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In the Name of Your Daughter

Young Tanzanian children are forced to make a devastating choice: submit to female genital mutilation and child marriage, or risk their lives by fleeing their homes.

Young Tanzanian girls face a terrible choice: submit to female genital mutilation and child marriage, or risk their lives and run away from home. Brave local hero Rhobi Samwelly stands up to her community and provides a Safe House to protect the courageous girls. The "cutting season" runs through December, during which some girls as young as eight flee their homes to escape mutilation and child marriage.

Info about In the Name of Your Daughter

Studio(s): British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),Danmarks Radio (DR)

Originally Released: United States, Mar 20, 2018

Genres:Documentary