My Stolen Childhood: Understanding the trokosi system - BBC Africa Eye documentary
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- Thousands of women across West Africa have been enslaved by a centuries old practice called “trokosi”. Girls are forced to live and work with priests in religious shrines, for the rest of their lives, to “pay” for the sins of family members. Although the practice has officially been banned in Ghana, it’s still happening there and in other parts of West Africa but on a smaller scale.
Twenty years after she was freed from this practice, Brigitte Sossou Perenyi goes on a journey to understand what trokosi really is and why her family gave her away.
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Mast Dany You are why,with that filthy cursing...Goodness
That father...yep,I will blame you....🤔He didn't check to see how the education was going?
BBC News Africa ..
"Why is this girl here?"
"Her uncle committed adultery"
Then make HIM work at the temple.
Exactly but it's the dumb tradition where the girls (who are children's damn!) have to be sacrificed
@@YAHWO1 you are an idiot. This is showing one negative practice, it is not saying Africa is bad or all of africa is like this.
but its a tradition! no white/asian country does this
well that's still part of a group of people who "practise it". in the end, the government still hasn't put an end to this because they are poor and corrupt. the change must be in the people,
+PikaPluff
You would be amazed what western countries do to keep countries from evolving naturally - in their own speed and ways. HOW THE WEST is using wars, capitalism and oppression to suppress countries and deprive them of any culture not being like the capitalist west.
The hardest part to watch is the men not being held accountable for their own transgressions.
I agree with your comment and I have just made a similar comment, Kenya Small.
I agree
I agree. The women are doing time for the men who have committed adultery and they get used as sex slaves by the priest. It’s a never ending cycle of abused women.
Like always in Africa, women are contributing also to this culture unfortunately.
saint of jesus Christ this isn’t really the time for that is it? Let’s just focus on reporting and helping the poor girls paying for their male families crimes
Her father reaction to her bringing it up he got angry .. cause he was guilty .. he didn’t want to speak on it bc she was never supposed to return to confront the family’s wrong doing unto her .. her adoptive father was her blessing ❤️
Absolutely.
Right! It almost made me feel like he knew or eventually found out but who knows
Yep. I’ve visited Togo. Many believe heavily in Voudoun (what Americans call voodoo). Many practice voodoun in conjunction with Christianity or Islam. They invited my group into the room where they worshiped, but I remained outside.
I agree her father was the demon'tha
cause her problems. African men,must given account for the sins against their own people..
That uncle was possibly a priest or elder .After seeing his brothers child plan to use and abuse her. They would gladly supply new crops of virgins from for future use.
The Trokosi system is linked to fetish and deities just like the practice of voodoun. Both are linked to what many called “traditional African spirituality. There are many similarities between the Trikosi and voodoun
Bless her adoptive father! Not only did he ensure her safety and raise her well, he encouraged her to reconnect with her birth family. That's a great dad.
Perenyi was God sent.
He saved a life.
Props to the guy who adopted her. Even after taking her to the US, he encouraged her to learn more about her family in Ghana. He is a very selfless man.
And when her friend said IAM THAT I AM wow that blew me off she Said the name of God..
Dr. Apollo euro-guilt, relative, possible, lesser of two evils.
@@ransomplat yeah that caught me off guard too, but I think she just meant that she wants to reclaim her title and be a Independent person
That Guy that adopted her is amazing, God bless him and anyone connected to him for ever and ever.
@Yaa Asantewa I mean you're half right, but if they took her back to her family they definitely would've punished her for escaping. Plus, wouldn't you want to be educated in America?
Impressively only the women pay for the sins, that men commited
Cecília Ferreira Unimpressively.
Female children pay for the dibs of grown ass men. Sad
impressively so indeed.....So sad
😓
🙄 Typical...
While being reunited with her family again seems really sweet, something tells me her parents knew what was going to happen to her. Or at least her father did. She's an incredibly strong person to still want to love them. I think this type of weird combination "trafficking and superstition" is deeply rooted in extreme poverty.
It's not about poverty It's about people's traditional beliefs
Her friend at the end who wanted to grow up to be a doctor but was punished for someone else’s sins. I felt her tears in my soul, I hope she has still been able to find happiness.
I don’t understand why they have to sleep with the priest if they are virgins. Tbh it just seems like another excuse men make to unnecessarily sleep with girls, I just can’t rap my head around it.
