Shout Gladi Gladi - Transforming Maternal Care in Africa

SHOUT GLADI GLADI chronicles the maternal health care crisis in Africa, and the heroic efforts to rescue African women from a medical condition during childbirth that can turn them into reviled outcasts -- if they survive.

Filmed in Kenya, Malawi and Sierra Leone, SHOUT GLADI GLADI presents the womens' stirring struggles, and profiles the quest of Ann Gloag, a former nurse, who drives a movement to save these vulnerable women from this preventable and treatable condition. Gloag works to eradicate fistula by bringing proper maternal care and outreach programs to the poorest slums and most rural villages in Africa. More than simply repairing their health, Gloag's efforts also empower these women to determine their own futures. When the women are cured and ready to return to their homes, they join in a singing and dancing celebration called Gladi Gladi. No longer outcasts, they raise their voices in triumph.

SHOUT GLADI GLADI illustrates how improving the health of women is fundamental to a strong and successful nation, especially in developing countries.