Reports made by young people on the Millenium Development Goals for the Un project Sailing the Nile. The young people were trained as journalists by Offshoot.
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.
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.
A village on the outskirts of Aswan has a big problem. After years without a proper sewage system the water table has risen, leaking dirty water into people's houses. With help from the government and the UN the village is now working on establishing a proper drainage system. The report was produced by two young journalists from Aswan, who were trained and supported by Offshoot as part of the UN project on the MDGs - Sailing the Nile.
Assiut is one of Egypt's poorest areas, after decades of hardship a pioneering group of farmers are starting to reap the fruits of their labour. Fifteen years fighting back the desert to turn seemingly barren sand into succesfull and productive fields. 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.
In the rural villages around Sohag, it's all too easy for children to slip through the net of primary education. However a new type of school is being developed where teachers take a back seat and guide the students as they work together, learning subjects through a form of peer educations. The story is presented and researched by two young people from Sohag who were trained as journalists by Offshoot for the UN project on the MDGs - Sailing the Nile.
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.
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.
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