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Wolobougou
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"Wolobougou" means "the place of compassionate birth" in Bambara. It is the name of the small bush maternity clinic founded by midwife Honorine Soma in Burkina Faso. Honorine aims to revolutionize the place of women in Burkinabè society. She created her own clinic to provide healthcare access to women in rural areas. In a region with little to no medical resources, every action taken is essential. She passes on her feminist struggle to the young midwives she trains, helping them to gain independence. It is a quest for dignity and justice, rooted in the intimate experience of the body.
“The documentary pays close attention to women’s voices, choosing to honor them through ritualized forms of mise-en-scène. Wolobougou is a deeply human documentary, marked by the precision of its commitment and the sensitive gaze of Camille Varenne.” —Corsica.Doc Jury Statement
“An intimate look into a dignified quest in justice for the woman’s body.” —Black America Web
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“The toad and its entrails
belong to the boa.”
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Men believe that women
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and what's in their bellies
belong to their husbands.
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We women,
we have to win our independence.
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We've stayed in the dark too long
we must come out of the shadows.
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We can no longer ignore our power.
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Women gives birth, women raise the children
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And I tell you :
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It’s a woman like us who founded
a maternity hospital in the bush.
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In the village of Farakoba.
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She sets an example for all women.
We can be independent.
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Our freedom will liberate
our husbands, our families and our people.
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Women, speak out!
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Women, get out of your homes!
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Women, break the silence!
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Say what's in your gut!
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Let's stop letting men speak for us.
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Let's not let anyone think
that our place is to be locked up at home.
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By building this birthing clinic,
this woman is calling out to us all.
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She has named her clinic
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A benevolent birthplace
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It's a powerful name!
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If your belly is hard and hurts,
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then your belly relaxes,
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you take a shower
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and come to the clinic.
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Do you understand?
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The contractions will get more and more intense.
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If you've given birth before, it's easier.
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"Dimi" is contraction in French.
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If the contraction comes, don't keep it inside.
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When the contraction is particularly painful,
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and you can't contain yourself any longer,
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you breathe like I just showed you.
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When the pain rises,
you breathe at the same time.
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You follow the rhythm of the contraction.
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Until the contraction passes.
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It lasts for 2 seconds,
tick tock tick tock,
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2, 3, 15 seconds and then it's gone.
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If it lasts a minute,
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it means labor is near.
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Do you understand?
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The contraction begins gradually.
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And it gets more and more intense.
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It goes up to the most intense
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and then goes slowly.
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Do you understand?
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So you breathe
to the rhythm of the contraction.
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Ride the waves of each contraction.
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You increase as you go along.
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The more pain you feel,
the harder you breathe.
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It peaks, then gradually calms down.
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Until the contraction stops and you rest.
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Can we give it a try?
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Even if you get tired and you stop,
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We will say :
"It hurts, but keep going!”
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Breathe in again!
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Hold it!
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If you push hard like that
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Three times, four times, five times...
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The child will come out.
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We're all happy!
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Imagine your child
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Look at him
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See how beautiful it is.
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It's a girl, it's a boy,
it's your secret.
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Communicate with it.
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Tell it that it’s almost time.
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It will be a challenge for both of us.
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Get ready.
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It will be a happy day.
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Come in good shape
and greet me in good health.
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Kindness is in all of us.
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And unfortunately,
we all have meanness in us too.
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And in our maternity wards
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there are wizards,
there are witches and there are fairies
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There’s the fairy tale,
the angel who arrives and fixes everything
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And all of us
can find ourselves in the role
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of witch or fairy in our
clinics, through our behaviors, we know it!
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Traveling also opened my mind.
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I didn’t know that it was
such an important idea.
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You see, we arrive at the unit,
we meet a mother
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who has just given birth,
and we approach her:
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“What a beautiful baby!
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Bravo mom, you've done a great job.”
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She's proud
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she feels uplifted, rewarded
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but us, we don't even realize
that it has a positive impact.
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On the other hand,
a mother who has difficulty breastfeeding
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or who is holding her baby
in a way that we don't like,
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We don't have to talk.
That's just it.
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We can just look at her that way
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As if to say
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"You don't even know
how to hold your baby"
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Now that's witchcraft.
You’re shattering her confidence.
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With our eyes, we don't even talk,
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we can break her spirit.
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"And you! Why are you doing it like that?"
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See?
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And these are the little things that affect
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a new mother who is full of hormones
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under shock from a difficult situation
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it’s hard to understand.
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Here, the notion of psychological
care is not developed
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but it must be taken into account.
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I think life is hard enough for women.
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They give birth without an epidural.
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We don't have epidurals except in large clinics.
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During postpartum,
they have no shower, no toilet.
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At the public hospital,
You pee in a milk carton, in the XXIᵉ century!
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And don't laugh!
Let's put ourselves in their shoes.
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And on top of that,
you come to criticize her
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because her baby is crying
and she can't figure it out.
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We've got to get out
of these shackles of witchcraft.
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To be fairy godmothers, kind people,
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"Yes. What can I do?
Do you want some water?"
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You see little things that cost nothing.
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Just a hello!
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Public announcement!
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Can I get your attention
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I have some news.
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An event will be held at the clinic,
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Set up at the top of the hill.
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The staff of the Wolobougou clinic
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invites you to take part
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in meetings in honor of women,
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where midwives will be there for you.
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On March 8th,
International Women's Day.
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There will be special offers
for ultrasounds.
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8am on Friday, ultrasound
scans will cost 4,000 francs.
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-Friday afternoon too? Where?
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-The Wolobougou Clinic!
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On the road to Bobo Dioulasso,
after the toll booth.
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You turn right.
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-Ah, the clinic behind the wells?
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Ah! We've been there before!
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-The activities start on Friday
at 8am and go until 4pm.
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We’ll offer several consultations
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some will be free of charge
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others will have special prices.
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Cervical cancer screenings will be free,
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breast cancer screenings too.
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We also test for AIDS.
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We also weigh pregnant women.
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Blood sugar levels can be measured.
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The diabetes test.
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The 11th of March
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we can all get together
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at home here in Farakoba
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at the Wolobougou clinic.
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See you there
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to get healthy together.
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At the Wolobougou clinic,
the midwives will be there.
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so that everyone can find
a solution to their problem.
