Shining a Torch for Youngsters

Volunteers of the Nation's Torchbearers in Mentawai, West Sumatra, are striving to educate youngsters on the dangers of early sex. Poverty has been the main driver.

YORIMARLIKA Samaloisa, 15, is concerned about the sexual health of his peers in Mentawai, West Sumatra. Intercourse, he said, is often traded between them for goods.

He expressed these worries in his winning essay for the women's empowerment ministry's Young