- In this episode of Mongabay Sessions, Romi Castagnino speaks with documentary director Ibrahim S. Miles Kamara about his film “Freetown Floodfighters: Women’s Resilience on the Frontline.”
- The documentary shows the efforts of community groups led by women to improve resilience in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, in response to climate change-induced floods.
- Mongabay Sessions is a video series that features conservation players from around the world.
In this episode of Mongabay Sessions, Romi Castagnino, Mongabay’s associate video producer, sits down with documentary director Ibrahim S. Miles Kamara.
His film, Freetown Floodfighters: Women’s Resilience on the Frontline, shows the efforts of community groups led by women to enhance resilience in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, in response to climate change-induced floods.
Watch the full video to hear Ibrahim S. Miles Kamara talk about how women in Central and West Africa are particularly vulnerable to climate-related disasters, particularly flooding.
The film Freetown Floodfighters was created by MakerChange Studio in collaboration with the Freetown Media Centre and commissioned by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
Banner image courtesy of Freetown Floodfighters.
Romina Castagnino
Article by: Romina Castagnino
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