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Thank you for your attention.
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At five months pregnant,
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20th week, we must do an ultrasound.
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This is the morphology scan,
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to check that the child is doing well.
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We check for defects and deformities.
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It’s not normal, at the central hospital,
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some women who are
9 months pregnant,
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have babies with eye deformities,
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headless or missing limbs. It's not right!
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This means that these women
give birth to a deformed child.
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The day of delivery,
the abnormality is discovered. It’s a tragedy!
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To avoid this, a second ultrasound
should be done as early as the 5th month,
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to check the child's morphology.
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Give the notes to the patient
so she’ll see the secretary.
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It helps speed up the administrative process.
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Djouma, next person! Next!
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You take their ticket and
write down the bill for collection.
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Two for the lab!
Zoumana open!
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two for the lab, they're going in!
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Go ahead, sister, go in!
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Hello, Ma’am!
How are things?
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It's not easy...
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Don’t be mad at us, it's a bit slow to get started,
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but as soon as it starts,
everything is perfect.
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Show this prescription to your doctor.
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I pray that everything will go well.
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You're always welcome here.
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Bleach removal.
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She went home to get her documents
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Scalpel blade,
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Scalpel blade, scalpel blade,
scalpel blade!
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Have you finished your exams?
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Are you waiting for the ultrasound?
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The ultrasound hasn’t started,
as soon as it's ready, we'll call you.
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Zoumana is it ready?
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Her, bring her in for cervical cancer screening.
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It's starting to drag on!
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The room over there is free,
we can take her into the delivery room!
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Cervical screening and a breast examination!
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Put the prescription down and go with her!
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She's in the room, call Marceline!
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In the waiting room! Call Marceline!
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Pélagie, did you not eat or something?!
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Does Mom have milk?
Is milk coming in?
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- I didn't check...
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- Milk ?
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- I have milk.
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it even leaks.
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- You've got to convince me of that!
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He's quite hypotonic
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his breathing is good,
but there's nothing in the belly there...
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My problem isn’t there…
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What do you put on his belly button?
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- I put shea butter.
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- Don't you have any disinfectant?
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You're missing the point!
Look at his navel!
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Shea butter doesn’t cure an infection,
I told you to use eosin.
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Eosin and gauze compresses.
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I want to see him again in three days.
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He's a little baby who's having trouble
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adapting to life on the outside.
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Fleming syrup, eosin, gauze, clothing kit
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You have to buy the medicine.
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The ones that are missing here,
you can buy them in the city in Bobo.
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You need to dress the child normally.
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- I put his clothes in cold water
to cool him down.
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- When a child is feverish, undress him.
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Yes, it's necessary.
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So if he’s doing better,
come back in three days.
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If things aren't going well,
you don't wait at home
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Right now I don’t see anything wrong
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he's just tired.
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He needs to suckle.
I'll check it
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Danièle, close the door.
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Your breasts even hurt!
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Your breasts are too swollen,
your baby can't drink if it's too hard.
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Massage your breasts
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and discard the milk.
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Ok? I’m coming.
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Let’s do it that way.
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A complete package
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We'll also put a blanket on it.
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See you in three days.
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Buy Fliming in town, as soon as tonight!
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A baby is fragile
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We need to go fast
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Do you understand?
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Go see Danièle
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We can hear your baby's heartbeat.
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It’s starting,
it can happen at any moment.
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It could happen tonight.
It could happen tomorrow.
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I've seen that he's having
little contractions.
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If nothing happens
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come tomorrow at 8 p.m.
I'll see how it has progressed
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I don't have time before 8 p.m.
251
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That's why I'm giving you an appointment at 8 p.m.
252
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Ok? Here you go.
253
00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,880
Who's coming tomorrow night?
Pélagie or you?
254
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-Hey friend! How are you?
255
00:18:34,546 --> 00:18:35,981
-It's me.
256
00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:41,080
- I gave him a date
for tomorrow at 8pm.
257
00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:43,240
She hasn't given birth yet
258
00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,480
He has stage fright!
259
00:18:45,498 --> 00:18:47,832
He's a scaredy-cat!
260
00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:59,280
The insecurity crisis currently
reigns over the country.
261
00:19:59,360 --> 00:20:01,760
There are areas without doctors
262
00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,200
and ambulances no longer run in Burkina.
263
00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,960
I have a car equipped for care.
264
00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:10,040
I can go to remote areas.
265
00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,800
In places where there are
no doctors, nor hospitals,
266
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to give women access to healthcare.
267
00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,560
But because of the insecurity,
268
00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,840
we can't make these trips.
269
00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,440
It's too dangerous to drive.
270
00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,880
Some women are isolated and pregnant,
271
00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,800
left to their own devices,
with no medical supervision.
272
00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:34,880
Some have contraceptive implants
but want to get pregnant,
273
00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,600
they tear them out and risk infection.
274
00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:41,800
We will keep operating
after the week of March 8th.
275
00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:46,200
I plan to launch
a mobile healthcare program:
276
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"The Dust Clinic".
277
00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:53,640
We will be able operate from
Farakoba all the way to Toussiana.
278
00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,720
Did you sleep well?
279
00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,280
It's too early!
280
00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,920
If you don't finish,
I'm going to leave without you!
281
00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,040
Scrub well!
282
00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,040
We get the towel
283
00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,000
Your towel is in the bedroom
284
00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,880
we'll take Mom's
285
00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,160
Do it with both your hands
286
00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,800
Or else it won't be well done
287
00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:58,600
Come give me a hug
288
00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:06,880
What a pleasure to have
a big girl whose so sweet
289
00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,760
Young women or young men
want information
290
00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,320
Young girls whose stomach’s hurt
291
00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,200
when their period comes.
292
00:24:10,360 --> 00:24:12,280
Do you have teenage girls here
293
00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,120
do any of them go to school?
294
00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:17,960
They don't go to school...
295
00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,320
Mothers, fathers,
parents like you Mister,
296
00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,640
if you have young girls
297
00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,560
who have had their periods
298
00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,200
you're afraid that she'll get pregnant.
299
00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,480
We can chat with them.
300
00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,480
Moms who are pregnant
301
00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,720
We can examine them
302
00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,040
and start monitoring their pregnancy.
303
00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:41,600
I could suggest that they come
to the clinic in Farakoba on Monday.
