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ABIE AND HER RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION

Mammie Fatu wants to send her son, Alie, to school, of course—but she wants the same for her daughter, Abie, too. Pa Sayo, her husband, is strictly opposed. In his eyes, girls are meant to do housework. Still, Mammie Fatu decides to fight for her daughter’s education, but she knows it won’t be easy to topple this tradition. Soon, the whole village is discussing the matter. Will Pa Sayo change his mind?

COME, I’LL SHOW YOU

ABIE AND HER RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION

Mammie Fatu wants to send her son, Alie, to school, of course—but she wants the same for her daughter, Abie, too. Pa Sayo, her husband, is strictly opposed. In his eyes, girls are meant to do housework. Still, Mammie Fatu decides to fight for her daughter’s education, but she knows it won’t be easy to topple this tradition. Soon, the whole village is discussing the matter. Will Pa Sayo change his mind?

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FILMMAKERS

Director Abass Foday Fofanah
Director of Photography Alhaji M. A. Sesay
Editor Josephus Sankoh, Abass Foday Fofanah
Sound Elizabeth L. Koroma

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FILMMAKERS

Director

Abass Foday Fofanah

Director of Photography

Alhaji M. A. Sesay

Editor

Josephus Sankoh, Abass Foday Fofanah

Sound

Elizabeth L. Koroma

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FILM INFORMATION

Types Fiction
Length 9:30 min.
Sprache Krio with English or German subtitles
Country of origin Sierra Leone
Year 2016

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FILM INFORMATION

Types

Fiction

Length

9:30 min.

Sprache

Krio with English or German subtitles

Country of origin

Sierra Leone

Year

2016

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SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone (officially the Republic of Sierra Leone) borders Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Freetown is the country’s capital and economic centre. English is the official language of this former British colony, but most people speak Krio.
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Over a thousand schools were destroyed during the civil war that lasted from 1991 to 2002. Following the Ebola epidemic (2014-2016), the country is now working to rebuild state and social infrastructure. Both Sierra Leone’s constitution and the 2004 Education Act mandate nine years of compulsory basic education, but full compliance is not possible due to a lack of schools and teachers. The literacy rate of the adult population in 2015 was 48.1% (women: 37.7%, men: 58.7%).
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Sierra Leone has a great variety of media. After a long debate, 2013 saw the passing of a freedom of information law. Sierra Leone ranked 85th out of 180 countries on the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters without Borders.

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SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone (officially the Republic of Sierra Leone) borders Guinea in the north and Liberia in the southeast. Freetown is the country’s capital and economic centre. English is the official language of this former British colony, but most people speak Krio.
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Over a thousand schools were destroyed during the civil war that lasted from 1991 to 2002. Following the Ebola epidemic (2014-2016), the country is now working to rebuild state and social infrastructure. Both Sierra Leone’s constitution and the 2004 Education Act mandate nine years of compulsory basic education, but full compliance is not possible due to a lack of schools and teachers. The literacy rate of the adult population in 2015 was 48.1% (women: 37.7%, men: 58.7%).
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Sierra Leone has a great variety of media. After a long debate, 2013 saw the passing of a freedom of information law. Sierra Leone ranked 85th out of 180 countries on the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, published by Reporters without Borders.