Afro-Colombian women fight prejudice by embracing technology

On an improvised stage, locals act out a play about an African-Colombian girl who feels rejected because of the colour of her skin. It's part of a community gathering to highlight violence against women in a small sugar-plantation town a few miles from Cali. For eight months, men and women of all ages attended workshops on gender and technology as part of piloted trials of the government sponsored telecentres. GEM exposed not only the stereotypes and prejudice women must face, but also the strengths that lie within women who least expected it. As a result, the entire community has come together.