304
00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:45,640
To do an ultrasound
It's a way to see how their baby is doing
305
00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,440
The consultation is offered free of charge
306
00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:50,640
For all pregnant women
307
00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:51,200
OK?
308
00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,000
That's what we're offering this morning
309
00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,360
When we've finished chatting,
we'll start setting up.
310
00:24:56,360 --> 00:24:58,960
Children who are sick,
adults who are sick,
311
00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:00,320
we'll examine them.
312
00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,280
If necessary,
we'll give them an appointment
313
00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,000
at our clinic,
in the village of Farakoba.
314
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:07,480
Alibata how old are you?
315
00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:14,120
- Ah maybe 13, or 12 years old.
316
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,160
- Does anything hurt?
317
00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,160
- It's only my heart that hurts.
318
00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:21,280
- Your heart hurts ?
319
00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,480
A child with a heart condition?
320
00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:27,240
You're way too young for heart trouble.
321
00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,400
- Do you have a husband?
- Yes.
322
00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,280
- Do you have kids?
- No.
323
00:25:36,360 --> 00:25:39,480
- You don’t have kids. Do you want some?
- No.
324
00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,360
- Do you want to get pregnant?
325
00:25:42,360 --> 00:25:47,840
- No, I want to take my time.
326
00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,760
- Will your husband accept
327
00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:56,760
that you take a contraceptive?
328
00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,760
- I’ll take it secretly.
329
00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,280
- You don’t tell him? Ok.
330
00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:07,200
If you want, come
to the clinic and we'll take care of it.
331
00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,880
We’re going to do a little shot.
332
00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,640
Don't look.
333
00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:23,560
Good job!
334
00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,000
So write this down,
Diagnostic hypothesis:
335
00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:42,520
malaria, plus parasitosis
and suspected moderate anemia
336
00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,560
The malaria test is negative for now
337
00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,480
we'll write his name on it.
338
00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,160
We’ll keep it.
339
00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,080
It's probably a tardy result.
340
00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,480
We’re writing your prescription.
341
00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:02,360
Your mom will pay for the medicine,
You’ll take them and you'll feel better.
342
00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,600
When you're better, you can go to school.
343
00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:07,120
Do you understand ?
344
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,680
Do you have questions?
345
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:19,120
The malaria test is positive.
346
00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,720
- It's going to be tough.
347
00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,440
Buying medication is going to be a struggle.
348
00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:29,880
The last time that we went to the hospital
because he had a stomachache
349
00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,800
They prescribed a medication
that costs 7500 cfa.
350
00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:37,600
- Indeed, medication prices are our issue.
351
00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,400
Your body needs to regain its strength
352
00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,480
before having another child.
353
00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,440
If you have one pregnancy after another,
354
00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,920
it's not good for your body.
355
00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:54,240
It will tire your body.
356
00:27:54,320 --> 00:27:55,800
Do you understand ?
357
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,440
But if you need us,
358
00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:00,640
we're here every week.
359
00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,840
Consultations are free.
360
00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:08,800
Contraceptives are free.
361
00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,320
Do you understand?
362
00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:11,600
All right.
363
00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,760
Does anything hurt?
364
00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,760
- I'm not sick, but I'm starving.
365
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:21,520
We have nothing to eat but cashew juice.
366
00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,040
- So you have nothing to eat?
367
00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:30,600
But fruit juice can't fill your belly!
368
00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:41,480
Write on her form:
gynecological examination
369
00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,400
contraceptive break
370
00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,480
and then cervical cancer screening.
371
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:52,880
You can come on Monday,
372
00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:57,520
for a gynecology exam,
on Monday morning.
373
00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:00,200
You can take birth control implant.
374
00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,720
If you want an implant today,
375
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,400
we can do it in the ambulance.
376
00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:06,560
it's quickly done
377
00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:10,360
- People here won’t be happy.
378
00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:15,520
- That's true! If it’s that, then
come to the clinic on Monday!
379
00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,560
Put: desire for a contraceptive break.
380
00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,440
What's your name?
381
00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:29,440
- Djenneba
382
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,760
- My name is Honorine.
383
00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:32,560
Brigitte.
384
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:33,920
Brigitte
385
00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:35,000
Orokia
386
00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,080
- Nice to meet you.
387
00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,320
- Djeneba, how old are you?
388
00:29:39,611 --> 00:29:41,680
- Me ? Djeneba ?
389
00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:46,720
I must be about 50.
390
00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:48,880
- She is 50.
391
00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,400
Do you still get your period?
392
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:53,960
- What?!
393
00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,360
No, I don't get it anymore!
394
00:29:56,760 --> 00:29:58,280
- How many children do you have?
395
00:29:58,280 --> 00:29:59,400
- Five
396
00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,280
- Have you had any miscarriages?
397
00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:03,720
- More than one!
398
00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:04,400
- How many times?
399
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,760
- I've had two children who
didn’t come out of my bully,
400
00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:09,840
two miscarriages.
401
00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:13,320
And then I had two boys who died.
402
00:30:14,038 --> 00:30:14,867
- Two boys ?
403
00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:21,200
Two deceased children,
Ousmane and Issoufou.
404
00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:29,720
They all got names before dying.
405
00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:35,680
Ousmane was the eldest.
406
00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:39,880
Issoufou followed
407
00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:41,880
and he also died.
408
00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,360
It was the cough that killed them.
409
00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:47,440
- The cought?
410
00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:54,320
Then I had Alioune,
Issiaka and Fatao.
411
00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,840
God gives, you get your share,
412
00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,840
but he takes his share too.
413
00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,440
What God leaves you is a blessing.
414
00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:06,360
- How do you say life in mooré?
415
00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,360
Women give life...
416
00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,760
It’s women who give...
417
00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,080
How do you say death?
418
00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,120
It’s women who give life,
and it's women who bring death.
419
00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,440
If we don't give birth, no one will die.
420
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:25,120
We have the strength to drive life...
421
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:31,000
- When you nourish the land,
the land takes its share.
422
00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,040
And you will receive what is due to you.
423
00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,440
It is God’s will.
424
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:39,120
- When you’ll come, we'll screen
you for cervical cancer.
425
00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,040
All right. Monday Morning ?
426
00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,000
- Yes, after tomorrow.
