The Stigma of Angels British filmmaker Jane Labous documented the taboos faced by Senegalese women when it comes to infertility. Infertility affects thousands of women across Senegal, yet the subject is deeply taboo. In this beautiful short documentary, Jane Labous meets those…
2018 Nobel Prize for Peace to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
Dr. Mukwege and Ms. Murad have been at the frontlines helping and giving voice and agency to women and girls subjected to the horrors of sexual violence and other human rights violations. Their courage, leadership and commitment are an inspiration…
Bleeding Flower – A film by Bakary Sonko on FGM
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. It is estimated worldwide 200 million women have undergone FMG, mostly in Africa. In the Gambia an estimated 76.3% of girls and women…
FGM In The Gambia, West Africa
Gambian filmmaker Prince Bubacarr Aminata Sankanu has produced this unique documentary film with taboo-breaking sexuality testimonies on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) in The Gambia, West Africa. Musuya Kunto aims to advances the debates on obsolete or harmful practices…
Village Girl Initiative In The Gambia
The Village Girl Initiative (VGI) is a Not for Profit Charity set up to empower women & girls in rural villages & communities in The Gambia (West Africa). Their mission is to bring an end and to completely eradicate Female…