coming up at the top of the alpha now but for me and the entire team here in the building on anthony howell thanks for watching. the time. the. thing was forced into a nameless mass. their bodies near tools school. the history of the slave trade is africa's history. just. before power in traffic plummeted an entire continent into chaos and violence. this is the journey back into the stream of slavery. i think will truly be making progress when

we all accept the history of slavery as all of our history. our documentary series slavery routs starts march 9th on d w. this is the news africa coming up on the program females in focus we look at the lives of different african women to mark international women's day this sunday we'll take you 1st to togo and tell you about one woman's difficult fight for justice also coming up. kenyan mountain lion song and find out how she managed to turn her life around to taking a job conduct talking and i will listen so that's i think the most important let's say the. thing that i want to impart is that you always have

a place at the table. even if someone doesn't make you feel like a deal and that there is power in standing in your. truth. some inspirational words from when i was when in filmmaker states and find out what else you have to say. i said you my good you know the weekend is here your welcome to the program it's international women's day this sunday so we've decided to make this show all about women you're going to hear from a number of females all with a story to tell but include award winning ethiopian a filmmaker met at monday for all about child marriage has won many prizes will be out and about in nairobi with carolina song who tells us how her job has turned her life around but we start in tokyo with a story of

a woman trying to get justice after being attacked a state of use funny fresh air reports she's facing many challenges. well when you meet says outside her home she doesn't want her parents to know that she's telling us her story she was sexually abused by her brother in law he raped her at her sister's house when her sister was pregnant and needed help with the housework . i.c.c. should be here in a way that i cannot even tell you i cannot explain but i know myself if i had had a chance to react i might have stabbed him. she asked her family for help in bringing the man to justice but their response was just keep quiet and must. my sista big me to withdraw a complaint and my parents also asked me to drop it because it would create division in the family. i did not receive the support i needed

i felt abandoned neglected. me it felt like a huge burden. to bear. walk too often into women are expected to remain silent tells me in a society dominated by men or women's rights group in law may encourage its victims like no willy to seek justice. here it's the man that say we're the boss of the family it's them who make all the decisions but i say that's not equality. though there are laws to protect women powerful culture barriers prevent them from being enforced but that's not in our culture there is fear that everything should be worked out inside the family. people think that seeking justice is like

clothes in public. finally decided to report a rape is due to family price. she withdrew correct position but the trial continued without her as a witness the man was sentenced to one year in prison the maximum sentence for rape into this 10 years of imprisonment. the society doesn't take violence committed against women seriously. they rank men above women in islam. this is a culture doesn't encourage women to speak out for themselves. most. women are simply afraid to talk with a me will he had the courage to speak up yet she feels that she has to remain silent in public for fear of repercussions. no one should be able to

live in fear of speaking up. to chance what industry is still very male dominated around the world including in africa but in a country like kenya more and more women are venturing into the transport business we met one of these women in nairobi who is braving the challenges and making a bold statement. for carolina song the day begins at 5 am it's dark and the neighborhood isn't the safest but her job demands an early start . to conduct on one of my robi's buses on my tattoos at the local. single mom the job pays the school fees for 2 sons an adopted child and her sister . it doesn't mean a lot because even a month when you can imagine when that we're taking my 1st one in 41 we were 15 i think who are only. even my mother said

what in that industry. much a sector is tough the wages vary by the day and conductors like caroline are the lowest. when she started out she on the equivalent of 6 euro's a day what's more touchy workers face daily harassment from the police their colleagues and the passengers while caroline of learn to stand up for herself she's often had to step in for other women rather than. those who sits next to a man and she wore a t. shirt that's not sure their money was like is this. out. then i started them on what why does my choice is that going alone. after several reports of sexual abuse and i wrote these buses a new law making sexual harassment punishable by 10 years in prison made the transport system safer. and then geo the flown initiative also supports women my

caroline by encouraging transport workers associations to improve their working conditions commendations look at do they provide any customer service training if they don't want to provide the training they have in me about sexual harassment we do sensitisation training and we help them develop a structure. well you see. many women this has made the business more attractive it's still a man's world but women are slowly finding their place. conspiring unfocused and like many women. one day be able to get a license and finally be in the driver's seat. well one woman who is in the driver's seat merits money she's an award winning if you're

going to write. produce up and film diffract won the audience award at a bell in a film festival in 2014 it's a true story about the female autonomy defending a 14 year old girl standing trial for killing them on a path. to the. good side. to different. and. well as we celebrate african women we meretz mind their full to our studio i 1st what kind of narratives you want to tell with their films. that women can be the source of their own solutions that culture is that a barrier it can actually be a resource to shaping the future. and that africa is

is here and present we're here and part of the contemporary world and i think has a very important role to play on the global stage right now i don't think i could've said it better but let's talk about challenges you've encountered as a seam you'll soon soon produce them. here i tend to not i think of challenges opportunities quite frankly because it's better to be underestimated or discounted than overestimated and i think that's always been my strategy they over deliver here. and so obviously the movie business is very male dominated but that hasn't been a hindrance i look at it as an opportunity because good stories are p.o.v needs and i think women have important perspectives to bring to the table well there's definitely. we talk about some produces still mika's and i remember one interview of yours you're talking about some sort of audience you've got a filmmaker should have walked out it's huge for the sort of the makeup was this every film is a small miracle and you have to understand that it is a marathon not

a sprint so you have to stick with it. i think that's the best advice i would give young filmmakers stick with it stick with it what kind of 1st appearance everyone is going to tell you know you know when we are making to fret we've got a 1000 knows about it being too ambitious that we wouldn't be able to make it you have to stick your you have to believe in your vision if you don't believe in your vision you won't be able to make your film you know you've already spoken about a kind of narrative you want to tell when when making your films what do you hope to achieve overall in the film industry well right now i'm very focused on the been industry which is at the beginning in many ways it's not formalized or structured and i want to help in building up an ecosystem where. the economy of that makes sense i think filmmaking and t.v. can be a source of economic growth for here so i'm very involved in activities to make that happen now going forward what kind of stories you actually want to tell and

why. the stories i tend to tell are about brave individuals and i'm usual circumstances who find a way to create something new. i gravitate to stories to hard truths. and individuals who dare to tell them in their own set of circumstances so again examples would be stories like stories like different you know at the center of that story is an amazing lawyer. and a better ash but amazing girl who both did very unexpected things for that time for women and they were kind of their own solutions if you will maz actually now the president of our supreme court the 1st female president in supreme court was also school now right before you go how you talk about women in the industry we all know is a middle needed in history we've talked about it a bit but what actually do you want to do to inspire women in this industry i think

the most important lesson or the thing that i want to impart is that you always have a place at the table. even if someone doesn't make you feel like you do and that there is power in standing in your own voice and your own truth. is very strong words i guess is the roughs of the holy thank you for. her it's monday through i want winning film and television producer thank you for your time thank you. well that's it for now from d.w. news africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page so we leave you now with pictures of some of the continent's most successful women on to the next time have a great weekend bye for now. i

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