Thokozile Movie

Digital Stories

Women take control of technology to speak their own powerful stories of courage and transformation. Digital storytelling is a documentation methodology that focuses on the storytellers' control over the medium, words, pictures and music, so that the process is as powerful for the storyteller as the end product is for the listener. “It’s in the telling of our stories that we discover how much of our experiences and learning we have in common with others.

Thokozile Movie

 

Thokozile’s story was created in a workshop sponsored by Sonke Gender Justice Network and held in rural Eastern Cape province, South Africa. The theme for the workshop was building leadership among youth for taking action against gender-based violence.