This World

All-Girl Squad (2007x10)

Air date: Jun 21, 2007

The UN has sent a unit of Indian women, its first-ever, all-female peacekeeping force, to the West African country of Liberia, which is recovering from a 14-year civil war during sexual violence was common. It is now stable but rape is still a major problem. Will the presence of this unit empower local women, or will the culture shock the Indian women face, in their first visit outside India, stop them from interacting with the Liberians?