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Story Publication logo January 24, 2011

Little Girls Lost: Child Prostitutes in Port au Prince

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A post-quake exploration through poetry. A special feature with poetry by Kwame Dawes, photography...

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Girls in Haiti on what brought them to prostitution. Image by Andre Lamberston.

Since the earthquake, many young girls in Haiti have turned to prostitution in order to get by. They resort to having sex for food or small amounts of money. This exchange is unwanted but, in their view, the only way to survive.

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