Quest for a Better Life
Dieynaba Ndiaye
2009 - 20 min - DV Cam - Sénégal

This is the story of three teenagers Maguatte, Fatou Kiné and Aida, who have suffered great hardships. The first two girls were pregnant at the age of 14 and the last one, who was not going to school, almost fell in the same trap. They live now in a reception centre called Action Femme Enfant (Action Women Child) and try to start a new life. This film is about their daily life in the centre that prepare them to cope with the outside world and its dangers thanks to different activities such as job training, which will represent in a very near future their financial autonomy.