Written and produced by Fatmata Kargbo.
Fatmata is a 20-year-old mentor working with and for girls in Yele Tonkolili District of Sierra Leone. She returned there after resisting child marriage and was ostracised from her family. Since then, she has worked to support other girls in their own resistance and with Purposeful, she runs a Girls’ Circle in her community. Through the Purposeful Circles of Us Fellowship, she has been able to develop her skills in photography and her storytelling ability through pictures.
Fatmata aims to become a lawyer, businesswoman and a key player in the development sector.
“In this film, I share my own story of resisting early marriage and going against my family, even having to run away to the village, to escape early marriage. I introduce my best friend in the film, and together we share a conversation of two girls who have had their life turned upside down due to our decision to resist childhood marriage. We talk about our struggles to finish school and support ourselves, and we show what our lives look like now after resisting childhood marriage.”