In a bid to curb the rising HIV infection rates, Swaziland has initiated a programme to actually pay teenage girls R200 (US$20) to abstain from sex.Even though the tiny southern African kingdom is known as the country with the world’s highest infection rate per capita, this does seem a little extreme.

According to a report by South Africa’s The Independent, the World Bank will finance the programme.

“The government will pay girls the allowances so they will have money to purchase necessities and can turn down money offered to them for sex,” said Thabsile Dlamini, a health care worker in Manzini.

A pilot programme will be conducted to test the effectiveness of the initiative and ensure the girls will not have sex after they receive the money.


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