Category Archives: Violence
Crying Shame – Boliyoli
This film shows how a rural community in northern Ghana is dealing with the serious problem of violence against its women and young girls. Scripted and filmed by the Learning Circle Group of women from Ghana as part of a … Continue reading
Betrayed – Namibia
Coerced sterilisation – as Victoria suffered in Namibia – is against her human and legal rights. Her husband becomes abusive when she tells him that she can’t bear any more children. This is based on a true story and was filmed … Continue reading
Seeking Safety – Stepping Stones in Malawi- Living with HIV
“I used to abuse my wife when she went to the hospital to collect her ARV treatment because she came back late and I didn’t like it. I stopped the abuse after COWLHA members came to my house to counsel … Continue reading
Mapping the Road to Change – Gender Equality 2 Uganda
In the Rwenzori mountains of Western Uganda two farming cooperatives are successfully challenging gender inequality by training their members, men as well as women to promote women’s rights as an essential part of of sustainable development. The training is community-led … Continue reading
Mapping the road to change- Gender equality 1 – Uganda
In the Rwenzori mountains of Western Uganda two farming cooperatives are successfully challenging gender inequality by training their members, men as well as women to promote women’s rights as an essential part of of sustainable development. The training is community-led … Continue reading
Beyond Belief – Six Personal Stories of Genocide
How could genocide happen? Three survivors from the Nazi Holocaust, a Bosnian Muslim and two young refugees from present day Darfur tell their own astonishing stories of personal survival and offer their thoughts on how future genocides could be prevented. … Continue reading
Crying Shame – Violence Against Women – Ghana
This film shows how a rural community in northern Ghana is dealing with the serious problem of violence against its women and young girls. Scripted and filmed by the Learning Circle Group of women from Ghana as part of a … Continue reading