SIMEEN MOBILE HEALTH TEAM In a poor and devastated country which has the highest mortality rate and an absolute majority of women do not have access to the very basic health care due to poverty, war, discrimination, patriarchy, etc., providing free mental and physical care is vital. In Afghanistan bad nutrition, not having income, living in remote areas, lack of infrastructure, security and safety issues and so on, are all reasons that women and men do not have access to health care. Because of this, women are going through the challenges of pregnancy, birthing, and several related issues without help.
SUPPORTING WOMEN AND GIRLS DISPLACED BY CONFLICT AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS IN KENYA is a program created by Mercy Ndugne Mwanzia. Mercy and Deng Bol will advise local NGOs active in Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee Camps in Kenya such as FilmAid Kenya, Elimisha Kakuma, Refugee Youth Education Hub and BOMA Kenya, using their experience as activists and artists to thoughtfully and effectively serve vulnerable women and girls and to represent survivors and vulnerable girls in their communications, community engagement and resource mobilization. They will contribute to the design and monitoring of programs and work directly with beneficiaries on a case‐by‐case basis, addressing issues including SGBV, CSE, period poverty and education and culture change around FGM and child and forced marriage. Mercy and Deng’ s project will build on their work for the past decade using art and advocacy to end violence against displaced women, girls and children among the over 450,000 refugees living in Kakuma and Dadaab Refugee Camps.
“ UNTITLED: INDIGENOUS WOMEN ' S MARCH” directed by Moara Passoni and produced by Sofia Geld, this short film will address the impact of violence against indigenous women. It was shot in September 2023 in Brasilia.