man, i lost 2 children, played in the pile of toxic waste, which was full of arsenic land and mercury. the waste came from sweden asi business, how toxic waste poison ivy car, including me in 45 minutes on d w. we got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah, magic corner tread hotspot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot w travel off. we go. ah hello, and welcome to a new edition of the 77 percent. the show for africa's youth. my name is wendy camara, and i'm delighted to be your horse with i am presenting this shore from the women's museum right here in bonn, germany,

and i'll show you around in a beat. but 1st, we ask why virginity testing is still so popular in south africa? will pitfalls the gulf of aiden with so many lands, only the mill captain. and we'll meet a young de leon once to box how way to the top. let dave right in. now being a woman, steal comes with so many painful experiences. and some of them are unnecessary like the ged testing it is still practiced in many communities across the world view and actually says it is painful, traumatic and humiliating. let's take a closer look at the fox. no examination can prove that a woman is a virgin. her janitor testing is performed in at least 20 countries around the world. in these communities, people believe that the practice can determine if

a girl oh walmart has had sex. this however, is a false belief. virginia testing involves inspecting if fema vagina to see whether or not a hyman is intact. communities that perform virginia testing link, the worth of go to have a genetic and reinforced the idea that girls and boys are not equal. testing is also often a painful, humiliating and traumatic experience. virginia is not a medical term, it is a social construct. there are many reasons a females, a hyman could be pierced, that have nothing to do with fix the u. n. and world health organization have condemned the virginia to testing as unscientific and the violation of the rights of women and girls. but unit testing is based on false beliefs, and he's a harmful practice that must end

to take a closer look at what actually happens. we head over to south africa where the tradition is teal deeply rooted virginity testing is still practiced in the zulu culture. with certificates even awarded in ceremonies. now the 77 percent team attended one of these ceremonies in dublin to find out why the community and even young women still defend it. we are in durban, south africa, and the girls that you see behind me are just a small group of thousands of women who get tested to find out if they still a virgin. i feel important in the community because when you are a virgin, everyone loves and praises you. i was, i wasn't going, you are not a virgin. you're not allowed to be with other virgins because they are clean and you are dirty writers. leave for many respects. this as a cultural practice and as

a find in degrading ability when they see lead on your back, open your legs. when they put the fingers in to you, this is not right. it did not feel right to me somehow, but which ever side you're on a one thing is for sure, is that this community think said with dignity, testing is the way to go and that it keeps the girls in chic ah, i am totally comfortable with it. i am proud of it because it's my people like it and this was a culture, you know, it has always been this way and traditions are good for us. so naturally or to what flendal on my feet hurt in 21 as a virgin is seen and celebrated as a big achievement. and non dando has done exactly that. so she has received a hero's welcome here and her family. hello ma'am. hello, it's

a traditional ceremony that marks the transition into womanhood. for the girls in south africa, no tando is now ready to marry. and her father rewards her for sting, a virgin. like i'm so happy and the whole community is happy for me because my daughter did maluso virginity. if a child is taken good care of the people here loved his child, it gives not only me and my homestead respect, but my daughter is also respected, or nicola virginity tests, however, and not always happy celebrations. in some cases, young girls are forced to take part and suffer horrendous consequences and meet with nancy in so little, but 21 year old was expelled from her maidens club when she didn't pass her test. after that, nancy's life became an ordeal. as it does, of oak valley put a white dot on your forehead that shows if you're a virgin or not wave itching or not. when you get out of the testing role,

joined the other girls outside a kilowatt comment on amazon. and really don't have to start. this means you are not a virgin ethical gum village. after that, my granny said she knew all along that i am just here to sully the name of the family laughing to look by now everyone in the village is laughing at us in every now and thursday. i didn't mind la, but i was been insulted. every day for something i didn't do i, as in that i just wanted to kill myself. our vendor for now or comment is so sight . nancy flit her home village to johannesburg some 800 kilometers away. we completely on her own. she finished school and started a face painting business. nancy's family broke old ties with her the law says that virginity tests are allowed under strict conditions. girls need to give their consent be at an age above 16, and that results must not be publicly disclosed. back in durban,

i want to see how this looks like in reality. i think amelia didn't speak spearheaded by google sophie each week she gets together with the young goals to talk about sex, but also the importance of remaining here. listening with glue violent, we must stay clean. when a boy comes with his penis and takes away your virginity, he will only leave you with h i b and the baby i live present. while the girls undergo monthly virginity tests goggle, like other practitioners, examines the vagina with her fingers what she believes to physically change after having sex. although the practice is generally condemned by human rights organizations, it is tolerated in south africa. and the girls here are proud of this tradition. this like when i see older girls still taking care of themselves,

