The Tunnel and Other Lies demonstrates that Access to Good Governance is essential if people are to escape the poverty trap. Two men fight different battles against a government that has respectively taken their homes and jobs.
In "The Price of Cotton" we meet small cotton farmers in Mali and second-generation cotton farmers in Texas who all worry about the gathering international storm around cotton subsidies.
Bombay Jungle, filmed in the slums of Mumbai, looks at Access to Basic Needs from a human rights perspective. Two women must prove their existence in order to not be evicted from a slum. One has papers, one does not.
Made in China shows how Access to Jobs is pulling millions out of poverty in China, while changing life in America. In Minnesota some workers seek new jobs while friends return to work in a mine reopened because of demand from China.
The Strongest Link shows how Access to Healthcare can make a real difference in the future of a family and a community in South Africa. Bulewla Cima, a young woman with AIDS labors to keep the disease from infecting her unborn child.
"The New Silver" illustrates how "Access to Capital" can change the lives of both poor individuals and poor nations. Against the background Bolivia's "Gas War" micro-credit and macro-credit are tools of change.
Bombay Jungle
The Price of Cotton
Made In China
The Strongest Link
The New Silver
The Tunnel and Other Lies
In a wide variety of religions and cultures, water is considered to be sacred and symbolic. "Body and Soul" examines the spiritual role water plays in different cultures, in addition to its political role as a global resource.
Episode 1
Body and Soul
Water is managed and mismanaged in the realms of agriculture and industry. We must blend old methods with new technologies to conserve water and confront the challenges presented by a rising global population.
Episode 2
Fuel for Farms and Factories
Chemical pollution and the spread of disease are two major dangers that have been introduced to the world's water supplies by human activity. To keep our drinking water safe, we must advocate environmental protection.
Episode 3
The Perils of Pollution
"A Price to Pay" analyzes the costs and methods required to transport water to billions of individuals across the Earth on a daily basis, in an attempt to find the best way to maintain this process.
Episode 4
A Price To Pay
When rivers or lakes are dammed or diverted to bring water from one people to another, conflict can arise. Is our future one in which wars are fought not over territory or beliefs, but water?
Episode 5
Water - War and Peace
With a rising human population, the importance of conserving and preserving our sources of water becomes paramount. We must search for ways to sustain ourselves on the precious little water Earth has to give.
Episode 6
The Endless Search
A Dollar A Day - The Series
While many people recognize that surviving on a dollar a day is a struggle, very few understand the nature of poverty. In addition poor people are often not recognized for the creativity and resourcefulness they possess.
"A Dollar a Day" is a poignant six-part international series of 50 minutes programs that shows what it means to live under the poverty line. The series revolves around themes of "Access" - Access to Capital, Access to Basic Needs, Access to Markets, Access to Jobs, Access to Healthcare and Access to Good Governance.
These programs illustrate that while poor people may lack money, education, security or healthcare, they do not lack creative and courageous initiatives, knowledge and willpower. The world is full of stories of those desperately poor who transform their lives and living conditions.
The films of "A Dollar a Day" are an excellent resource for individuals and groups that want to learn more about the causes of poverty and what can be done about them. Four of the episodes include downloadable "discussion guides" and features question and answer segments with experts from the Center for Global Development, a non-partisan "think-tank" working on development issues. Purchase these programs individually or buy the whole series and get a discount.
Perhaps the greatest value of this series is that you get to know some people who live on a dollar a day. They become real human beings and not just "the poor." In knowing them you discover that they are not so different from us.
"A Dollar a Day" is a poignant six-part international series of 50 minutes programs that shows what it means to live under the poverty line. The series revolves around themes of "Access" - Access to Capital, Access to Basic Needs, Access to Markets, Access to Jobs, Access to Healthcare and Access to Good Governance.
These programs illustrate that while poor people may lack money, education, security or healthcare, they do not lack creative and courageous initiatives, knowledge and willpower. The world is full of stories of those desperately poor who transform their lives and living conditions.
The films of "A Dollar a Day" are an excellent resource for individuals and groups that want to learn more about the causes of poverty and what can be done about them. Four of the episodes include downloadable "discussion guides" and features question and answer segments with experts from the Center for Global Development, a non-partisan "think-tank" working on development issues. Purchase these programs individually or buy the whole series and get a discount.
Perhaps the greatest value of this series is that you get to know some people who live on a dollar a day. They become real human beings and not just "the poor." In knowing them you discover that they are not so different from us.
This is the story of Water, it is a story of life and death. It is a story of rich and poor. It is a story of beauty, despair, crisis, and hope.
The story of water is told with the help of Global personalities such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Kofi Annan, The Dalai Lama, President Jimmy Carter, Shimon Peres, Queen Noor of Jordan, Ted Danson and Isabel Allende. Their combined insights will be the guiding lines for the stories in each episode.
Each episode in this six part series covers an important, global theme concerning fresh water. Themes include the spirit of water, pollution, water and industry, water and agriculture, the price of water, and water and war.
To illustrate these themes film crews have filmed stories in over 30 countries including: India, Jordan, Mexico, Australia, Gemini, The United States of America, Italy, Namibia, Indonesia, The Netherlands, South-Africa, Spain, Chili, Japan, England, Israel, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Egypt, China, Botswana, Cyprus, France, Ukraine.
Airing on PBS "Water - The Drop of Life" is an extraordinary television series about a subject that touches virtually everybody on the planet.
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A complete course on quilting from the New England Quilters Guild. This two-hour tape guides the beginner through the entire quilt-making process. It includes tips and stories from veteran quilters.
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