What Price Bride Price?

Bride Price or lobola is both a cherished but highly controversial culture practised throughout Africa. It is the price paid in cows or money by the groom to the parents of the bride.

This inspirational documentary tackles important side effects of bride wealth, namely child marriages, domestic violence and poverty. It features a cross-section of survivors of domestic violence, judges, community leaders, policy makers and rights activists.

The makers believe there are various aspects of the practice of bride price that violate the Constitution of Uganda as well as binding International Human Rights laws.

We take the viewer into the lives of ordinary Ugandans as they share their experience on dowry.

This enlightening documentary also provides a wealth of information on the practice of Bride Price in different cultures in Uganda.



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For more information contact:
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Website: www.mifumi.org


Notes for Journalists / Editors
MIFUMI Brief Organizational Profile
MIFUMI is a developmental NGO and women's rights organization. The organization has worked for over ten years to reduce the burden of poverty; addressing issues that hinder development by initiating developmental projects. MIFUMI particularly protects women and children experiencing domestic violence and bride price related violations.

MIFUMI's position on various issues around the practice of bride price is as follows:
1. Bride price should not form an essential ingredient of marriage, it should be non-obligatory
2. Bride price should not be refunded when a relationship breaks down. In 2015, MIFUMI's appeal case in the Supreme Court finally bore fruits; the demand for refund of bride price upon dissolution of a customary marriage was declared unconstitutional thus putting an end to a practice that tied women in loveless and violent unions.
3. At the death of a woman, before the payment/completed payment of bride price, burial should not be prevented and bride price should not be demanded. (MIFUMI has successfully embedded this into the Tororo district level policy through the Bridal Gifts Ordinance)

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Written by Yeza and Patra
Produced by RoryStoneLove for Black Dub Music
Distributed by Zincbeats LLC
Videography by Vartex Music

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LYRICS

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unu done know say this is Patra,
you-a hear me Organic Queen
You done know
Make we tell them this
Watch this, see it yah!

Organic Body Dynamic
Never cut a thing pon me nice clean body,
me still got it still a block traffic
Natural body Queen roll in you a knock it
Me Organic body volcanic
Nuff a dem a pre cause them know say we have it Naturally them can’t manage
Confidence a peak never pay down pon it


Me no want no man
weh feel him can put hickey pon me
Natural body look good
and them ever want it
Some say them want me
from them saw me
But me mommy say me nuffi chat to man weh crawny
See me body and you want come
work it hard Bout you name Bernard
come burn it
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yes ina the night And you know
we just a sing so

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lightning and thunder
Natural body Queen them
have the real bumper
See them man a pre
a we them a come fa
Cause them know say that
we body have the real comfort
Nuff a them no have
them own priorities straight
Money a come in
but it a go the wrong place
Me nuh understand
you miss the school fee date
but you spend a couple
million pon a doctor fi your shape

Organic body dynamic
Never cut a thing pon me nice clean body
Me still got it still a block traffic
Natural body Queen roll in you a knock it
Me organic
body volcanic
Nuff a them a pre cause them know say we have it naturally
Them can’t manage
Confidence a peak
never pay down pon it

Natural body up, natural body up, put your hand girl up, put your body up. Natural body up, natural body up, natural body up girls put your hands up.

Every natural body gyal
this a your anthem
Mother Nature a your doctor still a mad them Steady pressure pon them neck
a so you have them
Body naturally design
and yunu stop trend
Big up me mother and me father
so me born
Shape never buy shape no put on
Watch the natural body gyal ina the dance
Jiggle jiggle so we know say it no false
Watch the thickass ina the little cute dress
Watch the slimmas ina the dance yeah she blessed Watch the fluffy how she cotch it pon the left never know a so she gifted now them a stress

Me organic body dynamic never cut a thing pon me nice clean body me still got it, still a block traffic natural body queen roll in you a knock it. Me organic body volcanic Nuff a them a pre cause them know say we have it naturally Them can’t manage Confidence a peak never pay down pon it

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