Liddle Queen trueee
Yes. Exactly. It may be a different country but its not so different than western religions (check the news), cults and cult like families where women, girls and probably many boys must be subservient in sexual ways. Its disguised as religious belief but its ALL child sex trafficking. People who make themselves appear powerful are monsters who convince others of their lies. It happens where there's lack of education but it also happens where education is used as a tool to abuse, to camouflage the abuse, to give the allusion of power. Strip away the titles of organizations and its just called abuse.
*wrap*
Break the curse Jesus
Liddle Queen a Virgin is a girl/boy who hasn’t had sex yet -_-
So...I don’t Get you.
In my opinion her parents knew exactly where she was going. They’re denying responsibility to avoid accountability.
To avoid culture shaming by the European camera crew
@@herbertwhite8079 Stop with this bullsit! They don’t respect the children lives, if were not because of white people this girl never will have a chance. Shame of your and they ignorance.
@@herbertwhite8079 not all cultures are respectable. we shouldn’t accept everything and anything under the name of culture, they can be extremely harming and damaging.
@@herbertwhite8079 is that a joke
Of course. It’s just sex slavery.
When Christiana looked at the open space with her eyes filled with tears. You could feel her past coming back to her and her reliving it. She suffered so much as a child, they suffered so much as children.
She looks like she’s got so much peace within her and I’m so happy for her for that.
Her America dad probably put her in therapy.
She isn't a stupid lady. She knows her family is lying.
FR!
I guess as much
it could be a lie, but the lie isn't too far fetched. I am not sure about other parts of Africa, but it is very common in west africa for parents in the villages to send their children to a better off relative in the city. so the kids end up working for these people (being a maid) in exchange for food, education, shelter etc.. but in most cases the children end up getting abused, some parents care but unfortunately others don't all in the name of money.
Facts
Exactly. They couldn't tell her the truth
The father shows no remorse no empathy for all his own daughter went through.
She was supposed to be there for life.
MyBDUP I know right, which makes it ten times worse
The chickens come home to roost with a TV crew and cameras lol
He needs a slap lol 😜
No doubt! And to make it even worse for her, prior to confronting her father on it, she mentions her memory of being a daddy's girl. That poor sweet child! He could care less.😒😖
We need to do something about ourselves as Africans!! This is shameful.
People like holding on to traditional ways even when they know it is nonsense. Sending a child to the shrine in no way could stop people in her family from becoming sick or dying. People in these villages with no medical care are bound to get sick and die. This whole belief system is a stupid lie.
Incredible! Am Nigerian🇳🇬, grew up in Nigeria, and never heard of Trokosi until today......my goodness, the amazing things people go through and live with! The Internet is indeed opening our eyes to a lot of life's drama.
Same with me. Just learned of this today too. I was in Ghana for 7 months last year and didn't hear about it. The internet is really teaching us a lot
It's practiced in the very remote part of the Volta region (eastern Ghana) and neighboring Togo (i assume their remote parts that shares a border with the Volta, as she mentioned in the video. I'm Ghanaian, born and raised in Accra, now living in the US, but I've never known anyone who's experienced this. This is very sad to know and I cried throughout this video. I have some friends who are ethnically from the Volta and I'll ask them about this beliefs to learn more about it.😢
The man who adopted her is a special human being ❤
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Yes, a very special human being and there are many more like him. Well done to him.
Riyyah D 🙄
@Skimaskshooter no cause he helped her U DISCUSTING RACIST LOOSER! and let me guess you're gonna turn it around and call me racist right?
@@riyyahd8442 LEAVE ISRAEL ALONE PLZ.
This is yet another example of how females aren’t always valued on a global scale. Our lives should be valued too.
arent valued by the BLACK MAN not the WHITE MAN
You're so right Paulette. Every single nation on Earth has mistreated women. It's time for a new day!
@@gladitsnotme In the west it is the women who mistreat men though. It is part of human nature to take as much as it can apparently regardless of the gender.
@@kylesavage4525 why lie... It's men like you that say these ridiculous things that are out here mistreating women and your guilt leads you to say dumb stuff like this and reveal who you truly are
@@gladitsnotme true we are MOSTLY not valued
Her father's explanation was so phony as it could get. He sent her away to that place and he was very well aware of where he was sending her and why. I don't think he ever thought he was going to see her again one day much less having to answer to her questions. He was defensive and claimed to have no responsibility for what happened to her. I am appalled. I would have asked him about that uncle that was supposed to give her an education. Worst of all, nobody has ever been hold accountable for anything. I don't know why this video was in my recommended list but now I have learned a new (for me at least) way men abuse women.
