A searing account of one young refugee woman’s harrowing sexual assault by her smuggler, which inspired her to draw, paint, and eventually find the strength to speak out about the abuse and neglect of women on the move, even from the police and NGO’s who are supposedly there to help.
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Global Girl Media Greece Holds Community Screenings on GBV
On July 11th in Athens, Greece, GGM held a celebration of its work on the project CARE-Community Based Prevention of GBV In Italy and Greece,
held in partnership with International Rescue Committee (IRC) Hellas and Italy, Caritas Hellas, Global Girl Media Greece and Centro Penc, Palermo.The project started in February 2023 and was completed in July, 2024. It’s purpose was to empower participants through various actions and
means, such as psychosocial groups for women, strengthening male allies, media training and documentaries as a tool for awareness and mobilization, training of women as GBV prevention focal points in their communities, as well as recreational and physical activities aimed at supporting women with simultaneous activities for their children. The event in Athens was a culmination and public sharing of all the outcomes. Project leaders, facilitators and members from refugee and migrant communities in Athens, who were trained as focal points for GBV prevention, contributed to the discussion sharing their experiences. We also screened three short documentaries on gender-based violence, created by women who participated in the film and media workshops held in Greece and Italy. The documentaries covered topics such as slut-shaming and gender-based violence against Ukrainian refugee women in Greece. There was also be a Q&A session with the creators. -
FREEDOM
What is Freedom, how do you get, it keep it? Interviews with migrants, refugees and Greek citizens in the streets of Athens proves freedom to be a strange and complex feeling. The video was produced by GlobalGirl Media Greece, a project in partnership with The Melissa Network and iMEdD, a journalism incubator in Athens, Greece is a social justice, media and journalism program that promotes the voice of women and girls.
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I WANT TO LIVE: HAMID’S STORY
A boat of refugees land on the island of Zakynthos. Globaligirl was there to capture the day they arrived. Hamid, from Afghanistan was one of them.
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THE QIAS SISTERS
Two sisters, Afghan refugees tell their story about coming to Greece, and now they are not certain where they will be living in the future…
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MY VOICE IS IMPORTANT
First Training video for a group of young refugee women in Athens. As they learn to frame and shoot, they also say why their voice is important and needs to he heard.
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MUSIC EMBRACING CULTURES
The “Music Embracing Cultures” project, a songwriting and multimedia project was spearheaded by PRAKSIS in collaboration with Global Girl Media Greece and Culture Break Borders, with the goal of integrating youth from refugee, migrant, and Greek backgrounds through music, video production, and social awareness training. The workshops highlighted cultural diversity, gender equity, and human rights. Through these activities, the project aimed to dismantle prejudice and foster cross-cultural understanding encountered notable challenges that influenced the scope of its output. The resulting video is a record of the magic that took place over one week in Athens, Greece.
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Global Girl Media Greece Holds Community Screenings on GBV
On July 11th in Athens, Greece, GGM held a celebration of its work on the project CARE-Community Based Prevention of GBV In Italy and Greece,
held in partnership with International Rescue Committee (IRC) Hellas and Italy, Caritas Hellas, Global Girl Media Greece and Centro Penc, Palermo.The project started in February 2023 and was completed in July, 2024. It’s purpose was to empower participants through various actions and
means, such as psychosocial groups for women, strengthening male allies, media training and documentaries as a tool for awareness and mobilization, training of women as GBV prevention focal points in their communities, as well as recreational and physical activities aimed at supporting women with simultaneous activities for their children. The event in Athens was a culmination and public sharing of all the outcomes. Project leaders, facilitators and members from refugee and migrant communities in Athens, who were trained as focal points for GBV prevention, contributed to the discussion sharing their experiences. We also screened three short documentaries on gender-based violence, created by women who participated in the film and media workshops held in Greece and Italy. The documentaries covered topics such as slut-shaming and gender-based violence against Ukrainian refugee women in Greece. There was also be a Q&A session with the creators. -
OUR LAND OUR STORIES SCREENS IN HOLLYWOOD APRIL 23rd!
On April 23rd, Global Girl Media and Solotech Studios in Hollywood will be hosting a special short film series on the intersection between climate change and gender justice. Films made by global girls from South Africa, Greece and Los Angeles will be shown followed by a panel discussion led by the Director of UCLA’s Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies, (LENS) Jon Christensen. For more info email: [email protected].
