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Story November 30, 2009

Urban Migration Outreach Program

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Every year, thousands of women and young girls migrate from Ghana’s poorer, Muslim north to the...

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Filmmaker Alicia Sully, photographer Peter DiCampo, and Peace Corps Volunteer Leader Allison Terry have been traveling village to village in Ghana's Northern Region. Using a locally-produced feature film and documentary photographs, including Peter's work on Ghana's Kayayo girls for the Pulitzer Center, they engage rural communities in discussions on urban migration and HIV/AIDS. In partnership with the local District Information Services, they have been able to have large screenings in 19 different communities in 5 districts reaching more than 10,000 people.

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