Took the DJI Phantom 3 Professional up over the east of Freetown to capture this shot today.
Living in fear of FGM
Just finished this film in Sierra Leone for The Guardian exploring the tradition of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Not an easy topic to discuss but a very important one.
Girls in Sierra Leone are under huge pressure to be initiated into all-female secret societies that practise female genital mutilation. Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://is.gd/subscribeguardian Mariatu* describes her struggle to escape FGM while Plan International worker Aminata Sheriff, who helps young girls like Mariatu, recalls the horror of being cut at the age of 16.