Having a son is very important to African men and women. When the narrator said she was among five daughters (no sons), it started to make sense, to me. Her father had her Uncle take her as a sacrifice to the shrine in order for the father to gain a son. As the narrator said, when she returned the first time, in 2010, there was her youngest sibling, a brother she never met. That's why her father shut the whole talk down and was in a rush to say, "Blame me, if you want to blame someone". Daughters to some men are expendable, and used to get what they want.
Her dad got defensive so quickly. I’m sorry but I don’t believe he’s telling the whole truth. I believe he knew maybe not at first but at some point he knew
I hated his response.
I totallo agree with you. He Lied
Exactly, he may have known all along from the beginning. Always blaming someone else.
He knew
He took the blame, maybe he feels guilty for what happen to her. I think he regrets it. I'm happy that she forgives him and wants to move her forward instead of feeling hateful towards him
This sounds like serving a prison sentence for a crime you did not commit.....what an evil world.
Her dad's reaction was detasteful and its obvious he knew exactly what happened and can't be bothered
Omg when her brother was brushing the tears off of her face gave me chills. Such a sweet moment💜🙏
The fact that the father refuses to see what happened to his daughter, for fear of "more conflicts" breaks my heart most.
he is guilty what do you think?
Jeswaz Wadi yea, I think so too, he’s guilty
Father's body language says he is guilty and tries unsuccessfully to conceal his guilt. Superstitious git!
he said he looked for her yet he got pretty defensive about it all.
He could have called on the ancestors in her uncles house until the uncle confessed. Why did he not go to the authorities. Perhaps this sound primitive but he should take the uncle back with him and have his family beat him to death if he did not tell them where she was. Also keep in mind her father had affairs with 2 takosi and sacrifice had to be made. Probably raped the women but they can't speak out they are slaves
WHY IS A YOUNG GIRL GETTING PUNISH FOR WHAT HER UNCLE DID
It's very sickening
It sounds like women in general get the worst side of everything
@@mutanazublond4391 Do you like...have a source?
@@bluefoxthecutest2628 It is the truth
@Eszra Falcontail
The law is against humanity how can I suffer the what I have not done
Sad how the men mistreat women and brush it off, refuse responsibility and brush it off like your pain can just be waved away.
Man, male tradition can kiss our a**es
Pretty much. He just seemed so dismissive of everything she'd experienced in between. All that reduced to a few clipped sentences.
Her friend Christiana didn’t look free. She looked as though she still felt bound by this place she still lived near. I feel there is a reason for that as she was past puberty while being held. Perhaps she has a child there still. God be with her heart. And yours too. I pray for full and complete healing for you both. 🤟🏼🤍
My take on this is that when Christiana watched the old video footage of hereself, it brought back painful memories, and she was crying for her lost youth which will never be regained.
It’s so hurtful how her father was being so dismissive of her feelings like whatever happened doesn’t matter.
Really it doesn't matter to the father Blacks sold Blacks and still going on
@@janet.oboutte1349 you didn't get what he said he doesn't want to rock the boat of the extended family so he must be the under dog of his brother to take crap from him of which his kids will suffer in the process too
@@janendegwa5462 nope I believe he was a willing participant
Big thanks to the adoptive family! Cultural context tells a lot about childhood experiences. In this case her rights as a child were grossly violated and big thanks to that adoptive father who intervined as an individual not waiting for the system to help her. Sometimes adults think they are human "beings" and children are human "becomings." I wonder if adults have such a tradition where an innocent adult is punished for crimes of another adult. I love traditions and preserving culture but not when it violates rights of others( especially the weak or minority).
Yeah, some cultures and traditions need to be abolished completely. I don't care how long its been done, abuse is abuse and "culture" is never an excuse
I'm African and let's just say, if it wasn't for colonization, black women would still be suffering under "culture" and "traditions". Even stories my grandma tells me of practices followed 100yrs ago,scare me. It's the west world that saved many of us even though many a times we like to complain about other things they did.
