Monday, November 2, 7:00-9:00 pm
South Campus Commons Building 1, Room 1102
(http://www.beyondtheclassroom.umd.edu/locationbtc.htm)In a rural Senegalese village poised at the outer edge of the modern world, a teenage girl hatches a secret plan to rescue her 11-year-old sister from an arranged marriage.
A powerful voice from Africa’s young generation,
Tall as the Baobab Tree
poignantly
depicts a family struggling to find its footing at the outer edge of
the modern world… where questions of right and wrong are not always
black and white.
Coumba and her little
sister Debo are the first to leave their family’s remote African
village, where meals are prepared over open fires and water is drawn
from wells, to attend school in the bustling city.
But when an accident suddenly threatens their family’s survival, their
father decides to sell 11-year-old Debo into an arranged marriage. Torn
between loyalty to her elders and her dreams for the future, Coumba
hatches a secret plan to rescue her young sister
from a fate she did not choose.
"A moving story about the power of education and its life-changing consequences." -- Reuters.
"Tall as the Baobab Tree
effectively unpicks the complexity of cultural change." -- Development in Action.
This Seminar Series on “Ensuring a World Fit for Children?” is available for
academic credit (UNIV399C, 1-3 credits)
For details, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/events/100461386984704/
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