told to the BBC's Nigel Wrench

I'm Annie I was 12 when my grandmother sold me.
Annie's story is not unusual. For many poor families the price placed on their children's virginity is far far greater than their normal earnings...
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I'm 15-year-old Babes. I ran away to escape physical abuse in my family.
Rozal, the woman in the city who befriended Babes was not what she seemed...
hear what happened to Babes

 

I'm Hans I went to Manila when a relative promised to give me shelter and help me get an education.
But Hans was tricked. The offer was purely to entice him to the capital where he could be put to other uses...
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