427
00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,600
How old are you?
428
00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:03,960
- I’m 17.
429
00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:06,200
- Are you married?
430
00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:07,080
- Yes
431
00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:08,400
- Do you have a husband?
432
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:09,280
- Yes.
433
00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:11,640
- Do you have a child?
434
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:14,480
Do you want any?
435
00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,400
Now that’s a good deal!
436
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:24,280
If you say hello to me today,
437
00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,480
tomorrow you'll get pregnant.
438
00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,000
- Really? But that's what I want!
439
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,120
- Yes, me I'm like that!
440
00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,800
I'm going to put this here.
441
00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,800
How old is your husband?
442
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:42,240
- 20 years old.
443
00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:43,720
He's in Koudougou.
444
00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,000
He's not here.
445
00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:47,960
He left for Koudougou.
446
00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,280
When I am intimate
447
00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:57,600
afterwards, all day long,
it hurts when I go pee.
448
00:32:57,600 --> 00:32:59,800
- I'll write you a prescription.
449
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:04,600
You're going to come
to the clinic to be checked out.
450
00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:09,360
We'll look at your urinary system
and treat it.
451
00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:13,600
Don’t worry, we can cure you.
452
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:16,080
There might be some germs.
453
00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,160
if we don't take care of it
454
00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:21,680
you can't get pregnant easily.
455
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,680
Do you understand?
456
00:33:23,760 --> 00:33:27,400
So screening plus ultrasound.
457
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:34,440
You come with your prescriptions
for your examination.
458
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:38,640
Your reproductive organs
will be impeccable
459
00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:42,880
you'll get pregnant
and you'll thank me.
460
00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,440
In a few months, you'll come to tell me.
461
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:53,080
Here are the prescriptions,
do your best to buy the medications.
462
00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,360
- Thank you, may God bless you.
463
00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:57,840
- Thanks to you as well.
464
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,800
- I also suffer from painful periods.
465
00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:07,280
- Come in for a consultation.
466
00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:10,000
- Switch places.
467
00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,480
- My home is at the clinic.
468
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:14,680
Are you asleep?
469
00:38:25,000 --> 00:38:26,040
Ami
470
00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:29,480
Please don't cry.
471
00:38:35,360 --> 00:38:37,640
Relax
472
00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,520
Don't tense your leg
473
00:38:43,400 --> 00:38:44,800
Grab your foot.
474
00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:51,680
If you feel like going to the bathroom,
that’s normal.
475
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:54,800
Do you want to take off your wrap?
Are you hot?
476
00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:56,680
Shall I put the fan on?
477
00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:57,840
-I'm cold.
478
00:38:57,840 --> 00:38:59,880
Are you cold?
479
00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:05,200
Do you need to go to the bathroom?
480
00:39:05,280 --> 00:39:07,160
I'm going to examine you.
481
00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:09,960
Do you want ice?
482
00:39:09,960 --> 00:39:12,000
Shall I put the ice on your belly?
483
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:15,840
Open it quickly before it clogs.
484
00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:18,440
Take your phone along to time it
485
00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:20,520
The transfusion is almost finished
486
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:22,040
How many drops are we at?
487
00:39:31,960 --> 00:39:34,160
Thank you
488
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:45,760
Do you have the sonicaid?
The fetal stethoscope
489
00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:49,400
It's in the ultrasound room.
490
00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:59,720
Turn around so I can listen to the baby.
491
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:03,120
Yes, we know,
we know very well that you're in pain
492
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:05,000
we know your pain
493
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:06,960
but we can't share the pain
494
00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:10,720
Otherwise we were all going to take some
495
00:40:10,800 --> 00:40:14,280
I was going to give a lot
to Pélagie and a little to Camille.
496
00:40:14,360 --> 00:40:17,920
Everyone was going to get some
497
00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:28,120
Make sure it's regular. 32.
498
00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:31,640
Do it well.
499
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:35,760
Hurry up, because if I don't cut it,
it's going to rip.
500
00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:38,240
She has a severe form
of female genital mutilation.
501
00:40:38,240 --> 00:40:39,480
Push push push!
502
00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:42,120
Come on! Come on!
503
00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:45,120
You must push for a long time,
don't do a bit and then stop.
504
00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:45,920
Very good
505
00:40:45,920 --> 00:40:47,080
Keep it up
506
00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:49,000
Come on, come on, come on.
507
00:40:50,080 --> 00:40:53,640
Take off your gloves, Pelagie,
give me compresses.
508
00:40:53,720 --> 00:40:56,240
Prepare the blue betadine.
509
00:40:56,520 --> 00:40:59,880
Now we're running out of time
the child is getting tired.
510
00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:02,360
You have to push to get him out quickly.
511
00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,320
Already, you were sick...
Grab your foot.
512
00:41:05,320 --> 00:41:07,560
Pelagie, don't slow down, hurry up.
513
00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:13,640
Lift your head, that’s no good.
514
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:15,800
you're pushing into the throat.
515
00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:19,160
Push like you’re pooping hard
when you're constipated.
516
00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:20,160
Very good
517
00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:21,120
Keep it up
518
00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:23,040
Come on, come on, come on.
519
00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:25,600
Harder, harder than that!
520
00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:27,000
Great
521
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,520
Get some rest and then start up again.
522
00:41:29,520 --> 00:41:32,720
If you manage like this,
we'll soon be done.
523
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,680
Move forward
524
00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:36,800
When there is no contraction,
when there is no pain
525
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:38,720
You shouldn’t push,
it's useless.
526
00:41:38,720 --> 00:41:41,360
You've got to help her,
is it happening?
527
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:46,680
What you just did was great.
528
00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:50,040
Do that two or three more times
during the contraction, it’ll be good.
529
00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:51,880
Come on, come on, come on,
530
00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:53,960
harder, harder, harder!
531
00:41:55,360 --> 00:41:56,720
Harder, Ami!
532
00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:00,600
Now you have to push
533
00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:02,720
there's the contraction.
534
00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:05,040
Push with the contraction Ami.
535
00:42:05,040 --> 00:42:06,320
Otherwise the baby will suffer.
536
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:07,640
No, lift your head.
537
00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:09,520
There you go, look at your belly.
538
00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:10,640
Push, push, push.