I'm in Ghana from the Volta region where this practice is very rampant....it's a system where a young girl or boy is given to the fetish priest to compensate for a 'supposed' crime of a forefathers(an uncle, a father, or a grandfather) This practice isn't supposed to still happen now 2021. We learn about it in Religious and Moral Education as one of the outmoded traditional practices. I'm talking about it now because it used to be just some part of history lessons back in primary and junior high school but now I've come to understand that there are so many things as a young 18 year old city girl I've left to still thrive in my motherland(Ghana). I'm so happy for this woman that she gets to show all of us what we're letting get pass us.
It’s not about culture if a guy can “negotiate” a child’s release. This is messed up
Yeah... The priest got a slave for free. So money "greased" that wheel, I hzess
True religious convictions can't be bought...
Yeah like the witnesses will die on behalf of thier beliefs
It's all about the Benjamin's....Enough $$$ can persuade most men to give away one of so so so many little girls.
That's "Africa". The shyt we Americans have brainwashed to refer to as "the Motherland". FOH....
@@cavaleer no, Africa is for sure the most resource dence place on earth and was the beginning of mankind. We don’t do the racism thing over here 🚪👈
The guy that went to Ghana to adopt her deserves 'special blessing' ( couldn't think of a better way to describe it). A good example to emulate. Well done sir. God bless you where ever you are.
William Muya thank God for him. But I’m suspicious of people like these sometimes too. She could have been adopted for a lot of other reasons. I thank God for her story!
@@luxuryconsignment8340 Yes it could have gone that way and worse still not made it to the media for us to see. I am very much aware of that side of things. It's a bit more like when people leave their countries in search of greener pastures only to under great suffering in foreign places. At least her story was a success. I am happy for her.
When the white man rescued her from the shrine why didn't he immediately return her to her family ? Why did he run off with her when her family was right there? And now to see Africans in the comments here praising this guy is disgusting.
@@blackaiya2002
No, what you're saying is what's disgusting! Return her to the family that gave her away in the first place? Crazy!
The adoptive father was kind and helped her trace her family when she was older.
You probably just hate white people but in this scenario, your anger is quite misguided.
@@jdm3762 Sis, do you think that it's Right that a random white men can come into Africa interfere in African peoples personal affairs and family issues as well as being the voice of authority in Africa? With all pure wickedness that whites do in their countries do you think any Black African can go there and rescue/kidnap white children
No single man has ever been made accountable. Such convenient "culture".
it's always the women and girls who suffer, even if they are the ones really doing the work to keep families and communities working and intact.
I love when Africans get to tell their own stories, especially African women experiences. Reclaiming narratives that are best told by themselves versus contorted by someone else for their own interests and from their perspectives. I just dislike that women and girls always have to pay for a man’s moral crimes and actions. It shows that the spiritual beliefs were created in benefit for their comfort.
That quote at the end though.
“Sometimes your past is worth getting back to not to hold you back but to strengthen your future.” 💛
@@noohhamed7833
Who are "trash whores"?
@@noohhamed7833 disgusting commentary! Who are the trash whores? The innocent girls!?
Now all they care about is ''girldick'' and ridiculous pronouns.
And yet a man (a white man at that) who didn't even know her helped her out of that situation. Not all men act like this.
Darla Elliott mating
“Sometimes your past is worth getting back to; not to hold you back, but to strengthen your future.”
I felt that!!
AnyoneBut El Cheeto McTweeto 2020 This is such a powerful honest statement!!
Closure sets one free
Amen!
No
Me too. A fresh perspective
Bless Kenneth for saving this little girl's life...a true humanitarian...
Sending much love to you, Christiana and all the women who are victims of this horrible culture.
😢❤️❤️
I am Ghanaian and I remember that growing up we were taught in school that TROKOSI was a bad cultural practice. I never thought it still existed until I saw this video. My problem then and now has always been... WHY MUST SOMEONE PAY FOR ANOTHER'S SINS? IF YOU'RE CAPABLE OF COMMITTING THAT SIN, SHOULDN'T YOU BE ABLE TO PAY.FOR THEM? WHY MUST SOME LITTLE INNOCENT GIRL PAY?
THIS IS TOTAL *BS*
Exactly you are right ...
That's not fair even this rule is based on in justice ...
Those who commited sin they must have to pay that for themselves ...
May Allah guide those ...
I remember being taught that too but I came to Europe at 10yrs
I think it all goes deeper- Spiritual stuff- I soul of an innocent child - Cant put it exactly into words, but all these questionable things we do as africans all in the name of ancestors!
As a Ghanain. I see this practice to be nonsense. Sorry for your childhood loss.
