Mia changed millions of lives in Madagascar by talking about sex
Mia, 22, changed the law in Madagascar to allow under 18s access to contraception. I worked with Mia to film her story using mobile journalism for Restless Development.
“During my Masters, I decided to do some research on early pregnancies and unwanted pregnancies. I realised that a lot of young women didn’t want to get pregnant. The problem was that they didn’t have information about how to have safe sex and no way of getting hold of contraception.
Women should have the right to our bodies. It’s our choice. We gained support from the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Then we created a strategy on how to influence the National Assembly (who vote for or against laws).
When people think of Madagascar they often think of the cartoon we all love. But it is not a developed country, people don’t know much about it. It’s a big country and a beautiful island. Even though we poor, I love my country.” - Mia
“My favourite part [of making the film] was getting tips on how to film using mobile journalism and conduct interviews.” - Mia