539
00:42:10,640 --> 00:42:12,480
Don't breathe, hold your breath.
540
00:42:12,480 --> 00:42:13,600
Push, push, push...
541
00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:16,640
Again, again,
542
00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:20,880
Breath in some oxygen and start again.
543
00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:24,080
That's good.
544
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,760
You're doing great.
545
00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:30,400
Wait for the contraction to come.
546
00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:33,280
Very good
547
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:35,200
Keep going, keep going, keep going...
548
00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:44,040
Push hard.
549
00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,280
You mustn’t get up.
550
00:42:48,840 --> 00:42:51,320
Push, push hard, push hard
551
00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:54,400
Good job
552
00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:56,720
Again, again push harder.
553
00:43:02,080 --> 00:43:05,080
You have to push now,
Baby is suffering Ami.
554
00:43:05,160 --> 00:43:06,920
Is there a contraction?
555
00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:10,120
It’s fully dilated ?
556
00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:12,400
No, no, stop crying,
you have to push.
557
00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:13,880
The baby is suffering.
558
00:43:13,880 --> 00:43:15,480
Grab your feet and poop!
559
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,680
Poop hard, poop really hard.
560
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:19,920
Go ahead, that’s good,
it's almost over.
561
00:43:19,920 --> 00:43:23,920
Come on, come on Ami!
Don't give up!
562
00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,080
Stop now, stop.
563
00:43:35,840 --> 00:43:37,400
Well done.
564
00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:39,480
It’s over, well done.
565
00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:41,960
The douche
566
00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:47,160
Someone stop the fan please.
567
00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:48,920
-Thank you auntie
568
00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:55,560
Auntie, may God give you
everything you want in the world.
569
00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:58,960
God give me... God give me...
570
00:43:59,720 --> 00:44:02,360
It's over, it's over, everything's fine.
571
00:44:04,640 --> 00:44:07,880
Come on, come on,
come on, tired man!
572
00:45:01,240 --> 00:45:05,560
He's getting all handsome and pink.
573
00:45:48,840 --> 00:45:50,560
It’s finished.
574
00:46:26,520 --> 00:46:29,320
It’s your turn!
575
00:46:34,800 --> 00:46:36,800
It's this way.
Are you scared?
576
00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:37,560
-No
577
00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:38,880
-But why didn't you come?
578
00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:41,480
-I felt sorry for her during the birth.
579
00:46:42,200 --> 00:46:46,440
-I knew you had trouble coming in.
580
00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:49,400
May we?
581
00:46:54,440 --> 00:46:55,760
Come in.
582
00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:57,960
You're going to see your son.
583
00:46:58,560 --> 00:46:59,880
You want to hold him?
584
00:46:59,880 --> 00:47:00,680
-No
585
00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:02,320
-Are you sure?
586
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:05,320
You can wash your hands and hold him.
587
00:47:05,400 --> 00:47:06,440
Are you scared ?
588
00:47:06,440 --> 00:47:07,280
-Yes...
589
00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:12,320
He looks like an old man.
590
00:47:13,000 --> 00:47:15,760
-He's even my ancestor!
591
00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:19,280
-Which ancestor?
592
00:47:19,680 --> 00:47:23,680
Which old relative does he look like?
593
00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:24,800
Tell us.
594
00:47:25,480 --> 00:47:27,080
Pélagie make way for him
595
00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:29,880
to congratulate his sweetheart.
596
00:47:29,880 --> 00:47:31,640
-What am I supposed to say?
597
00:47:31,640 --> 00:47:33,600
-Whatever you want.
598
00:47:33,600 --> 00:47:35,560
-Your wife has given birth.
599
00:47:35,560 --> 00:47:38,360
-You can tell her she did a good job.
600
00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:40,560
-Tell her "congratulations".
601
00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:42,720
-Turn around, look at your husband.
602
00:47:42,720 --> 00:47:47,320
-A woman suffers when she gives birth
you have to let her rest.
603
00:47:47,320 --> 00:47:51,200
I couldn't bear my mother's suffering
when she gave birth to my sister.
604
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:52,240
It's a challenge.
605
00:47:52,240 --> 00:47:53,840
-You’re a good boy.
606
00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:56,200
Are you sure you don't want to hold him?
607
00:47:56,200 --> 00:47:57,080
-I’ll hold him.
608
00:47:57,080 --> 00:47:58,560
-I'll put him in your arms.
609
00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:02,720
Give him the gel, he’s going to clean
his hands to touch him.
610
00:48:02,720 --> 00:48:04,640
Wash your hands.
611
00:48:06,600 --> 00:48:09,520
Tell him welcome.
612
00:48:12,040 --> 00:48:14,400
Look at your little Daddy,
613
00:48:14,400 --> 00:48:18,720
look at your little Daddy
who says you're an old man
614
00:48:20,320 --> 00:48:23,000
The old man of the house!
615
00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:04,080
Put your foot in.
616
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:05,520
Elo are you ready?
617
00:49:05,520 --> 00:49:06,920
You can lean on this part.
618
00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:09,000
You step over the horse.
619
00:49:09,840 --> 00:49:13,480
Come on! Almost, come on!
620
00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:16,040
Yay good job!
621
00:49:16,040 --> 00:49:19,880
It wasn't even difficult!
622
00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:21,960
Cléclé up!
623
00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:37,400
I'm determined right now!
624
00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:40,000
I'm determined!
625
00:49:41,680 --> 00:49:42,800
Voilà.
626
00:49:42,800 --> 00:49:44,040
Bravo !
627
00:49:45,160 --> 00:49:46,680
Breathe
628
00:49:46,680 --> 00:49:48,880
Sit back
629
00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:52,240
All good?
630
00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:53,080
Yes, I’m okay…
631
00:49:53,080 --> 00:49:54,520
See, it’s fun.
632
00:49:55,680 --> 00:49:57,560
Ama you okay?
633
00:49:58,480 --> 00:49:59,320
Did Ama get on?
634
00:49:59,400 --> 00:50:01,640
Yes, Ama got on, even Ama is riding!
635
00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:05,320
I feel very, very, very at ease!
636
00:50:11,320 --> 00:50:14,240
Let's go!
Follow the gang, come on!
637
00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:24,720
We can’t even imagine
ourselves riding a horse.
