London-based charity 'Save the Children' findsout that up to 80 percent of schoolgirls in Liberia were selling sex to pay for their education. 'Save the Children' officials revealed the figures earlier this month on the same day the charity published a report on the plight of girls around the world who are denied an education due to poverty, conflict and discrimination.
A spokesperson for the charity said on September 5, the day the report was published, that their findings pointed to a figure of between 60 to 80 percent of schoolgirls selling sex to pay for their school fees here. Two other officials from the charity made similar comments. The findings underlined a social crisis in the country, which is holding elections next month in an attempt to draw a line after 14 years of civil.
Meanwhile, Liberia's transitional government said the comments were damaging and gave the charity a week to retract them. It has also given a seven-day ultimatum to 'Save The Children-UK' to withdraw its damaging report, which has already been widely circulated.
A spokesperson for the charity said on September 5, the day the report was published, that their findings pointed to a figure of between 60 to 80 percent of schoolgirls selling sex to pay for their school fees here. Two other officials from the charity made similar comments. The findings underlined a social crisis in the country, which is holding elections next month in an attempt to draw a line after 14 years of civil.
Meanwhile, Liberia's transitional government said the comments were damaging and gave the charity a week to retract them. It has also given a seven-day ultimatum to 'Save The Children-UK' to withdraw its damaging report, which has already been widely circulated.
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