What Happened to the ‘Housegirls’? – BBC Africa Eye documentary

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What Happened to the ‘Housegirls’? – BBC Africa Eye documentary


Three years ago, BBC Africa Eye’s Nancy Kacungira reported on the plight of three young women, Mercy, Scovia and Esther who left their homes to find jobs as domestic workers. Commonly referred to as ‘housegirls’, the film chronicled their hard lives and illustrated how being employed as a domestic worker can sometimes lead to mistreatment…

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  1. What hits me the most is the desperate desire to go to school. Kids and young people these days in the US hate school (most but not all). Videos like these NEED to be shown in school or at home.
    Maybe the sewing class can make the clothes for Esther to sell.

  2. I want to assist the little girl who wants to continue with her education. Please assist us with her information so we can give her more assistance.
    Even after being pregnant, she still wants to go to school. I am proud of her.

  3. What country teaches males to impregnate without career marriage home and money to care for baby – kill bugs drugs to impregnate without proper life especially in America this life is no fun – taking over churches as single parents is devastating

  4. 20.26: increase the age of domestic workers, they should at least be 25+, know where they r working, visit them, organise them in union so they know their rights and don't take abuse.

  5. In Congo Brazzaville domestic work is for young adult women , but in East and West Africa I have noticed they like employing young children because they are easy to mistreat and manipulate. Shame on those who abuse children u r evil.

  6. always loved Nancy's pieces! Congrats, sister! Would be great though if there were contacts to try and assist some of these girls.

  7. There's much that needs to be done regarding empowering young girls in the villages.Empowering would include matters contraception. With little/no exposure to better living standards and knowing no other life aside from that of the village, they're vulnerable to so much.

  8. Education is important, but schools aren't only choice(they try to be, because corrupt system).

    Schools are places of discrimination, horrible bulling by both classmates/teachers, some peoples who are so called nationalists or feminists can advocate for genocides, what I saw in Czechia schools is absolutely horrible(so nobody will convince me about nice schools/unis)

  9. Breast tax 😘 I want a British resident 🇬🇧 📞 ( Asian or an African American) to ask SASI THAROOR , INDIA 🇮🇳, POLITICAL leader,,,via a video or phone
    WAS THERE SLÀVERY IN INDIA 🇮🇳 OR NOT ,,?
    WHO ABOLISHED IT .
    SASI THAROOR HIMSELF IS A NADAR CASTE WHOSE WOMEN COULDN'T WEAR,,, upper jacket ,,, NO PERMISSION FROM HIGH CASTE TO WEAR A COVER OF THEIR BREASTS,,( kingdoms 😁😁😁)
    THERE WAS A BREAST TAX ,,
    WHO ABOLISHED IT ,BY AN ACT
    IT WAS BRITISH 🙏🏼👍👍
    BRITISH IMPLEMENTED NOT LESS THAN 157 ACTS ,,
    EVEN TODAY THERE IS A SLÀVERY ,I FILED A CASE I. HIGH COURT ,IT IS WRITTEN IN GATES NOTES AS WELL ,,( COMMENTS PAGE INDIA 🇮🇳 IS WINNING IT'S WAR WITH TOILETS )
    BARBERS ( AS A CASTE ) IN TAMIL NADU ARE USED TO UNDERSHAVE BRIDEGROOM OF A HIGHER CASTE ,,
    CAN SASI THAROOR DENY IT ,,?
    INDIA IS GIVEN FREEDOM 75 YEARS AGO ,,
    BUT WHOSE JOB IT IS TO ABOLISH THIS SLÀVERY ,,?
    HOW MANY INDIANS GOT TOILETS NOW ,,😭😭😭😭
    British helped the society
    Social stays of many indians ,,
    But SASI THAROOR got no gratitude for British works in india 🇮🇳🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
    God bless UK 🙏🏼
    God bless HM king Charles 111,,
    God bless whites ,,
    🙏🏼👍👍🙏🏼👍👍

  10. I hear men mistreat wives….. about women who abuse kids that there video all over. She should learn to be a lawyer to fight for the kids suffering not fight men. BBC… you a feminist machine. Lost the plot

  11. When I become wealthy I will search for ways to advance black women and girls 😢we have no way to protect our fertility. Without education they are me😢

  12. Good reporting.This is an eye opener to everyone.People should be kind to one another, domestic workers too have rights and need to be treated in a humane manner and paid well.