Top actress, Stephanie Okekere-Linus is
currently in New York, where her advocacy movie, “Dry”| is in the
spotlight.
The actress shared the good news on her
social media handle. She wrote, “ This is great news!
When I started advocating fistula
awareness, one of my focus, as a filmmaker, was to spread the word
and create the necessary awareness, pricking the ignorance
surrounding the ailment. I did Dry, the movie, because film and
pictures are still the most powerful tools for building discussions
and engaging people, especially when it is a subject as sensitive as
VVF. The next step was to get on as many platforms to speak. All of
these efforts – film and speaking, came only after I had seen the
damage this ailment causes young girls and even old women. Years have
gone into helping victims deal with their pain.
“In all of this, I had also imagined
the importance of being at the UN to address this issue. Mainly
because the UN is such a huge platform, and the messages shared on
this platform reaches places my single effort will not be able to
reach.
So here I am at the UN in New York,
getting ready to speak on Dry, a movie that took me a great amount of
time to shoot and perfect. It’s a good feeling. People are coming
from all across the world for the events lined up.”
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