Ms. Gerd Fleischer, 81, an activist and herself a child born of the Second World War in Norway travels to six war and  post-war countries ~ Germany, Bosnia, Uganda, Vietnam, Iraq and Ukraine. During her travels, Gerd shares her own life story filled with experiences of abuse, stigma, fights for justice, failures and eventual victories. And she listens to the stories of other enemy children born of conflict-related sexual violence in those countries. Moved by the shocking similarities in the fates of forgotten children of the enemy from three generations and across the world, Gerd decides to carry these collected testimonies as humane evidence to the Ukrainian Parliament, emphatically requesting they create permanent legal protection for their own children born of war.

Children born of conflict related sexual violence are among the most marginalized groups in post-war societies. Their lives remain shrouded in silence about their conception and they are subjected to stigma, discrimination and ostracization. Living at the margins of society makes the youngsters vulnerable to radicalisation and perpetuates cycles of violence. Building on 20 years of participatory research and film-making, listening to and working with affected individuals communities, we have developed a needs- and rights-based Impact Plan that intends to use The Other Side of Silence for · Global and local advocacy for equal rights and wellbeing · Grassroots engagement contributing to peacebuilding · Educational outreach informing today’s and tomorrow’s decision makers