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Munni: All I remember is I am from Bangladesh and I came here when I was ten years old.

By forming their own football team, these girls finally have a chance to prove themselves.

I was given a bed to sleep and clean clothes.

The social stigma attached to prostitution is so great that sex workers have been prevented from accessing public sector services, and have children who are denied entry to school.

She looked like she had only been there a few days.

Outside, the morning air heaves with pollution and the sound of chattering men.

I told her it was to help me remember in case I forgot anything she told me.

I was one of those who easily passed judgements on girls pursuing sex work, rather trying to investigate their reasons.

And for individuals whose occupation is providing sexual services, it becomes even more important.

Becoming a mother at the age of nineteen not knowing who the father is , being abandoned and sold by husband at the age of twenty-two in a foreign land, or undertaking the role of the bread earner in the family, instead of pursuing education, and countless other stories that forced me to change my outlook towards them and my life.