Teroo representing the Upper West region was sufficiently proper in her costume for her performance. Her ensemble was politically tactful as she educated the audience on the harsh treatments widows suffer under the disguise of cultural rites. Dora Mwinteroo Diywoh, acting as a widow who has to endure certain rituals made mandatory by the tradition. Despite […]
Volta Region’s representative Setor outdid herself with a reverting performance on how herbal and orthodox medicine can. Therefore it came as no surprise when she won the star performer award. According to Setor Abra Norgbe, burying our heads in the sand when danger approaches is the best description of how mental health issues are handled […]
Mfodwo from the Bono Region snatched the most eloquent award with a heart-wrenching reenactment of the demeaning widowhood rites forced upon widows in her community. Cloaked in mourning clothes, Eva Afia Mfodwo poured out the humiliation and pain grieving wives suffer because of this cultural practice. According to Mfodwo, aside from the pain of losing […]
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