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Survivor's Guide, The Dispossessed
directed by Amanda Burrell; produced by Amanda Burrell, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 23 mins
Mangale is a humble fisherman in the remote village of Pandav Nagar in southern Nepal. He’s a member of the Bote people, a small ethnic group of traditional fishermen probably no more than 8,000 strong. Since 1973 Mangale and the Bote have been denied access to the rivers and land which usually provided their li...
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directed by Amanda Burrell; produced by Amanda Burrell, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 23 mins
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Mangale is a humble fisherman in the remote village of Pandav Nagar in southern Nepal. He’s a member of the Bote people, a small ethnic group of traditional fishermen probably no more than 8,000 strong. Since 1973 Mangale and the Bote have been denied access to the rivers and land which usually provided their livelihood and food, though it’s much more than that – the area has great spiritual significance to the Bote who regard the land and...
Mangale is a humble fisherman in the remote village of Pandav Nagar in southern Nepal. He’s a member of the Bote people, a small ethnic group of traditional fishermen probably no more than 8,000 strong. Since 1973 Mangale and the Bote have been denied access to the rivers and land which usually provided their livelihood and food, though it’s much more than that – the area has great spiritual significance to the Bote who regard the land and water as sacred. Instead the area was turned into one of Nepal's most famous tourist attractions, the Chitwan National Park. The Nepalese authorities try to keep the Bote out. Army patrols police the area and every time Mangale attempts to go fishing, he risks being caught. Even when he does get away with it, there is no guarantee the fish will bite. Often he returns home empty handed.
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Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amanda Burrell
Author / Creator
Amanda Burrell
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Topic / Theme
Asian ethnic groups, Fish (Animal), Religious beliefs, Humanities, Jews
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Survivor's Guide, The Nurse Next Door
directed by Alex Seaborne; produced by Alex Seaborne, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 23 mins
Esther Bokawurkin is a real survivor. She lives in a remote village in southern Nigeria and it’s not just that she has 12 children, but when she was younger she was infected by the parasitic worm that causes river blindness. She was one of the lucky ones and made a full recovery but many of her friends and neigh...
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directed by Alex Seaborne; produced by Alex Seaborne, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 23 mins
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Esther Bokawurkin is a real survivor. She lives in a remote village in southern Nigeria and it’s not just that she has 12 children, but when she was younger she was infected by the parasitic worm that causes river blindness. She was one of the lucky ones and made a full recovery but many of her friends and neighbours did not and they went blind. Survivor’s Guide tells Esther’s story and, because there is such a shortage of qualified doctors...
Esther Bokawurkin is a real survivor. She lives in a remote village in southern Nigeria and it’s not just that she has 12 children, but when she was younger she was infected by the parasitic worm that causes river blindness. She was one of the lucky ones and made a full recovery but many of her friends and neighbours did not and they went blind. Survivor’s Guide tells Esther’s story and, because there is such a shortage of qualified doctors and nurses, she is helping by becoming a health volunteer trained to dispense drugs. Volunteers like Esther are starting to make a real difference to the health of people in isolated communities where there is virtually no access to proper healthcare.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
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Alex Seaborne
Author / Creator
Alex Seaborne
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Topic / Theme
Health occupations, Medical treatments and procedures, Physical disabilities, General medical conditions, Current Affairs
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Survivor's Guide, The Queen and the Carpet Girl
directed by Beth Jones; produced by Beth Jones, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 22 mins
Across Morocco thousands of children are forced into virtually slave labour every year, working long hours for little pay in often dangerous conditions. We met one ten year old girl, Khadija, and follow her remarkable story. When she was just five years old she worked long days in a carpet factory but was rescued...
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directed by Beth Jones; produced by Beth Jones, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 22 mins
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Across Morocco thousands of children are forced into virtually slave labour every year, working long hours for little pay in often dangerous conditions. We met one ten year old girl, Khadija, and follow her remarkable story. When she was just five years old she worked long days in a carpet factory but was rescued by UNICEF workers and now enjoys an education that will transform her life. We were also there when Khadija met one of the champions of...
Across Morocco thousands of children are forced into virtually slave labour every year, working long hours for little pay in often dangerous conditions. We met one ten year old girl, Khadija, and follow her remarkable story. When she was just five years old she worked long days in a carpet factory but was rescued by UNICEF workers and now enjoys an education that will transform her life. We were also there when Khadija met one of the champions of children’s rights, Queen Rania of Jordan, when she was on a trip to Morocco.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Beth Jones
Author / Creator
Beth Jones
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Topic / Theme
Child labor, Childhood, Manufacturing industry, Current Affairs
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Survivor's Guide, We Are What We Eat
directed by Alex Seaborne; produced by Alex Seaborne, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 23 mins
A third of the world is starving. Every day 16,000 children die through hunger. It's often not just a simple lack of food. Many children who battle against hunger have to deal with chronic under-nourishment and vitamin and mineral starvation, sometimes leading to blindness. Experts believe improving food by adding...