that shows me that i must also take care of myself too. i am older so that my parents can be proud of me, that i did not dishonour them or the community. i see the delicacy remains complex and controversal in south africa. what is unclear is what will happen to the ones who are excluded just based on the fact that they no longer considered pure. in so little a nancy tells us why she did not pass the test back then her uncle, a local chief, started to sexually abuse her at the age of 15. so in one day, when she came back from school, he was in her room a fabulous. i don't think i can lean and he said i must not try to scream because what he was about to do is not going to be nice to meet with you. the 1st he told me that if i will tell anyone about this, i'll be thrown out of school. that i will be the laughing stock in the village of

land. over 3 years, nancy was brutally went by uncle because he was a powerful man in the community. no one in the family wanted to face the truth. he didn't know. i still believe that even now i believe that i am a virgin because i didn't break my virginity with me for now long. it wasn't me, cynthia, and i wasn't ready to lose it. so looking for coverage and there's no doubt that fix education is needed in this country, but it's virginity testing the right framework forward. there's so many girls who are rejected in the greatest time of need and i'm asking myself, shouldn't this practice evolves towards helping these young girls as opposed to judging them? i'll put that question to you. my name is local, me as it is in so way to solve africa.

thank you. i am surrounded by good. this is these us cultures of the day are much rhonda, interpreted to mean the great mother statues like this was dug up right here in born. now across the african continent, we have a higher from there. santa people, we have bust or protected egyptian mothers. we have your maya, they are reuben good. this, i could go on and on. and if this is a history, why do we still have humiliating practices against the gulf and women? our 2nd relationship experts has, has some was for the people that pink vis. unnecessary virginity is not a medical tab. it's a social construct. how many times do we have to say this?

in order for it to think into the mind, the double age of the patriarchy, allow me to explain this further clarification. a social construct is an idea, has been created and accepted by society at large a social construct, no backing. they are a product of human definition shaped by cultural and historical context and dusting . women are tired of being shane tired of being shrunk. part of people only valuing them by virtue of their sexuality. but let's get real specific and 0 in on virginity testing in south africa, like many other african countries, the largest country in southern africa is in the spotlight because young girls continue to be physically and emotionally violated by family members in order to control their body. and use them as a form of currency. what about so many wave young girls and violently experiencing their sexual views? but instead of focusing on how prevalent family sexual violence and possibly

targeting the perpetrators, we are victim blaming and making sure girls remain pure before marriage. why dear africa are we like to? why do we feel the need to control women's body? how can we collectively help put some of these violence african practices direct one and moral? please drop a comment and let us know. indeed, how can we help put some of these powerful practices to rest? well, thank you. have a glad you asked. our next watch was exactly how to do that, while still retaining the essence of the ritual. let's head over to kenya where mosse. i go to forced to undergo female genital mutilation, s g n. however, since a slowly changing as communities find new ways, the small piled al tentative rites of passage that celebrate gauss becoming women in kenya's. my finance, countless generations of girls have been subjected to

a female genital mutilation, or f t m. it's a long standing tradition in my sy, communities, and it's usually performed at the onset of puberty. but the practice is inherently harmful. a survivors like race, felony can attest. the 26 year old mother of 3 from o e t village underwent the cart when she was just 10 years old. where square 7 girls from our neighbors. like cousins. we are all both together. to new enclave. my mother's house there my, there was going to do that. so it was very prep for bed. girls on 6 out of the morning. many women who have undergone suffer from heavy bleeding and infections as well as complications during pregnancy. but if you could soon become a thing of the past here, over 400 girls, this messiah community incognito county, come together to undertake the so called alternative rite of passage without f t. m

. then gave the guy from the rest, who is mas himself helps the community will adopt this ritual permanently. the community paid. yeah. ready for community lead a center. right. so i think you supposed to or the steps which they normally follow would, would they do this? i don't know, but we tell them let's do all these cultural things we do when we celebrate our passage into woman who but the live out there can even lower the price. this is out lower. the risk of these girls being forced to undergo f t m. it's still very real. they're in cars to report any threats to incidence. when they go back home. when i go back home, i will tell my peers to reject f t m, and early marriages. the girls also learn about the risks of an early

married teenage person, and she wasn't right as they embark on their past. the woman who didn't say lights, candles as they look for to a brighter future. indeed as bright as that of captain who, who finds him tough. she is the 1st woman to be a horse guard captain, in so many land in just a few years. she is reason through the ranks, keeping the water safe and 14 a new pass for other young women like her captain is happiest at sea, specifically steering the somali land coast guard largest vessel in the gulf from arden. me. what's holding? not taking any challenges with the thought this mission, because i lost my duty,

