ViewChange Film Contest

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Act Locally Think Globally
Santoshi Nepal | Local/Global Partnerships | 05:17
An experimental film that explores global warming and climate change from a local perspective.
GOATS: A Gift in Action Helping Women in East Africa
Alan Grazioso | Local/Global Partnerships | 01:55
In this mini-documentary, a goat restocking program supported by Oxfam America, an NGO based in Boston, and their Ethiopian partner GAYO. And explains how a centuries old local tradition of restocking livestock is being used today to empowered women of the Gutu Dobi village of southern Ethiopia. Shows how a donors gift of a goat can significantly help woman as the traditional head of household r0 ... More
Investing in Africa from your lazy chair
Bertil van Vugt | Local/Global Partnerships | 04:09
In the past it was only possible to invest in African enterprises if you were a venture capitalist or through an African Fund of a stock trading company. But via the MYC4 website now everyone can invest directly in companies and make money by receiving interest on the loan. Via MYC4, a Danish initiative, people can invest in companies in seven African countries. In this video we show a Dutch inves. ... More
Rising to the Top
Ana Cetina | Local/Global Partnerships | 05:11
The Sarakasi Trust is a non-profit organization founded by Marion and Rudy Van Dijck in Nairobi, Kenya. It aims to improve the lives of impoverished people through arts and culture by supporting local dancers and acrobats. "Rising to the Top" tells the story of two of the many artists that have advanced their lives by being a part of this organization.
Surgeons of Hope
Maranatha Hay | Local/Global Partnerships | 05:11
For many, the difference between life and death depends on the country they were born. Like Holman Velasquez. Holman was born with congenital heart disease in Nicaragua, a country that is in the process of developing a successful pediatric heart surgery program. In Nicaragua, even if children survive the surgery, they run a high risk of dying from infection in the intensive care unit afterwa. ... More