638
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:30,080
But this kind of challenge
is all about consolidating our audacity.
639
00:50:30,160 --> 00:50:32,280
"I've never done this",
yes, so what!
640
00:50:32,280 --> 00:50:33,680
Today, I'm doing it!
641
00:50:49,520 --> 00:50:51,520
So to start out
642
00:50:51,520 --> 00:50:56,080
we're going to share
how we felt on horseback.
643
00:50:56,160 --> 00:50:58,320
We were laughing right away.
644
00:50:58,320 --> 00:51:01,320
It's a round-table discussion
so everyone will say something
645
00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:03,520
about their experience
horseback-riding.
646
00:51:03,520 --> 00:51:05,520
It will push you to speak.
647
00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:08,680
Until everyone talks,
we'll stay here.
648
00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:11,720
This morning
649
00:51:11,720 --> 00:51:14,920
when we got there,
I was excited
650
00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:16,280
I was excited
651
00:51:16,280 --> 00:51:17,720
I felt inside myself
652
00:51:17,720 --> 00:51:20,520
that it was a challenge
I had to take up.
653
00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:22,480
And now when I came out
654
00:51:22,480 --> 00:51:23,640
he told me to come closer
655
00:51:23,640 --> 00:51:25,680
I asked him how to get on
656
00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:27,720
He showed me where to put my foot
657
00:51:27,720 --> 00:51:29,680
and pushed on the other side
658
00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:32,240
and when I did it I got on
659
00:51:32,240 --> 00:51:33,960
the fear disappeared.
660
00:51:33,960 --> 00:51:35,840
When I got on
661
00:51:35,840 --> 00:51:37,880
when the horse wanted to take a step
662
00:51:37,880 --> 00:51:39,520
I started screaming.
663
00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:41,360
Oh! Dear God!
664
00:51:41,640 --> 00:51:43,520
We're screwed today!
665
00:51:43,520 --> 00:51:46,560
She regretted working at Wolobougou!
666
00:51:47,160 --> 00:51:48,840
Until I asked myself
667
00:51:48,840 --> 00:51:50,760
Hono, what's this now?
668
00:51:50,760 --> 00:51:52,440
Riding a horse!
669
00:51:52,440 --> 00:51:55,040
Ah now what?
670
00:51:55,040 --> 00:51:58,000
You want to kill us?!
671
00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:01,400
But it was really good.
672
00:52:01,400 --> 00:52:03,680
In the end I really enjoyed it
673
00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:05,840
I told myself
674
00:52:05,960 --> 00:52:07,360
It did me a world of good, honestly.
675
00:52:07,360 --> 00:52:10,640
It did me a world of good, honestly.
676
00:52:10,640 --> 00:52:15,160
We take on the emotions,
the pain of mothers, right?
677
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:17,880
During the week we saw...
678
00:52:17,880 --> 00:52:20,840
We went to Farakoba South
on Saturday
679
00:52:20,840 --> 00:52:23,160
For the last dust-clinic
680
00:52:23,240 --> 00:52:25,360
We saw the three mothers-to-be.
681
00:52:25,360 --> 00:52:28,680
They were offered ultrasounds
at the permanent clinic
682
00:52:28,800 --> 00:52:31,960
and so they came to do the ultrasound
683
00:52:32,000 --> 00:52:35,240
and there's one
whose pregnancy had stopped.
684
00:52:35,320 --> 00:52:38,280
She believes that
she's six months pregnant.
685
00:52:38,280 --> 00:52:42,240
The ultrasound showed
a four months missed miscarriage.
686
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:44,840
You see?
When you go for an ultrasound
687
00:52:44,840 --> 00:52:49,040
you don't expect a pregnancy,
a fetus heart that has stopped.
688
00:52:49,040 --> 00:52:51,560
So you, as an ultrasound technician,
are surprised.
689
00:52:51,560 --> 00:52:53,880
It's a shock.
690
00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:57,240
And right away you must
announce a difficult situation
691
00:52:57,240 --> 00:52:58,520
to one who does not know.
692
00:52:58,520 --> 00:53:01,680
We take it, we take on the pain
In the delivery room
693
00:53:01,680 --> 00:53:03,480
Kalifa is often a witness
694
00:53:03,480 --> 00:53:06,040
How many times has it gone wrong?
695
00:53:06,040 --> 00:53:09,240
How many young maternal
deaths do we have, on our hands?
696
00:53:09,240 --> 00:53:13,440
I think at least once a week,
at your health center.
697
00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:16,440
Some days you feel
like it's a morbid day.
698
00:53:16,440 --> 00:53:18,520
When we work in a context like that
699
00:53:18,520 --> 00:53:21,400
we must know how to restore
and repair ourselves
700
00:53:21,400 --> 00:53:22,600
to on keep going,
701
00:53:22,600 --> 00:53:24,000
It's not because it's spoiled
702
00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:26,360
that I'm going to disarm
myself and give up.
703
00:53:26,360 --> 00:53:28,280
That won't solve anything.
704
00:53:28,280 --> 00:53:32,240
With Hono,
I learned about childbirth
705
00:53:33,520 --> 00:53:38,560
For the first time
at Hôpital Saint Joseph
706
00:53:38,640 --> 00:53:41,160
how many women were on the table?
707
00:53:41,160 --> 00:53:44,840
She said to me:
-Agnès, touch this woman, how dilated is she?
708
00:53:44,920 --> 00:53:47,400
I said Hono, I’ve never done it.
709
00:53:47,400 --> 00:53:49,400
-Today, you're going to do it!
710
00:53:50,680 --> 00:53:53,800
Here's a job I've never done before!
711
00:53:54,080 --> 00:53:55,400
When the child came out
712
00:53:55,400 --> 00:53:58,200
I shout:
Hono, how do I do it? Hono come here!
713
00:53:58,200 --> 00:54:03,640
She said:
-Figure it out! Figure it out on your own
714
00:54:03,640 --> 00:54:07,480
Watch the rotation, and you pull the child.
715
00:54:07,800 --> 00:54:11,640
Finally, when the child came out,
to deliver it
716
00:54:11,960 --> 00:54:14,120
she told me to stitch up the woman.
717
00:54:14,120 --> 00:54:17,440
I said Hono:
-I've never done that.
718
00:54:17,520 --> 00:54:19,880
She told me:
-Auntie, you can do it!
