Report on the Sailing the Nile project, funded by the UN and designed to raise awareness amongst Egyptians on the Millenium Development Goals. This report was made by two young people from Cairo, trained as journalists by Offshoot.
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PSA produced for UNICEF - shot on Super 16 film.
State of the World's Children report from Sohag, Egypt - English voice over.
State of the World's Children from Egypt - Arabic voice over.
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In Egypt HIV/AIDS education is being taken more and more seriously. Here in the city of Beni Suef, young people are leading the way by volunteering to teach their peers the key points on the sensitive subject.This report was made by two young people from Cairo, trained as journalists by Offshoot.
For the people of Fayoum, microloans offer them a unique ability to take control of their lives. In this report for the UNDP, the people of Fayoum discuss the impact they have had on their lives.
Plants are natural filters and in this unique project, are being used to clean the polluted waters of canals that pour into Lake Manzala. The project is trying to improve the lives of the communities around the lake who rely on its waters and fish.
After years battling the disease, EGypt is now almost totaly polio free, thanks in part to the support of UNICEF and the Japanese government.
Report on the Sailing the Nile project, funded by the UN and designed to raise awareness amongst Egyptians on the Millenium Development Goals. This report was made by two young people from Cairo, trained as journalists by Offshoot.
Heading out onto the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, the film introduces you to some of Egypt's street children. The project allowed these children to present themselves, explain some of their experiences and explore solutions to adressing their problems.
Femal Gential Cutting is still rife across rural Egypt, but there is a growing resistance. In the villages around Minya both men and women are speaking up and trying to persuade their communities to put an end to the practice. The film is researched and presented by two young journalists trained by Offshoot to report on the MDGs for the UN's Sailing the Nile project.
The empowerment of women is key to reducing the effects of poverty. Here in a village close to the town of Qena in upper Egypt, the community is leading the way in breaking down resistance to women's involvement in local politics and community decisions. The film is researched and presented by two young journalists trained by Offshoot to report on the MDGs for the UN's Sailing the Nile project.
Child mortality is a difficult subject to discuss, but here in a village outside of Luxor a clinic is combatting the problem by adressing traditional thinking and conviincing the community so follow key healh practices. The film is researched and presented by two young journalists trained by Offshoot to report on the MDGs for the UN's Sailing the Nile project.
This PSA, designed to increase awareness of the symptoms of Avian Influenza, focuses on a girl from Egypt's delta who contracted the disease but has since made a full recovery. The film was comissioned by the John Hopkins Health Communication Partnership on behalf of the Egyptian Ministry of Health.
The first documentary made on HIV/AIDS made specifically for the Arab world. The film uses people living with HIV/AIDS, Arab celebrities and politicians to open up discussion on this sensitive subject. The film was originaly made in Arabic and broadcast throughout the region - this is the English language version.
An portrait of Cairo's unique Gayer Anderson museum. The film explores the artefacts and their relavance in contemporary Egypt.
A behind the scenes look at the making of Sotna (Our Voice) a news programme researched, presented and filmed by Egyptian young people. The young journalists and film makers were trained by Offshoot as a part of a UNICEF project.
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