Mama Rafiki

This film follows Mama Rafiki’s transformation in her relationship with her neighbouring Arabuko Sokoke forest. Once perceiving the forest as solely a resource for livelihood, a close call with authorities had Mama Rafiki bravely turned away from logging and towards a future of sustainable butterfly farming, and mangrove planting.
In the beautiful coastal town of Watamu in Kenya, AFRISOS collaborated with PWFF, Kenya Wildlife Services, Bahari Hai, A Rocha Kenya, and Temple Point Resort to unite environmental enthusiasts of the local community. AFRISOS mentors guided mentees through a 6-day dynamic smartphone filmmaking lab. Through this program, mentees and mentors worked together to plot, capture, and edit this film, all in four days! At the end of the program, the film was locally screened so the community could be a part of this enlightening journey of grassroots storytelling
Mama Rafiki is a narrative of resilience and inspiration as she empowers herself and the women of her community to see that sustainability and livelihood can coexist. What makes her story even more extraordinary, is the local community members that created her film did so using only the tools found in the everyday pockets, smartphones! 📲

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They say empower a woman and you empower a whole community!!.I love how short but detailed and insightful the films are..

[@afrisos]

Thank you! 😊