Mercy Akuot: Artist, Activist⁠. ⁠ South Sudanese artist Mercy Akuot uses her music to tell stories from her own life and to make demands for a better life for women and girls. ⁠ ⁠ As a survivor of forced marriage when she was only 15 years old, Mercy first told her story publicly at TEDx Kakuma Camp in 2018. ⁠ ⁠Since then Mercy has recorded an album with two other talented young women in the camp. ⁠ ⁠ The album is called Bado Mapema (It’s Still Early). On the title track each

Artistic Minds. Frontières by Apolline Traoré.⁠ Today we have a very special recommendation. The film Frontières (Borders) 2017.⁠ Four women from different regions develop friendships during a bus journey across West Africa, as they accomplish an everyday journey while facing the universal challenge of being independent women. Who is this #remarkablewoman ? The film’s director, Apolline Traoré, was born in Burkina Faso and educated in the US before returning to the country o