@@mplsridah most Ghanaians don't practice trokosi in fact it is only in some few places in the volta region so you can't insult us all for the stupidity of some people
Mysogyny at its worse! Why aren't boys sent away? Or heres a crazy idea, how about anyone who commits a 'sin' takes responsibility for their own actions and sacrifices him/herself?
Twysted Systa That's what I thought, but hey.
Twysted Systa l agree that the person who sinned should be responsible
shhh no logic or common sense allowed anymore...........and as long as the penis carriers get away with all their crimes/sins that is all that matter right?(sarcasm......i will never understand why the women of the world don't unite and kill off 89% or more of all the males alive today and just start over only breeding with the most intelligent/healthy/human looking(dear dog what was that thing that kept wiping her face with his huge hands???) sperm donors. period.
nikada vise ... I agree with everything you have stated.
Twysted Systa What a novel idea
She has a big heart, i wouldn't even come back nor even want to talk to them
Same here
Your story is told with such humility and courage, despite the horrendous events you recount. Many times I just wanted to hug and shield you. Thank goodness you were rescued both for your sake and because you had the courage to shine a light on this unbelievable practice. You story will touch many hearts. I'm glad you managed to reconnect with your family. Understated that your father probably still blames himself, even if you don't. You are very forgiving. 😍
I have a feeling her father is lying, he knew everything, even her mom.
Africa is know to sell their own kind Blacks sold Blacks for Slavery and still going on
@@janet.oboutte1349 okay we get it. you're racist good job
TheLyricsHaven
Don’t blame everything to racism. It is true, and if you think otherwise, you’re just glorifying their nasty deeds.
Facts
2_nu Ng’eno Why is she an “old fucking bitch” for making a factual statement about a part of Africa’s history and ongoing problem with slavery? There are more people enslaved in human bondage today than at any other point in human history.
I love that she still has her accent after being in America for so long 😍 she’s gorgeous
Nay Casanova yes she is ❤️❤️
Right on
Isn't she?
Her adopted dad did a outstanding job 🙀🗯❤😱🙏🏽💯
@@missshannon9790 he adopted her as his child and turned her into a productive member of society with free will. Don't be a slave of your own mentality
This brought me to tears, how these little girls had to suffer for what someone else did.
It's horrible to think that these men were never brought to justice for what they had done and that this still happens to girls today.
I am happy and so proud of the women they are today, that no matter what was thrown at them they remained strong.
This is sad my mum went through something similar at 13 she eas basically kidnapped held hostage as a slave for years then eventually managed to escape i glad my mum is alive today and pray for all those still suffering in slavery
his uncle commits adultery and this lovely child paid it what a shame
Exactly, the uncle should have gone to the shrine. Africa has excuses to sexually abuse children.
@@aaa-pp Please don't generalise the entire continent, just say Togo or Ghana. Thank you
@@aaa-pp , Do paedophiles have reasons to sexually abuse children? Don’t say Africans rather say humans. Trust me if it was your culture you’d do same.
@S E P That is what Ru by should have said. Instead of ignorantly saying "Africa"
Crazy. I had no idea such awful practices even existed.
I somehow think she may have been paying for her father's sin, not her uncles.
I won't be surprised. I don't believe à word coming out of his mouth. She's too forgiving. Hunt down the "uncle", let the truth come out and who ever needs to be behind bars, be put there!
Indeed she paid for her father sins b’cse her father didn’t have money to do ceremony that God asked him to do to atone his sins, iniquity or crime so he choosed this girl instead
Bingo facts
@@mungalowcrooningswithabian7831 I think she knew he was lying
Yeess
I remember her. Watching her and crying my eyes out. Glad she is good. Thank God yessss
Kept crying, watching this. Really heartbreaking 💔
Thank God for her adopted father. He is a honourable man.
Single and Waiting Dorcas For Christ Agreed
Yeah lol lisik lol lmak
I love good people!
Her father had little to no remorse or Love for his daughter. Just excuses.
Even if it wasn't his fault, his attitude towards her was nasty.
Because he was lying and he knew if she persisted the truth would come out, because his story was a bs hanging on smoke.
For real. I felt that animosity... Only guilty people behave like that imo... That's exactly how my abusive ex would behave when I used to waste my time wanting to discuss some horrible thing or another he had done to me 🙄
Common with most of our disconnected African fathers 🤦🏽♀️🇬🇲
@@NiniBonita just say your country not all Africans are the same or have similar tradition ,in my country there is no such a thing like this .
