![]() | DEATH ENDED Olivier Uwayezu | Sustainability | 03:49 In 2003 there was a launch of a program known as “Community health insurance.” For enabling a citizen to be treated and get medicines, each person in the whole family pays 2 dollars for the whole year. The amount was set for helping even the poorest to get chance of being treated and get medicines. The citizen pays only 15% and 85% of the amount to be paid is cleared by “community health ins, ... More |
![]() | Garbage Dreams Mai Iskander | Sustainability | 04:18 On the outskirts of Cairo lies the world's largest garbage village. A labyrinth of narrow roadways camouflaged by trash, the village is home to 60,000 Zaballeen -Arabic for "garbage people." The Zaballeen have survived for centuries by recycling Cairo's waste. Members of Egypt's minority Coptic Christian community, these entrepreneurial garbage workers recycle nearly all the trash they collect, mam ... More |
![]() | THE FORESTS OF SOUTH EAST SULAWESI Paul Redman | Sustainability | 05:00 Local people have developed a sustainable community-based forestry co-operative. The land was purchased by the community and is farmed for teak. The co-operative is the first in Indonesia to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for sustainability. This has helped to regulate timber production and secure fair prices. However, this forestry program is under continued threat by Indo. ... More |
![]() | Trash is Cash Peter Jansen | Sustainability | 03:59 This was a track that was done and produced in a bid to enlighten humanity on re-cycling waste. In order to be innovative we have to device ways of ensuring self employment. Waste has been one of the factors contributing to climate change. Trash is Cash gives the picture as it is. |
![]() | Wealth from Waste Bal Krishna Sharma | Sustainability | 05:01 Solid waste management has been a serious problem in developing countries like Nepal. Dumping garbage in open places like on the roads can cause serious fatal diseases and environment pollution. Tulasa Gyawali, a housewife, from Bharatpur municipality of Nepal has shown simple, reliable, practical, innovative and sustainable example of household solid waste management. She separates the waste from ... More |