This conceptual framework outlines how we view our role within the complex fight against maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. As you can see, the base of the outlines some of the numerous cultural and material problems people in Sierra Leone face in combatting maternal mortality. These issues produce certain problems, such as women not wanting to go to the clinic because of fear or cultural stigma.

Moving on to the next level of the pyramid, we . can see some of the institutions/stakeholders involved in the issue. Each, whether as an institution like the Ministry of Health, or as individuals like the women, play a role in addressing the issue. However, these groups are often separated and lack a view of what the others are doing.

Another thing these groups and people lack can be . seen on the penultimate level of the pyramid. They lack a view of the human, compassionate side of the fight against maternal mortality. They cannot see the success and real struggles faced by the others. This, in turn, breeds a culture of increased suspicion and sometimes resentment.

Thus we come in at the top of the pyramid. By producing personal, human based documentaries we are able to shed a light on what each of these stakeholders is doing for the others to see. When the issue broken down to this more human level, it is easier to see that progress can only be made through collaboration, which is exactly the culture we wish to foster with the groups on the second level.