@@Omar-kl3xp she said most and you’re triggered? Lol. She didn’t say all.
Wonderful documentary. The Strength and Courage to finally confront your family about the truth. I know deep in your heart you knew they was lying. But like you said if you was mad at them you will not be there. Kudos to Christina! She’s free! Christiane Amanpour thank you for that report in 1997. It really opened the doors to freedom. This girls deserved them. I hope this culture continue illegal. Imagine how many girls in 2021 still getting separated from their parents to pay someone else crime. Bless to all.
I just wish i could hug you for doing this documentary. I love you and im really happy that a family saw a future in you and saved you. More proud that your dad let you go find your blood family
It’s sad how she talked about being a daddy’s girl and how much she loved him.,.. just for him to show no empathy for what happened to her
Her family is lying to her. They knew exactly where she was going.
Agreed.
Yh their lying they just wanted no bad karma to fall on them. Selfish
Lying all the way.
How can you say that? You show no compassion. You are very similar to the uncle perpetrator. Did you not hear that her uncle liked for her but couldn't find her. And her account of her relationship with her father before he sent her away . I feel sorry for you
@@sholaking5027 ....." looked for her".... she was not kidnapped.... but given away.
Plus it's a "culture thing" ..sooo...nope.
But thanks for your commentary.
You are very strong and brave lady. Your story is very touching. Thanks for sharing with us. May God continue to bless and use you for his glory.
I’m so happy she was able to put some form of closure to her past . This brought tears to my eyes
This girl is just so beautiful. Inside and out.
Sure she is😢❤️
She's a woman
@@steviesosa5617 wow
I would like to know her name and follow her journey.
@@steviesosa5617 same thing 🙄
She is soooooooooooooooo gorgeous 😍
Yes she is
Yesss😍
Yeah. That's the first thing I noticed also. She's gorgeous.
Aint she tho
True natural beaty
What a brave woman you are, dear Brigitte. And I bow my head to the Man who adopted you. It’s great that you try to help others. 🙏❤️
Wow! That was truly powerful. I don't easily cry, but this struck a nerve in me. I'm so glad this video was made so people can learn about such a disturbing practices. And yet I see such strength in these women who were able to escape such a terrible situation. I really hope this will bring more light to these shrines, and more women can be freed. I don't understand how the "priests" who rape children and keep such barbaric practices alive haven't been prosecuted by the law. Thanks again for making this video possible.
Women always have to take on the burdens of the men and their supposed sins...what a tragedy.
Rain drops TRUTH!!!!!
so true, I think it is absolute BS that the women and young girls have to suffer for the man's misdeeds, why not punish the man himself, for the wrong that he did??!! it's just maddening, how women are still seen as objects to satisfy men, so that the man don't have to do a thing, lift a finger, and just get what he wants, and all in the name of religion. just disgusting, and beyond wrong!!!!
Everyone is equal. :p
Her father is not telling the truth. He knows about it.
He probably did it for money as fare as I'm consurne these man who do these thing and need to be line up and kill
Haha don't understand?, he did the same mistake, had affairs with someone, so he sent his daughter away from them, bcoz he
could not able to live without his wife, so daughter was the choice
I'm so happy for you that you have gotten your life back. Bless you for the future
What a beautiful young woman. My heart goes out to you, precious soul. Love to you and to those like you …. from Mississippi.. ❤️❤️❤️
I think the father knew exactly what happened to her. You don't just hand over your daughter because your brother says you need her. His defensiveness tells me he probably knew. She is a very forgiving person. I don't know if I could do that.
It's a different culture, many cultures have some really messed up beliefs. Sadly they still believe and practice many things till this day. My heart brakes for all the things that a light has not been shined on.
I think she believed him then b/c she wanted to. I'm sure in no time she realizes the truth: that her father knew all along.
@@yeseniasmith982 And I guess it helps maintain these "beliefs" if the one who pays, is the daughter.
Yes, the father knew the whereabouts of her daughter for sure, remember the it was his side of the family that committed the adultery
He knew, these African village men are smart in their own ways
@@nissi2780 "smart" is not the word I would have chosen to describe a father who could do this to his daughter. Far from it.
