In the Name of Your Daughter
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Terrified of stories of girls bleeding to death, young Tanzanian children face a terrible choice: whether to submit to female genital mutilation and child marriage, or risk their lives and run away from home. Rhobi Samwelly, a brave local hero, stands up to her community and provides a Safe House to protect the courageous girls. Although female genital mutilation (FGM) is harmful and illegal, in Northern Tanzania it is widely believed that girls' clitorises must be cut off to reduce promiscuity. Mutilated girls also demand twice the bride price as uncut girls. The chillingly named 'cutting season' runs through the school holidays in December. Now, some of the most courageous girls in the world, some as young as eight, are leaving everyone they love behind to run to a Safe House, not knowing if they'll ever see their families again.
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Edited by Cathy GulkinShot by Samson KapingaScored by Andrea Wettstein
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14 unique people credited
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Rhobi Samwelly
as Self - Founder of Mugumu Women's Safe House
Leticia Gideon
as Self - 10 Years Old
Flora
as Self - 13 Years Old
Sijali Nyambuche
as Self - Mugumu Police Officer
Jenifer
as Self - 6 Years Old
Rosie Makori
as Self - 12 Years Old
Wambura Kisika
as Self - Mugumu Women's Safe House's Barrister
Neema Chacha
as Self - 12 Years Old
Rhobi
as Self - 11 Years Old
Grace
as Self - 15 Years Old
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