It’s not just Kachikau. Go into rural or poverty stricken Botswana, you will be sickened by how often girl children are used by older men. Areas of Kgalagadi. You don’t even have to go that far honestly. Go to Old Naledi, or Broadhurst. The girl child’s body violated, unprotected

Where basic human rights like food can be bought with a girl body, education is optional and/or oppressive, where life can be so fleeting. Power dynamics set the stage for molestation and adults turn a blind eye. Somehow it becomes the children’s fault.

It’s easy for perpetrators and apologists because there’s always an explanation. She came to me. All the girls her age in this area are like that. I didn’t even know it was wrong. She looked older than her age. She knew things beyond her age. They seduce teachers, etc.

Sex is a basic human need. Naturally we become aware of it as we grow. Biologically, we change to eventually accommodate for that need. To use a child’s sexual development for adult satisfaction is vile and indescribably evil.

The law is clear on appropriate sexual interaction of minors. Minors with minors. To absolve adults of their responsibility to PROTECT children including sexually is wrong. Grown men laying the blame of their rape in children. It’s gross and will never be ok.

Rape is ingrained into our culture. Malome o ja dithogo. O lekanetse jaanong. Ta ke utwe motsoko, hetshia!!! Ke mosadi ha ntse jaana... on and on... the passive sexualization of children that adults hide behind as benign. It’s rapey.

Batswana, introspect. Your held beliefs of sex and sexuality begin before you’re fully conscious of what those things are. It is your responsibility to educate yourself about how harmful some of those beliefs are. Stop casually raping children/making excuses for those raping kids

It makes me SO angry. We see these kids. Having children in their teens. Contracting HIV. Their dreams cut short... adult men going about their lives like nothing happened. It’s awful! Children shouldn’t be used sexually by adults. That should be clear clear! Mxm.