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.