The Witches of Gambaga

The Witches Of Gambaga is the extraordinary story of a community of women condemned to live as witches in Northern Ghana Every year in this part of Ghana hundreds of women endure communal and domestic violence as a result of traditional religious beliefs that demonize women These beliefs combined with decades of poor health and educational standards mean women inhabit a world where it is believed that nothing not even illness or death happens by chance For over a century women from all over the northern region have found refuge in a camp in the town of Gambaga where they live under the protection of the chief Gambarrana the custodian of one of four places of sanctuary for women condemned of witchcraft Made over the course of 5 years this disturbing expose is the product of a collaboration between members of the 100strong community of witches and womens movement activists determined to end abusive practices and improve womens lives in Africa