Schoolchildren 'turning to prostitution' over school fees

Updated March 18, 2008 08:37:04

School children in Papua New Guinea are reportedly turning to prostitution and the drug trade to raise funds to pay for school fees. A survey by the ''Tingim Life'' (Think About Life'') program, which is funded by Australia's international aid agency AusAID, has revealed marginalised children, especially young girls, are offering sex to help pay for their education.

Presenter: Firmin Nanol
Speakers: Tingim Laip coordinator Joe Mocke; Anthropologist Dr Nancy Sullivan, who is based in Madang province