, I could return home. I have completed 10th grade and I study law to become a strong independent woman who works for justice!
* For safety reasons, we use pseudonyms.
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