was the 1st woman to join the somali land coast guard. and in just 4 years, the 26 year old has already risen to the rank of captain. we're going totally capable. she's going to be on the gun and she can tear whatever we do and she can do it to a fall. i'm going to have a captain's of under crew must contend with a civil war raging and neighboring yemen, and the somalia based islamic extremist group. i'll shut bob down i'm ago in this, in the government institution in yemen, coll loved, and our neighbors also belong to muslim weapons, illegally traffic humans, legally some ugly white life above. so our biggest challenge is coming from, you know, what i like to feel. i'm going to, you don't know about a young lawyer earlier this year is a lead, a successful operation against the legal fishing for now the waters off faith back

on land, captains and other women face a different back. the united nations reports the prevalence of gender inequality and violence against women in somali land, many women and girls lack access to education and economic opportunity, or political representation at captains or who is home though. she's a hero, especially to his sister layla. well, well, she's a success story, not only for the family, but for the whole family, and with very proud she became a captain leader. he wanted to be even more successful to the captain's who holds 3 degrees in international relations and is now a master's degree in maritime law. ready when i was a young, i was interesting to be part of the 2nd. i was wondering if i can be one of the higher ranks in so i didn't hire and officers. so handler at the moment on both of

them. and you know, i can call something which magic above all captain circle wants to serve for people despite elements of some model. and society being opposed to women doing so called men's jobs. most of the people who change on who do i think women? so now i believe if i'm lucky because they have a young guy with a few minutes. so it's a country for now. captains who are sets the standard for young women and looking to serve and somali land security force, or simply follow their training. what i mean hiring woman and in this museum i'm surrounded by history of women who had to fight for their right to be who and what they want to be. well, our next story is a very young site and i was, she is from ghana and she dreams of being ganawe's. next boxing queen. yes. our gov of mute reporter met up with her. take

a look. oh, this is michael le neighborhood thing. gone is capital across may need grades, boxes come from this area, but they are all men. that sports isn't popular among women and girls. now, one girl was teaching, and i'm here in brooklyn to meet her. my name is josie in accra and i hope you are as excited as i am to meet my dad look who was to be the next vixen in boxing in gala. and then me training regularly here at visible courts. paul local head. dad is here

a vis. koreen, he has strength mainly brig boxes. what's your goal? i want to be a boxer. i did champion, and it says female also on one the olympics. give me down on my dad's father who decided to support this girl, child. release her dream safe. she has all it takes to become the greatest guardian fema boxer in future in boston, the muses thought love also love the sophomore, regardless of saw, poor donna used to live t. m. when you are lucky, lamar, because you're able to look up what you looking to come in. different, different blog fiasco has been maintained a daily routine of and live in like, you know, more kids. i just, mom says it isn't quite science. yours are allowed to pull your dream with

not just isn't distracted. she's balance in his what's in dreams with her school way. like amy, i buy kid. to believe that this will give her a drink, that tons of rich in her boxing jeans even will keep an eye on nice job. but for now, let's meet a woman from a country we've had very little from in recent years. this woman is seeing a more country from warranty. after much political upheaval, life in belgium, laura is back to normal and we asked more candy to please show us her on her hometown. and yes, she's. 2 a words up with the guy. my name is more now, was that kelly is that also known as mall kinsey? amberin jan. i'm a senior and i live in blue gym,

who rides that economy capital city of lindy, the name was changed from symbol read through jungle raw after the independence of the country, and this place is called the plaza. on the panels at the top, we have our hero, the one who fought for our independence. in 1962, the prince louis work, i saw it. come with me. i'm gonna show you around. i'm gonna take you through to see my favorite play. see where i like to eat, how people leave a leg to relax with i'm going to show you one of my favorite restaurants, which those local food called my my solo a will be seeking

if this is the plate, this is i can say most of the food they make here, you can find plow, can find me, you can find more k, k as you can only be columns in our lake, the lakes and a new car, which is the 2nd deepest leak in the world after lee bye is really, really something ah, so this is individual, we're a city market, also known as see your niche market, you can find everything you want to. it's one of the biggest markets in the city. what i like about this market is that it's, well, oh,

you can see that most of the vendors here are we men. so it's good to see we men entrepreneurs like this guy. remember. the other reason why i like this market is because it's connected to jewel as well as 2 neighbors from suzanne. yeah. and the congo business people from their customers meet in this market. oh, a dcs, kitty. the garden is a hotel and the rest, the rent, a luxury hotel and restaurant i liked to come to when i want a glass of wine, good food. and when i want to see it's an amazing place like this one, you can see how beautiful it is. and we have a nice view of that city. let me just show you the screen during the

evening. it's just crazy. this view is just amazing. la could be i hope to see you soon. in blue jeep grand, a hoping to like a movie. and i hope you enjoy the tool i have enjoyed the tour and i hope we have also enjoyed the show. as women, we have a lot to celebrate. but as we saw, they still so much to fight for. we'd love so yeah, your thoughts, so please write to us and share your comments. and if you're ever in born, make sure you visit the women's movie. for now, i will enjoy this cup of tea, but don't worry because i leave you with nice music from a

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