Bengo Secondary School in Mozambique combats gender-based violence with lectures and activities. This time the school is producing an educational film against premature unions, which had its premiere postponed due to lack of funds.
Early marriages endanger the lives of girls. Girls who are married prematurely suffer greater abuse, domestic violence (including physical, sexual or psychological abuse) and abandonment. Bengo Secondary School, located in the Gondola district of Mozambique, through the Girls' Club, which is part of the School Council, has been developing many activities such as community talks and student gatherings with a view to discouraging the practice of early marriages and gender-based violence. Put an end to
Violence against children and early marriage is a priority for Bengo Secondary School. There is a great need to raise awareness in the communities of the village of Bengo about the prevalence of abuse and violence, as well as early marriage. In this way, we have brought another dynamic of awareness to the communities through the production of short and feature-length films about early marriage, illustrating the consequences of this practice. At this very moment, we are producing a feature-length film with the title IDALINA about early marriages, which was scheduled to premiere on January 5th of this year but did not materialize due to lack of funds. The main message of the film is to discourage early marriages in our communities. The filming of the film is 40% complete and we have suspended it for an indefinite period due to the lack of funds for renting filming equipment, transportation and food for the actors.
