Helping ourselves! /
Over the last 25 years India has cut absolute poverty by half. Still 440 million people live on less than a dollar a day. This Life program looks at two projects that are helping Indian communities move out of poverty--in line with the Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty by 2015--and that...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Oley, Pennsylvania] :
[Distributed by] Bullfrog Films,
[2005]
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| Series: | Life (Bullfrog Films).
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| Summary: | Over the last 25 years India has cut absolute poverty by half. Still 440 million people live on less than a dollar a day. This Life program looks at two projects that are helping Indian communities move out of poverty--in line with the Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty by 2015--and that have succeeded in giving previously powerless people some control over their lives. In Karnataka, the IT revolution has allowed farmers to access land deeds vital to obtaining credit with which they can sow next year's harvest. In Andhra Pradesh, women's self-help groups have enabled rural women to change aspects of their lives, and given them a voice in local government. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on the television program Lifeonline in 2004. Originally produced in 2005. Title from title frames. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (25 min.) : digital, sound, color |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player. |
| Audience: | 7 and up. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Sotira Kyriacou ; series editor, Jenny Richards. |
| Access: | Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
