“----Started my own Business----.”

“My name is Enanye Asfaw, 22 years old and completed 10th grade. I had been in commercial sex work /CSW/ for three years. Before I started participating in USAID TransACTION program implemented by ORDA, I was not using condom with my regular customers who come frequently from the neighborhood or elsewhere. I had never accepted invitations to get tested for HIV. I thought syphilis and other STIs were prevalent during the ages of our fathers and eliminated then after. It seemed to me that STIs were caused by getting exposed to direct sunlight. I used to drink at least 5 bottles of beer at a time. I didn’t know where a bank is located in the town. When I earn an amount from a customer, I would spend the money to dress like a peer I saw around.

Since Oct. 6 (2012 G.C.) I have joined the TransACTION program. I now know very well about saving, STI and HIV. I get tested every month for STI and every three months for HIV. Now, I am engaged in group income generating activity with my peers. I have also started my own business. I am determined to return back to CSW’s life again even if I face whatever severe problem in life because of the support I got from the USAID TransACTION program implemented by ORDA”