If prostitution were to be stopped they would have to work in the rice fields on a starvation salary. The escort girls are for the rich man who does not want the bother of leaving his hotel room if the need gets too strong. Oslo 6, Norway. A nation does not have to be affluent for its children to become video junkies. In Ghana hundreds of new commercial video-viewing centres are luring youngsters away from their lessons by operating during school hours.
Some centres even allow youngsters to watch pornographic films.
Not surprisingly, this is causing concern amongst parents, teachers and some Government authorities. The Ministry of Information estimates that there are now more than 200 video centres in Accra alone. In rural areas where there are few cinemas the video centres are especially popular. Truant children often use their bus or lunch money to get into the centres. Or else they steal.