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directed by Alex Seaborne; produced by Alex Seaborne, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2008), 23 mins
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A third of the world is starving. Every day 16,000 children die through hunger. It's often not just a simple lack of food. Many children who battle against hunger have to deal with chronic under-nourishment and vitamin and mineral starvation, sometimes leading to blindness. Experts believe improving food by adding vitamins and minerals is one of the most successful ways of fighting the effects of hunger and starvation. But does it work? We are wh...
A third of the world is starving. Every day 16,000 children die through hunger. It's often not just a simple lack of food. Many children who battle against hunger have to deal with chronic under-nourishment and vitamin and mineral starvation, sometimes leading to blindness. Experts believe improving food by adding vitamins and minerals is one of the most successful ways of fighting the effects of hunger and starvation. But does it work? We are what we eat takes Margary, mother of five, and shows how fighting hunger is a day to day struggle, and how without those vital nutrients, her children's lives are at risk.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alex Seaborne
Author / Creator
Alex Seaborne
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Topic / Theme
Diet and food, General medical conditions, Current Affairs
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Survivor's Guide, A Cowboy's Story
directed by Corrina Gallop; produced by Corrina Gallop and Dick Bower, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
This is the extraordinary story of the struggle for survival among dairy farmers in Latin America. Javier Aguayo has a small herd of cows in Guayas, a lowland area of Ecuador. He is up at the crack of dawn on his horse rounding up his animals for milking. It's a tough life. The hours are long, transport is a probl...
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directed by Corrina Gallop; produced by Corrina Gallop and Dick Bower, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
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This is the extraordinary story of the struggle for survival among dairy farmers in Latin America. Javier Aguayo has a small herd of cows in Guayas, a lowland area of Ecuador. He is up at the crack of dawn on his horse rounding up his animals for milking. It's a tough life. The hours are long, transport is a problem, his customers often want their deliveries very early and often a lot of milk is left over. All he can do with this is make cheese,...
This is the extraordinary story of the struggle for survival among dairy farmers in Latin America. Javier Aguayo has a small herd of cows in Guayas, a lowland area of Ecuador. He is up at the crack of dawn on his horse rounding up his animals for milking. It's a tough life. The hours are long, transport is a problem, his customers often want their deliveries very early and often a lot of milk is left over. All he can do with this is make cheese, which he has to sell cheaply; Javier often makes a loss. But a new business scheme is starting to change his fortunes. Working with one of the country's biggest dairies, he takes his milk to a central collection point - part of the journey is by canoe along the river. Now he gets a guaranteed income and his business is starting to flourish. A Cowboy's Story explains how this new initiative is transforming the lives of farmers like Javier.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Corrina Gallop, Dick Bower, British Broadcasting Corporation, Andrew Veitch
Author / Creator
Corrina Gallop
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Veitch
Topic / Theme
Agrarian occupations, Farms, Current Affairs
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Survivor's Guide, A Sporting Chance
directed by Ben Summers, fl. 2007; produced by Ben Summers, fl. 2007 and Dick Bower, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
There are an estimated 170,000 Somalis living in the Dabaab refugee camp in northeast Kenya. Life in the camp is tough but one new – and surprising – initiative is starting to make quite an impact. Sport in the camp is important. It keeps the youngsters healthy and occupied amid the monotony. But very few girl...
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directed by Ben Summers, fl. 2007; produced by Ben Summers, fl. 2007 and Dick Bower, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
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There are an estimated 170,000 Somalis living in the Dabaab refugee camp in northeast Kenya. Life in the camp is tough but one new – and surprising – initiative is starting to make quite an impact. Sport in the camp is important. It keeps the youngsters healthy and occupied amid the monotony. But very few girls were involved, partly because the mainly Muslim refugees were opposed to girls playing games. But that is changing now that special s...
There are an estimated 170,000 Somalis living in the Dabaab refugee camp in northeast Kenya. Life in the camp is tough but one new – and surprising – initiative is starting to make quite an impact. Sport in the camp is important. It keeps the youngsters healthy and occupied amid the monotony. But very few girls were involved, partly because the mainly Muslim refugees were opposed to girls playing games. But that is changing now that special sports clothing has been designed for the girls which meets religious requirements. They wear an hijab to cover their hair and a long-sleeved tunic and loose ankle-length trousers. This video reports on life in the camp and how many of the girls have now taken to volleyball, netball and handball. This video is part of a documentary series produced for the BBC.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ben Summers, fl. 2007, Dick Bower, British Broadcasting Corporation, Andrew Veitch
Author / Creator
Ben Summers, fl. 2007
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Veitch
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Sports, Women's health issues, Humanities
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Survivor's Guide, Against the Odds
in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures), 22 mins
This is the moving story of Kakenya Ntaiya, a young Maasai from Kenya, who was promised in marriage when she was five years old. Kakenya’s hunger for an education and strong determination lead her to fight tradition and convince the elders of her community to allow her to get an education when her peers were dro...