Note: The Uber driver says the trokosis are OK with the practice. He says his family is happy that their grandmother is paying for the family's sin. The elderly woman who has been brainwashed says she is "fine." BUT the young girls and freed women whose lives have been stolen from them say they are not happy, they missed their families and they shouldn't have been there. Isn't it typical patriarchy for men to speak for women instead of listening to them? To assume they are happy with whatever the men do to them? Obvious self-centredness and denial.
Also, her husband cheated on her
Some people and the trokosi probably believe they enjoy being a slave, they enjoy being mistreated. I like to abuse you and you liked being abused by me. Fantastic!
He said his GRANDMA was okay with the practice , he never said every girl was ok, nor did he himself personally approve of the practice
@@calforrai There is a difference between accepting something and enjoying it. I doubt the old lady enjoyed it. She was probably brought up (culturally brainwashed) to think that sadly that was her burden to bear, that it was her sin that probably led to her circumstance
Thank you so much for sharing your story. Extremely Poland life changing.
This is very very emotional story. I am glad someone recused them and they live to tell their stories. God bless 🙏
She sure is a beautiful lady inside and out. God bless her much.
She has a lot of strength and understanding. What a woman!
Why cant the MEN just be held accountable for their OWN mistakes not the younger, weaker and innocent?! Oh I forgot they need someone else to suffer, I mean cover up, I mean "atone" for their sin....my bad. 😒
Lynnette Dobbin And they wonder why so many raging feminists come to life all around the world...
@@Sapphiresenthiss One thing u don't understand is that the world isn't a single place feminism may be needed in some place but it is not needed in others.
Shohan Tutorial I understand one thing and that thing is enough for me: we're all EQUALS. Men and women. And this is how it should be, no matter the place, and that mistreated women should fight for.
@@Sapphiresenthiss Agreed
Sounds like Christianity..
Moving, inspiring, and touching! Yet, so much to do as human beings. What a beautiful and kindred spirit. 💜🌺💀💜.
Thank you for sharing your Life with M,e. I. Am learning gratefulness!!
This girl has a golden heart. To smile, amidst the torment of family betrayal is absolutely inspirational!
I wish they'd talked about the relationship between Bridgitte and her adopted family. They raised her for 13 years, it seems to me that they gave her more love and put more effort into her life than her real dad bothered to.
Indoctrinated her….
@@herbertwhite8079 What idt?!
@@jubernardi23 what does idt mean?
@@herbertwhite8079 do you know what indoctrination is? I don't know how you arrived at that conclusion
Very bitter pill to swallow this foolishness as to stop. God help them
A lot of traditions and religions coincidentally tend to have the same trait:
The man holds all the power and is permitted to do practically anything.
So many of our belief systems are crazy. This woman is such a graceful soul and has embraced her present. Hats off to the lovely soul who adopted her.
I have never felt so much bitterness like this. Bloody elders
MonaLisa, the elders you see in the doc do not believe in the human sacrifice aspect of the practice.
I think you are beautiful 😍😘
Despicable to make an innocent little girl suffer to pay for the wrongdoings of a grown man, the guilt is on him and him alone.
Also notice how the men's sins are replayed by the women and girls sacrifice. Also notice how the men in the family gets to choose the girl to server for the sins. Also notice how their is $ex involved in these rituals...smh. Everyone should know sexism is much older than racism and BW need to be focus on both
Beautiful, brave young woman, it's heartbreaking to go thru your past, I know, I've been there also as an adoptee from Greece, two women claiming to be my birth mother, only through DNA 21 years later, was the truth revealed. I have forgiven the imposter for she had also lost a daughter, praying I was hers, but it was not to be! I reunited with my real birth mother plus many other relatives many years ago! But, I lost my Greek culture & language, for that I am sad, so I fully understand this young woman's feelings. People say don't live in the past, but our past is a part of us & always will be, However, I look forward to the future & live in the present, I've always had a great love for my Lord, His path for my life is His will, not mine. I am grateful for all the blessings God has bestowed upon me & I pray for the young women all over the world who are going through such hardships!
Beautifully & Eloquently written❤️God Bless You💕
How beautiful to see the girls who escaped, but the pain is so deep for the girl still living in Ghana. This reality is heartbreaking to see.
Her father is full of shit. Men are in charge of their families in these countries. He should have refused to let his brother take his daughter. His brother cant do his own chores??!!! Bullshit. He didnt even hug his daughter. !!! Like he wasnt happy to see her. He didnt want to face the truth trying to brush it off. Sweep it under the rug. Im happy God protected her and blessed her with an adopted family. She grew into a strong beautiful woman. Amen
I agree. There was something off about her father
A daughter is just someone to sell as a sex slave to some cultures. Ever read the Bible?
