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Not the Numbers Game (Series)
The Cutting Edge
Uganda

Ugandan project attempts to change attitudes about female genital mutilation.

10 minutes
Color
Grade Level: 10-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1997
Copyright Date: 1996
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-709-3
Directed by Irene Zikusoka and Charlotte Metcalf
Produced by Emily Marlow and Jenny Richards for Television Trust for the Environment

"Very powerful and very moving." Dr. June Goodfield, International Health and Biomedicine

"After circumcising there's a lot of bleeding and pain," recalls Rose. "You're not supposed to release it out...you have to swallow all that pain."

Around the world 100 million women have been subjected to female genital mutilation. Hundreds die annually as a result. Many more are left permanently crippled. This film examines a new project in Uganda called REACH, which aims to persuade people that it is possible to retain all the ritual and cultural celebration of welcoming young girls into womanhood, by substituting the giving of a symbolic gift for the actual cutting.

Other titles in the series are:

Mothers of Malappuram - Literacy and access to health services slow population growth in India.

Land of Widows - A midwife in post civil war Cambodia helps other poor women with health services.

On the Way - A new sex education project in Peru combats teenage pregnancy.

Fighting Back - Women in Bosnia are rebuilding war-torn lives.

Invisible Garments, Expensive Soles - Nike and other multinationals are moving production to developing countries like Indonesia.

Reviews:
"Provide(s) an interesting wide-angle snapshot of various women's health and welfare issues in developing countries, and would be a useful discussion opener in classrooms, or a suitable addition to larger public and academic collections interested in women's and/or population studies." Video Librarian
Related Subjects:
Female Genital Mutilation
Women's Studies
Human Rights
Gender Issues
Developing World
Social Psychology
Anthropology
African Studies
Health

Related Links:
www.tve.org (The producer's web site)


Related Titles:
Tina Machida in Zimbabwe: A young woman fights for the rights of gays and lesbians against the odds.

The Right to Choose: Women are denied human rights in Ethiopia and northern Nigeria.

Welcome to Womanhood: Efforts to stop female genital mutilation in Uganda.

Not The Numbers Game (BBC Version): The role of women in solving development and population problems worldwide.

Young Wives' Tales: Very early marriage threatens young girls' health and survival.

Till Death Do Us Part: Widows are denied inheritance and property rights in Nigeria.

In the Name of Safety: False imprisonment violates due process in Bangladesh.

A Question of Rights: Looks at the state of women's human rights in Ethiopia, Latvia, Jamaica and Fiji.

When Abortion was Illegal: Devastating stories from the era of illegal abortion.





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