#it takes a village
Alaa, Samaa, and Noura, are three young girls from three villages in Fayoum, Assiut, and Aswan, representing thousands of girls participating in the National Girls’ Empowerment Initiative ‘Dawwie’. They are also the protagonists of the short documentary-drama, first screened at a special event at the fifth El Gouna Film Festival, which recently won the Best Short Documentary award at the New York Movie Awards. ‘Dawwie’ is an Egyptian platform, providing girls with access to resources, experience, and knowledge, to support…