719
00:54:19,880 --> 00:54:21,120
Today you will do it!
720
00:54:21,120 --> 00:54:22,800
How many nurses are here?
721
00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:24,560
So I managed.
722
00:54:25,840 --> 00:54:27,480
With Hono
723
00:54:27,480 --> 00:54:29,600
if you're patient
724
00:54:29,600 --> 00:54:31,800
you'll learn everything.
725
00:54:31,800 --> 00:54:35,560
At my age,
I should be at home.
726
00:54:35,640 --> 00:54:38,680
But here I am among you today.
727
00:54:38,680 --> 00:54:39,800
Thank you very much.
728
00:54:39,800 --> 00:54:40,920
Thank you Agnès.
729
00:54:40,920 --> 00:54:41,840
Thank you for your courage.
730
00:54:41,840 --> 00:54:43,600
You see her age, it's not easy.
731
00:54:43,600 --> 00:54:45,640
Remind us how old you really are?
732
00:54:45,640 --> 00:54:47,440
-I'm 65.
733
00:54:47,760 --> 00:54:49,840
Can you see her?
734
00:54:49,840 --> 00:54:51,320
A multi-purpose woman!
735
00:54:51,320 --> 00:54:56,120
There's not another woman
who can match her!
736
00:54:59,080 --> 00:55:01,400
So mainly I want...
737
00:55:01,480 --> 00:55:05,800
I'm getting ready
to have a clinic too.
738
00:55:05,880 --> 00:55:08,880
I wanted to have one in Lomé,
739
00:55:09,040 --> 00:55:11,680
And one here too.
740
00:55:11,680 --> 00:55:15,200
So I like to be independent.
741
00:55:15,280 --> 00:55:18,760
I like to work for myself.
742
00:55:32,440 --> 00:55:36,960
If you have been pregnant
by a member of your family
743
00:55:37,040 --> 00:55:40,120
your father, your brother, in any case
744
00:55:40,120 --> 00:55:43,840
within the family, it's incest.
745
00:55:43,920 --> 00:55:45,960
Abortion is permitted.
746
00:55:45,960 --> 00:55:50,040
The problem with Burkina
is when we don't talk about it.
747
00:55:50,120 --> 00:55:52,600
If you've been raped,
it's shameful.
748
00:55:52,600 --> 00:55:55,400
You don't want everyone to
know that you've been raped.
749
00:55:55,400 --> 00:55:56,520
We're afraid to say it.
750
00:55:56,520 --> 00:55:59,040
As a result,
we don't get the necessary care.
751
00:55:59,040 --> 00:56:00,360
But what’s worse?
752
00:56:00,360 --> 00:56:03,560
Taking the risk that people
find out I was raped
753
00:56:03,560 --> 00:56:08,720
or carrying a pregnancy from that rape?
754
00:56:08,720 --> 00:56:10,720
Imagine the trauma
755
00:56:10,720 --> 00:56:13,480
you carry with you
for the rest of your life!
756
00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:14,800
It's not easy.
757
00:56:14,800 --> 00:56:16,480
In every country in the world
758
00:56:16,480 --> 00:56:19,680
and ten times more
blatant in our countries.
759
00:56:19,760 --> 00:56:22,760
And I've had team members
760
00:56:22,760 --> 00:56:24,480
members whose spouses have said:
761
00:56:24,480 --> 00:56:26,760
I want you to work but not at night.
762
00:56:26,760 --> 00:56:29,560
So you're a midwife,
but you don't work at night.
763
00:56:29,560 --> 00:56:34,360
Well, we know that most
deliveries happen at night!
764
00:56:35,320 --> 00:56:37,320
Long story short,
there are situations like that.
765
00:56:37,320 --> 00:56:40,160
I don't mind you working during the day,
766
00:56:40,160 --> 00:56:41,600
but at night, I don't agree.
767
00:56:41,600 --> 00:56:43,440
Sometimes, there are reasons for this.
768
00:56:43,440 --> 00:56:46,360
Sometimes, there are no real reasons.
769
00:56:46,360 --> 00:56:50,360
It's due to domination or selfishness.
770
00:56:50,360 --> 00:56:52,600
They only think of themselves.
771
00:56:53,200 --> 00:56:55,080
There, I have respect for a woman
772
00:56:55,080 --> 00:56:57,840
who chooses to take care
and be a housewife
773
00:56:57,840 --> 00:57:00,720
It's her choice.
She loves it.
774
00:57:00,720 --> 00:57:02,200
I don't judge.
775
00:57:02,200 --> 00:57:04,240
But one who wants to be active
776
00:57:04,240 --> 00:57:06,680
and the obstacle is her partner.
777
00:57:06,760 --> 00:57:10,240
Now that's heartbreaking.
778
00:57:10,320 --> 00:57:13,880
So for me, no one,
not the nuns, not my parents
779
00:57:13,960 --> 00:57:17,440
ever told me that when you work,
and you're married
780
00:57:17,520 --> 00:57:19,360
before you go out to work
781
00:57:19,360 --> 00:57:22,480
you must ask your husband's permission.
782
00:57:22,560 --> 00:57:25,560
Nobody ever told me that.
783
00:57:25,640 --> 00:57:27,640
I've never heard it.
784
00:57:28,880 --> 00:57:32,520
And so, one day,
I was in Gaoua.
785
00:57:32,520 --> 00:57:34,800
I was told about a training project.
786
00:57:34,800 --> 00:57:39,640
It was in 2006, the high point
of sexual and reproductive health rights
787
00:57:39,720 --> 00:57:43,280
These laws had just been newly passed.
788
00:57:43,360 --> 00:57:47,200
And then I was already
in the midwives' organization
789
00:57:47,200 --> 00:57:51,600
So I had to come to Bobo to be trained
in sexual and reproductive health law.
790
00:57:51,600 --> 00:57:53,560
I was told this at 11am at the hospital.
791
00:57:53,560 --> 00:57:57,000
I arrived home in a hurry
792
00:57:57,000 --> 00:58:00,720
Saying: I'm off to Gaoua at 2pm.
793
00:58:00,720 --> 00:58:04,200
Figure it out for dinner!
794
00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:06,680
and packed my bag.
795
00:58:06,680 --> 00:58:11,040
And then I wasn’t preoccupied with
what was going on around me.
