Girls Like Us
Tanzania • 9m 24s
In Tanzania, women are expected to stay home, cook, clean, and take care of the children while their husbands are away at work. Like a typical teenager, Winnie needed an outlet for her curious mind and in 2013, she joined Apps & Girls, an organization that teaches young girls how to code their own websites.
Director: C. Dallas Golden
Producer: Hailey Sprinkel
2016 | 9 min
Tanzania
Languages: English
Subtitles: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/girls-like-us/
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