In the morning I watched a TV program which was focusing on the problem of HIV in Guyana. I was amazed at witnessing the situation how HIV is infected among people there. The main industories are forestory and gold mining in Guyana. However, people cannot earn enough money to live their lives just by engaging in forestory. It is because the government announced that it aims at protecting forest as much as possible under the influence of global warming. Thus, whether you work in a gold mine or not descides your life in the future.
Because of the reason, most men work in a gold mine and stay there leaving their family in the towns. In the gold mine, there is also a small town in which gold miner can drink alcohol at night.
After the sun goes down, some young women approach the small town to have a sexual relationship with the men. Above all, there are tourists to buy gold jewelry. So, lots of people gather at one place, and the risk of being infected becomes higher and higher.
The sad thing is that they cannot change their job because there is little chances to be hired. For feeding their family, it is the best way to work in a gold mine.
Poverty is not just a motter of lacking of money. Poverty brings other serious issues which directly threaten people's lives
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