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in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures), 22 mins
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This is the moving story of Kakenya Ntaiya, a young Maasai from Kenya, who was promised in marriage when she was five years old. Kakenya’s hunger for an education and strong determination lead her to fight tradition and convince the elders of her community to allow her to get an education when her peers were dropping out of school to get married.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Topic / Theme
Graduate and professional schools, Education, Arranged marriages, Marriage
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Survivor's Guide, Against the Odds
directed by Mallary Gelb, fl. 2002; produced by Mallary Gelb, fl. 2002 and Dick Bower, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 27 mins
Against the Odds is an extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman. Ten years ago Kakenya was living in a small Masai village nine hours from Nairobi, with no running water, no electricity and no education. Like many of her friends she should have been married in her teens. Instead she challenged the male dom...
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directed by Mallary Gelb, fl. 2002; produced by Mallary Gelb, fl. 2002 and Dick Bower, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 27 mins
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Against the Odds is an extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman. Ten years ago Kakenya was living in a small Masai village nine hours from Nairobi, with no running water, no electricity and no education. Like many of her friends she should have been married in her teens. Instead she challenged the male dominated traditions in her village. She made an unusual deal with her father to win her education: she agreed to be circumcised first. No...
Against the Odds is an extraordinary story about an extraordinary woman. Ten years ago Kakenya was living in a small Masai village nine hours from Nairobi, with no running water, no electricity and no education. Like many of her friends she should have been married in her teens. Instead she challenged the male dominated traditions in her village. She made an unusual deal with her father to win her education: she agreed to be circumcised first. Now she is studying for a PhD in the USA and plans to build a school for girls in her village in Kenya. Against the Odds follows Kakenya from America back to her village in Kenya, where she is visiting her family for the first time in two years.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
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Mallary Gelb, fl. 2002, Dick Bower, Richard Wilson
Author / Creator
Mallary Gelb, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Speaker / Narrator
Richard Wilson
Topic / Theme
Education, Gender roles, Town life, Cultural assimilation, Cultural adaptation, Cultural norms, Current Affairs
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Survivor's Guide, Castle of Hope
directed by Andrew Veitch; produced by Anya Sitaram, Dick Bower and Richard Wilson, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
Barretstown Centre in Ireland provides specialist relief and treatment for children suffering from often terminal diseases. Many travel to the centre for the last days of their young lives. Over the years Barretstown has helped children from across Europe, including Beslan and Chernobyl. Castle of Hope follows Ray...
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directed by Andrew Veitch; produced by Anya Sitaram, Dick Bower and Richard Wilson, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins
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Barretstown Centre in Ireland provides specialist relief and treatment for children suffering from often terminal diseases. Many travel to the centre for the last days of their young lives. Over the years Barretstown has helped children from across Europe, including Beslan and Chernobyl. Castle of Hope follows Ray Cronin, a 17-year old boy from England who has had leukaemia. The cancer in now in remission and he had arrived at Barretstown to redi...
Barretstown Centre in Ireland provides specialist relief and treatment for children suffering from often terminal diseases. Many travel to the centre for the last days of their young lives. Over the years Barretstown has helped children from across Europe, including Beslan and Chernobyl. Castle of Hope follows Ray Cronin, a 17-year old boy from England who has had leukaemia. The cancer in now in remission and he had arrived at Barretstown to rediscover the time he has lost and have some fun.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Anya Sitaram, Dick Bower, Richard Wilson, Andrew Veitch
Author / Creator
Andrew Veitch
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Veitch
Topic / Theme
Health, General medical conditions, Current Affairs
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Survivor's Guide, Ethiopia and Bednets
directed by Alexis Bloom, fl. 2000; produced by Alexis Bloom, fl. 2000, Anya Sitaram, Richard Wilson and Dick Bower, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
Malaria is primarily a disease of the young and of the poor, many of them children who live in remote areas with no easy access to health services. Most malarial deaths in Africa are among children. Nearly 3,000 die each day. But the use of simple prevention and control methods has shown startling results. Trials...
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directed by Alexis Bloom, fl. 2000; produced by Alexis Bloom, fl. 2000, Anya Sitaram, Richard Wilson and Dick Bower, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
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Malaria is primarily a disease of the young and of the poor, many of them children who live in remote areas with no easy access to health services. Most malarial deaths in Africa are among children. Nearly 3,000 die each day. But the use of simple prevention and control methods has shown startling results. Trials conducted in The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Ghana, the use of bed nets treated with biodegradable pyrethroid insecticide have prov...
Malaria is primarily a disease of the young and of the poor, many of them children who live in remote areas with no easy access to health services. Most malarial deaths in Africa are among children. Nearly 3,000 die each day. But the use of simple prevention and control methods has shown startling results. Trials conducted in The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Kenya and Ghana, the use of bed nets treated with biodegradable pyrethroid insecticide have proved to be highly effective in protecting sleeping children from malarial mosquitoes. The results have been dramatic. In children under five the number of deaths in some of these areas has been reduced by a quarter. In Ethiopia Fatumo knows all about Malaria, having lost two children to it. Following her heartbreaking story of how this deadly disease has affected her, we learn how these new bednets can save future children and families in Africa.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Alexis Bloom, fl. 2000, Anya Sitaram, Richard Wilson, Dick Bower, Andrew Veitch
Author / Creator
Alexis Bloom, fl. 2000
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Series
Survivor's Guide
Speaker / Narrator
Andrew Veitch
Topic / Theme
General medical conditions, Public health, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
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