Aims and Objectives of the “UPROOTED” Project
- The project aims to produce a movie to be used for sensitization and advocacy purposes. It seeks to achieve the following objectives:
- Building awareness and promoting acceptance of women’s changing gender roles among a variety of audiences, including local women and men, Civil Society Organisations, Policymakers, Media Professionals and other stakeholders.
- Empowering local women to talk about their conflict experiences and recovery needs in the documentary movie and making their voices heard through multiple public platforms including mobile cinema screenings, film festivals, social media and other publicity outlets.
- Promoting equal participation of women in conflict transformation and recovery initiatives in Northern Nigeria by making the movie accessible to Civil Society Organisations, Policymakers and other stakeholders.
- Reorientation of media professionals, promoting more hopeful and inspiring stories about Northern Nigeria than the usual stories of violence, conflict and destruction, as well as, encouraging a more multidimensional and active portrayal of women, rather than merely portraying women as victims.