This program presents us with a realistic look at some of the issues facing today's teenager - pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and alcohol/substance abuse. Insights from recognised authorities in the field of adolescent development, and from teenagers themselves, give the viewer meaningful and constructive suggestions on how to meet these challenges.

Women in four African countries are shown organizing around issues of marital rights, reproductive health, female genital mutilation and entrepreneurship. A film about African women is a rarity, even more, one made by an African woman. In Femmes Aux Yeux Ouverts, award-winning Togolese filmmaker, Anne-Laure Folly presents portraits of contemporary African women from four West African nations: Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Benin. The film shows how...