U said all I wanted to say ,and the truth.Her father knew he was full of shit.
Females are not valued in Africa
That's why they are getting killed and prostituted in Europe and the middle east.
Trokosi means child sent away, banished from community and sent to live as a slave at shrine because the child to pay for some sin one of her family members committed. If the child becomes of puberty, then they child is also sex slave to the priests. If a family member is given to the shrine it suposidly keeps the family from being sick, or other bad things happening to the family. That practice is ignorantly sickening.
Watching this taught me about trokosi for the first time. I foolishly thought I'd heard of all the ways in which women and girls are victimized. There are so many ways, so many reasons, that women are abused all over the world - by confinement, mutilation, rape, and killing. And in the US, where women never achieved full rights, women are losing their bodily autonomy unless we overcome. There is, of course, sexual slavery in the US and all over the world.
Women everywhere need to know that we share common issues and must support each other. Brigitte Sossou Perenyi, I admire you very much and respect your work.
God bless her an her family. Thank you for sharing!
Watching this made me remember to count my blessings. What strong beautiful women they all are.
Rahmah Inam cool
Raaahhhh I’m Ghanaian and I never knew anything like this happened in Ghana. I feel so sorry for any girl that has to go through this. It’s absolutely disgusting 😔
same
You’ve at least heard of it
Same
Not necessarily. Maybe it's because it's not super common.
I knew it existed but... never thought it was this serious 🤦🏽♀️💔💔
For her to be so open and acceptive of people who don't know that this practice is wrong even after having experienced it blows my mind. I would have approached this in a wrong manner. May God grant her as well as others who are going or might have gone through this the wisdom to heal and break away from this.
I watched her as a 7 year old on Tv when I was also small. Really inspired me and i was determined to foster kids when I grew up
GOD BLESS THE MAN THAT SAVED HER.
Miss Shannon. you are corrupt at the core if you think like that...wtf did you do for her? If not for him she would be there and even worse. Go get the demon out of you because you are worse then these people to say something like this about something you don't know!
There are no gods, next!
@Major Kei you know damn you are talking to yourselves.
@Major Kei the sun is greater power. Now quit your imaginary friends are not real.
Yes!
The father is a damn lier..
This young lady has a forgiving heart..if it was me I would & could not forgive him
May The Most High Bless the man who negotiated her rescue & raised her..
Now I really don't know why she left her loving adoptive dad to find them.
Bulletproof Diamond WINSTAR She needed to do what was right for her in order to heal from this trauma.
Amen
I must admit I found her father to be rather cold towards her.
The mother is also a damned liar.
Wow. What a beautiful strong woman. I feel so touched by her story!
Beautiful story.
Very courageous young women.
Thank you for sharing.
When she was talking to the grandmother, her story sounds like a generational curse. You must keep replacing girls.Wow! Why not find a way to break the curse?
U are very right, for how long will they keep paying for the sins of another man. That is why it’s God to follow Jesus cos he forgives sins just by us asking. No slavery or sacrifice. May God save women round the world.
Obviously you're cursed because you are sacrificing children and keeping them in bondage. It is not about being cursed though, it is about a generational system of sexual abuse. The curse is simply a red herring.
This happens in my father's house in the Volta Region as well.... my mom refused to raise us there. So most family members do not know my sister and I exist. We would've been part of this system.
This is so sad. I can't stop crying
Thank God for your mother, it's women like her that we need in this dark and gloomy world. Stay Blessed
Lauretta, I am very happy to know that you and your sister are not part of it. And please dont cry too much, there is hope. As it stand I cannot do work directly on the issue but I hope my story leads someone there. There is hope.
💔❤️
Lauretta Elorm im so sorry :( god bless your mom for not allowing you to go through this
Mast Dany and so is America and other places with all their cults that have enslaved and abused women. They still exist today.
It's very, VERY hard for me to watch this video for many reasons, but thank you for sharing it. I hope the beautiful, intelligent Brigitte is doing well, AND also her friend, the lovely, humble, Christiana. I hope and pray that God has BLESSED them and will continue to BLESS them. Btw, KUDOS to Mr. Perenyi, who rescued and adopted her. God is so GOOD!!
This is heartbreaking and very painful practice, thanks for that man who adopted you ,may god bless you