There are NO virgins in Malawi

 In some remote southern region of Malawi there is a tradition, yes a tradition where girls are made to have sex with a paid man known as a ‘’hyena’’ after they experience their first menstruation: at puberty. Should I come back?

The reason given for this, according to BBC radio, is that the practice is a form of “cleansing” but not rape. The hyena is a man literally hired by the community to provide the sexual ‘cleansing’ services. The man is paid between ksh. 400 and ksh. 600 This is not only confned to young girls but also to widows before their departed husbands are buried and to women who have had abortions too.