From Awareness to Action

Synopsis

Amina Ahmed Abdullah is a trained midwife working in the huge Hatashiek refugee camp in the Somali region of Ethiopia, where infibulation (the most extreme form of female genital mutilation) is widely practiced, The film relates how, in 1997 with backing from the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), she launched and carried ou a campaign to eradicate the practice, working with schoolchildren, women’s groups, religious leaders and the circumcisors themselves.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

Year of production

1998

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

Subjects

Development studies; Medical sciences; Social welfare

Keywords

female genital mutilation; refugee camps; Somalia

Credits

Director

Charlotte Metcalf

Cast

Amina Ahmed Abdullah

Production Company

Name

Metcalf (Charlotte) Productions

Name

Television Trust for the Environment

Notes

Now known as TVE

Distributor

Name

TVE

Email

General email: tve@tve.org.uk.Sales and outreach: distribution@tve.org.uk

Web

http://tve.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+ 91 (11) 26 410 684

Address

46 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QJ

Notes

TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.