videos tagged women helping women

Ousted female Afghan lawmaker, Malalai Joya, is fighting to regain her position on Afghanistan parliament. International Herald Tribune - April 5, 2008 article: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/05/asia/AS-GEN-Afghan-Lawmaker-Ousted.php Video - 1:35 min. ATN TV

Jakriti Tank, hardware engineer (India), assembles a functional computer from the ground up. 3:46 min.

Journalist, Zakia Zaki, 35, was one of the most prominent radio journalists in Afghanistan. She was an outspoken advocate for women's rights and media education for women in Afghanistan. She ran the radio network "Radio Peace." On June 6, 2007 Zakia was brutally slain by assassins who entered her home in the town of Jabal as Siraj, about 70km (40 miles) north of Kabul. This short video is a portrait of Zakia Zaki's work and life (also showing an interview Zakia made with former Afghan parliamentarian, Malal

Gunfire erupts in the DRC as Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi talked with Honorata, survivor of sexual enslavement rebuilding her life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Sexual violence and slavery are rising to horrific levels in the war in the Congo. Now more than ever, women like Honorata need our help. Sponsor a woman in the Congo - www.womenforwomen.org

Tali Raz, project coordinator for NISAN -- a feminist Arab/Jewish organization working for peace in Haifa, speaks about the struggles in getting Jews and Palestinians to come together for peace dialogues. Film Aug 2007. 5:10 min. TomVandebeek video production.

African Women News (Norway) -- Zainab McCoy interviews Kenyan nurse, Hannan Kahero, who works closely with cases of female genital mutilation (cutting) in Kenya. What role do men in Kenya play in the process of FGM? What happens to the money donated to Kenya to help in the condition of FGM? 5:33 min. Video release date: Jan 2008.

Riz Khan, of Aljazeera TV, speaks with Jordanian human rights activist, Rana Husseini, about the struggle in Jordan to impose stricter punishments and deal with the mentality behind honour killings. 16:50 min. AljazeeraTV release. 15 May, 2007.

"Fistula is a condition of poverty," said Dr. Salamatou Traore. Dr. Traore has been at the forefront in the fight to protect the rights of women suffering from obstetric fistula, who are often rejected by their communities and husbands. As head of the organization Dimol, which translates to "dignity," she runs a center that supports women through fistula repair and prepares women to return to their communities and to become health advocates for other women. Film/video 2:02 min. Jan 2008.