Tag: poverty
Nepal – Raising the Red Flag
Nepali government must address the needs of a marginalized and disaffected population if peace is to be restored. In Nepal, a rigid caste system...
Give Us the Money
Can glitz and celebrity save the world? Thirty years ago, rock stars Bob Geldof and Bono set out on a journey to fight poverty...
Solar Mamas
An inspiring film about one woman's attempt to light up her world. Rafea is an uneducated Bedouin mother from the Jordanian desert. She gets...
Education, Education
In ancient times in China, education was the only way out of poverty - in recent times it has been the best way. China's...
Land Rush
In 2008, the world's food system began to fall apart. However, threatened with hunger, rich countries have started buying up and leasing fertile tracts...
Cafe Chavalos
Despite its coastal beauty and colonial architecture, Nicaragua's oldest city, Granada, is mired in unemployment, poverty and violence. It is the poorest city in...
Stealing Africa
Zambia’s copper resources have not made the country rich. Virtually all Zambia’s copper mines are owned by corporations. In the last ten years, they’ve...
Welcome to the World
A lyrical, exhilarating and sometimes unsettling look at childbirth around the globe. Every year 130 million babies are born. Their life chances are a...
The Corporation
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
On the Streets
Filmmaker Penny Woolcock spent eight months in a parallel world, the world of the homeless, befriending people and finding out where they eat, sleep...