796
00:58:11,040 --> 00:58:13,520
I had Kevin, my little one
797
00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:16,480
he was barely two years old.
798
00:58:16,560 --> 00:58:21,040
And then, in the meantime,
I see his dad and he says:
799
00:58:21,120 --> 00:58:23,400
Where are you going?
800
00:58:24,680 --> 00:58:25,920
I said: I just said it.
801
00:58:25,920 --> 00:58:27,160
Didn't you hear me?
802
00:58:27,160 --> 00:58:29,400
He says: who gave you permission?
803
00:58:29,400 --> 00:58:32,000
I burst out laughing.
804
00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:36,520
No, no, in fact, I said:
Where is this coming from?
805
00:58:36,520 --> 00:58:38,960
Where does this ridiculousness come from?
806
00:58:38,960 --> 00:58:40,720
To work on a project,
807
00:58:40,720 --> 00:58:42,160
it’s you that I have to ask for permission?
808
00:58:42,160 --> 00:58:46,320
At the same time I said to him:
Was it you who put me through school?
809
00:58:46,320 --> 00:58:47,720
The moment I said that
810
00:58:47,720 --> 00:58:50,760
That’s the first blow I ever received
811
00:58:50,840 --> 00:58:52,960
of physical violence from a man
812
00:58:52,960 --> 00:58:55,120
which swelled up my eye
813
00:58:55,200 --> 00:58:59,120
and caused a hematoma
in my eye for a month.
814
00:59:01,360 --> 00:59:04,360
There’s how it’s off to a bad start.
815
00:59:04,360 --> 00:59:05,600
In short, that’s a detail.
816
00:59:05,600 --> 00:59:08,200
Which is to say, it's not easy.
817
00:59:08,200 --> 00:59:11,080
We had to fight
818
00:59:11,080 --> 00:59:12,920
fight against all that
819
00:59:12,920 --> 00:59:15,640
to get our freedoms
820
00:59:15,640 --> 00:59:18,840
the right to practice a profession.
821
00:59:18,840 --> 00:59:21,080
Have an income, be autonomous.
822
00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:24,120
It's just a quest for dignity.
823
00:59:24,120 --> 00:59:26,760
It's no more than that.
824
00:59:56,280 --> 00:59:58,600
I didn’t know much about feminism
825
00:59:58,600 --> 01:00:01,400
I knew it was women who lash out
826
01:00:01,400 --> 01:00:03,480
and I knew that in these outbursts
827
01:00:03,480 --> 01:00:05,400
there were extremists and moderates.
828
01:00:05,480 --> 01:00:07,520
I had my own opinion
829
01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:09,960
but I had never claimed to be a feminist
830
01:00:09,960 --> 01:00:13,840
when, one day at work,
it was thrown at me.
831
01:00:13,840 --> 01:00:16,400
It offended me and then I thought...
832
01:00:16,400 --> 01:00:17,600
well...well...
833
01:00:17,680 --> 01:00:22,280
if wanting to be myself,
is being a feminist, I'm a feminist.
834
01:00:24,120 --> 01:00:27,120
If saying things that I think
835
01:00:27,200 --> 01:00:30,400
is being a feminist,
then I'm a feminist.
836
01:00:30,400 --> 01:00:33,840
If wanting to fight to be free
from material need
837
01:00:33,840 --> 01:00:37,200
is being a feminist,
then I'm a feminist.
838
01:00:37,280 --> 01:00:41,600
If wanting social justice
between the sexes
839
01:00:41,600 --> 01:00:43,160
is being a feminist
840
01:00:43,160 --> 01:00:47,040
I'm a feminist and I own it.
841
01:01:29,840 --> 01:01:32,520
At the end of my sexuality
842
01:01:32,520 --> 01:01:35,160
is my clitoris.
843
01:01:35,160 --> 01:01:39,120
Fulfillment of my intimacy.
844
01:01:39,840 --> 01:01:42,920
Between lies and
violence against women.
845
01:01:43,120 --> 01:01:45,080
I'm looking for love.
846
01:01:45,360 --> 01:01:47,120
With audacity and elegance
847
01:01:47,120 --> 01:01:48,320
I praise love
848
01:01:48,680 --> 01:01:50,200
and say with frankness
849
01:01:50,200 --> 01:01:53,520
that God had the courage
to make me whole.
850
01:01:55,880 --> 01:01:59,400
We are equal in poverty and sadness.
851
01:02:00,320 --> 01:02:04,480
We are, you and I,
mother and child.
852
01:02:07,320 --> 01:02:10,560
Let's persevere on every level
853
01:02:11,280 --> 01:02:13,640
Despite anguish
854
01:02:13,640 --> 01:02:15,480
Genital mutilation
855
01:02:15,480 --> 01:02:17,000
Rape
856
01:02:17,000 --> 01:02:18,240
Theft
857
01:02:18,240 --> 01:02:21,160
there's the hope of sharing.
858
01:02:21,160 --> 01:02:23,880
Emancipate our consciousness.
859
01:02:23,880 --> 01:02:27,080
Let's not excise our depths.
860
01:02:27,160 --> 01:02:29,960
My sexuality is made of anger
861
01:02:29,960 --> 01:02:33,320
as yours is made of rage.
862
01:02:33,320 --> 01:02:36,120
Hemorrhage of violence.
863
01:02:36,120 --> 01:02:38,760
The artist I am
864
01:02:38,760 --> 01:02:43,400
wants the reforestation
of our fragmented bodies.
865
01:02:43,480 --> 01:02:46,800
Transgressed the law of complaint.
866
01:02:46,880 --> 01:02:49,320
It is hard for me to say
867
01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:51,440
Sickness.
868
01:02:52,080 --> 01:02:54,680
I want to get out of prison
869
01:02:54,880 --> 01:02:58,160
and rediscover the riches of life.
870
01:02:59,040 --> 01:03:00,600
With you.
871
01:03:01,200 --> 01:03:02,600
With me.
872
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:05,360
With the world.
873
01:03:06,040 --> 01:03:08,040
Believe me.
874
01:03:08,520 --> 01:03:10,320
Follow me.
Distributor: Icarus Films
Length: 66 minutes
Date: 2026
Genre: Expository
Language: French / English subtitles
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