Diary of a young Ugandan girl

In many communities in Uganda, it is common to hear stories about relatives chasing away the widow when the head of the family dies, confiscating the property and leaving the children helpless.

Jerry Sesanga’s African Girl is a 112-page novella set to this scenario. It attempts to shine a light on the vulnerabilities that children, especially girls, are exposed to during social upheavals like death. Often, these risks are fuelled by deep seated biases against women.