'DRY' the title of the award winning movie showcased in Gambia by Stephanie Linus during the African Youth Summit Banjul Plus 10. According to Stephanie, the movie was inspired by the true story of a young girl living with Vesico Vaginal Fistula - an abnormal fistulous tract condition.
The summit was organised in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to capture the creative, innovative and pro-active voices of African youth and to utilize these voices as a tool to encourage decision makers to address the myriad issues young people on the continent face.
It focused on discussions around reinforcing implementation of the policy frameworks in Africa and their pivotal role in harnessing the youth potentials to attain the Demographic Dividend and Africa’s inclusive growth and sustainable development.
The movie debut was attended by many highly placed personalities some of which includes, the Vice President of Gambia, Dr Isatou Njie Saidy, Assistant Minister for Youth Liberia, Ms. Kula Fonfana , UNFPA Regional Director for West & Central Africa, Mr Mabingue Ngom; and many others.
'DRY' was also very well received and was greeted with a loud standing ovation. It further spurred up conversation around maternal health care and fistula in Africa.
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