Prostitutes In Marriage Appeal

A Zambian TV channel has launched a reality show to help former prostitutes find husbands, BBC reports. The 18 sex workers stand to win a cash prize of about USD 9,000 and have their wedding paid for. Muvi TV, which is hosting the Ready for Marriage show, said it wanted to give them a second chance in life. "We want to make a difference to women's lives. These are people, after all," its spokesperson Coreena Paulina said. The BBC's Mutuna Chanda in the capital, Lusaka, says there has been little controversy around the show. No other women have been included in the contest. A local preacher, Reverend Jeff Musonda, gave his qualified support to the sex workers' participation. "If those people have transformed and stopped their acts, I find no problem. But if it's just for wooing viewership, I would have reservations," he told the BBC's Network Africa programme.

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