 | Hope For Teenage Mothers Robby Bresson | Empowerment | 05:04 | In 39th place Hope For Teenage Mothers is an Organization that runs a voluntary counseling and training center in Mukuru, one of Nairobi biggest and toughest Slums. The center has become a heaven for young teenage girls, who after deciding to keep their children, have been ostracized from their homes by their families. The training and support the Center provides has enabled them acquire vital skills, giving th ... More |
 | Water Pressures Ann Feldman | Empowerment | 05:13 | Tied for 40th place The Water Pressures Documentary uses the power of media to highlight collaborative water management projects in the deserts of India. In the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, local rainfall is just two inches per year, and the average individual uses only 4 liters of water a day. Impoverished communities there have learned to capture rainwater by partnering with a local non-government agency, the Jal Bh. ... More |
 | KIVA Fellows Program Gives Back Ben Henretig | Empowerment | 01:57 | Tied for 40th place Rob Cavese, explains how he has benefited from participating in the Kiva Fellows Program. The Kiva Fellows Program offers individuals a rare opportunity to travel abroad and witness firsthand the impact and realities of microfinance, by working directly with a host microfinance institution (MFI). The Kiva Fellow is an unpaid, volunteer based position designed to increase Kiva's impact and to offer ... More |
 | KNASAIMOS PEOPLE Paul Redman | Empowerment | 04:59 | Tied for 41st place The Knasaimos people were severely affected by the illegal logging trade. This trade destroyed the livelihoods and social structure of their villages. Recent government enforcement action has since clamped down on this illegal logging. The film highlights the success of the enforcement operation and examines how the local communities will benefit from an increased share and control of their ancest. ... More |
 | INDONESIAN CIVIL SOCIETY Tim Lewis | Empowerment | 04:57 | Tied for 41st place Indonesian civil society delegates travel to Brussels to urge European Union (EU) member states to outlaw illegal Indonesian timber entering their markets. One delegate, a Papuan tribal leader, speaks on behalf of his community. These meetings and the continued work of Indonesian civil society has meant that they have now been officially recognised as an integral part of the negotiations between t. ... More |
 | Beyond a Dollar a Day Mark Galloway | Empowerment | 05:09 | In 42nd place Fighting global poverty is one of the major challenges of the 21st century - and it concerns us all. Despite massive flows of aid to developing countries, one in four of the world‘s population lives on less than a dollar a day. In this film, we travel to three continents to investigate how we in the west can help to unlock the economic potential of all citizens in poor countries. Our evidence po. ... More |
 | Call For Change Shaun Taylor | Empowerment | 03:54 | Tied for 43rd place Reena calls for change to end the needless lose of life and spread of disease in India. |
 | Seeds of Empowerment Susan Lutz | Empowerment | 05:09 | Tied for 43rd place In the midst of chaotic lives and poverty, a group of women from La Carpio, Costa Rica rise to meet the challenge of helping others in need. Looking to move their lives to a new level of empowerment, the women decide to put on a play and give outreach to other women and children. Breast cancer and other forms of cancer strike women in poverty, often more cases appear to women picking coffee. An. ... More |
 | Coffee Awakens a National Economy Matt Weatherly | Empowerment | 05:04 | Tied for 44th place Opportunity brews: SPREAD, a USAID-funded development alliance of institutes, industries and NGOs, spotted the potential for Rwandan coffee to become a powerful economic driver for a recovering nation: a widely produced crop that could demand top dollar if a premium product was consistently delivered to market. Rwandan coffee has come through as economic manna from Rwandan fields, demanding a pr. ... More |
