A film about African women is a rarity, even more one made by an African woman. We meet a women active in the movement against female genital mutilation. She explains why in Africa it is easier to oppose this practice as a health issue than as a women's rights issues. We also join a health worker demonstrating condom use in a marketplace and explaining how diseases are sexually transmitted.
Women are the traditional market traders in Africa.
Successful businesswomen describe how they have set up an association to share expertise and provide mutual assistance. Women with Open Eyes shows that women are organizing at the grassroots level to play a prominent role in Africa's current opening to democracy. It demonstrates why Africa's development is inextricably linked to the social and economic progress of its women.