Beijing Escorts: Project to assist disabled in Africa
It’s the same heart-wrenching story Kim Kargbo has heard so many times from disabled women in Sierra Leone.
Whether deaf or for missing a limb, they were accused of being possessed by the devil, abandoned by their family, sexually abused and forced to make a living through prostitution.
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The Kargbo family — (from left) Jeremiah, Tim, Kim, Josiah and Tiana — embark Thursday on a trip to Sierra Leone, where Kim will be aiding disabled women. Kim lived in Sierra Leone from age 9 through high school.
“They’re complete outcasts,” Kargbo said.
In the hope of making a better life for these West African women, the Olive Branch resident has been working 60 hours a week, making endless phone calls and been elbow deep in paperwork.
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