00:00Kalabash, ash, water. That's how these women ended a conflict that lasted over a decade.
00:07In 2019, war reignited between the Doba and Kandinga communities in northeastern Ghana.
00:14It wasn't easy. I was anxious, depressed. You are not able to eat. You are only able to organize the children at home because you don't have peace of mind.
00:26But these women stepped in with nothing but tradition and hope.
00:56Water to satiate the anger of the men, ash to serve as a red line. Previous conventional peace-building methods had borne little success, but the women's belief in tradition and norms helped secure peace.
01:08We brought women together to see what are the roles that women can play in peace-building.
01:16Not in relation to a particular war or conflict, but generally what roles can women play.
01:23Because most often when it comes to peace-building and this, we have more men involved in it than women.
01:30Thanks to the women and the chiefs that backed them, Doba and Kandiga now live in peace.
01:37But the women stay alert because peace, like water, must be protected.
01:44But the women stay alert because peace, like water, must be protected.
01:50But the women stay alert.
01:51But the women stay alert.
01:52But the women stay alert because peace, like water, must be protected.
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