Documentary Films
My stolen childhood (2018, 26 minutes)
Thousands of women across West Africa have been enslaved by a centuries old practice called 'trokosi'. Girls are forced to live and work with priests in religious shrines, for the rest of their lives, to 'pay' for the sins of their family members. Although the practice has officially been banned in Ghana, it’s still happening. Twenty years after she was freed from this practice, Brigitte Sossou Perenyi goes on a journey to understand what trokosi really is and why her family gave her away.
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Thousands of women across West Africa have been enslaved by a centuries old practice called 'trokosi'. Girls are forced to live and work with priests in religious shrines, for the rest of their lives, to 'pay' for the sins of their family members. Although the practice has officially been banned in Ghana, it’s still happening. Twenty years after she was freed from this practice, Brigitte Sossou Perenyi goes on a journey to understand what trokosi really is and why her family gave her away.
Please exercise self-care: all documentaries on this page are focused on abuse or mental health problems, and can be upsetting. Check out our Calm Room if you're triggered. If ads bother you, install Chrome and AdBlock.
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