Africa Rising - The Grassroots Movement To End Female Genital Mutilation

a film by Paula Heredia
62 minutes, Color; English, French, Somali, Swahili; English Subtitles

Africa Rising is about the 6,000 girls that are subjected daily to a practice called female genital mutilation or FGM. Everyday, with little more than fierce determination and deep love for their communities, brave activists are leading the path against all odds to break the silence about this centuries-old tradition. Together, these women and men have created a formidable grassroots movement to end FGM.

Africa Rising is an extraordinary film presenting an insightful look at the frontlines of a quiet revolution taking the African continent by storm. Traveling through remote villages in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Somalia and Tanzania, Africa Rising celebrates the resilience and determination of the human spirit to change destiny against all odds.


Q & A Panel to follow screening, with:
Kadidia Aoudou Sibide, AMSOPT, Mali
Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director, Equality Now
Fanta Camara, young survivor, Mali
Agnes Pareyio, Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative, Kenya


$20 general / $5 student or nonprofit.
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