The Rwanda Film Institute dedicates a lot of its energy to the education of individuals in the field of filmmaking. Through our Kwetu Film School, we look to consistently breed the next generation of Rwandese filmmakers. This is an essential part of our overarching goal of the development of Rwanda culturally, economically, and communicatively through the growth of filmmaking as [...]
Inspired by the singing of one small boy, Ray Barnett formed the first African Children’s Choir amidst Uganda’s bloody civil war in 1984. His goal was to show the world that Africa’s most helpless children have beauty, dignity, and unlimited ability with the power to break the cycles of poverty and hopelessness. 52,000 children later, Ray Barnett’s dream is becoming [...]
Buyayear.org represents just that – the chance to buy a year of life. The chance for one human being to celebrate a birthday, to feel the rain on their face, to hear music, to see their children grow another year. For an HIV positive individual in Africa, a year of medicine, a year of life, costs $300. Medicine is the [...]
Soiya Gecaga is producing a documentary to feature the impact of We the Change, her foundation which runs a pre-school for orphans and vulnerable children in Mathare Slum, Kenya. We the Change has created its own innovative holistic intervention which provides the following 5 crucial components to nursery school care in a slum: Nutrition, Healthcare, Education, Counseling, and Play/Yoga. [...]
Guided by the understanding that we are all connected, part of one human tribe, that our actions impact not only ourselves but all with whom we share this earth, and that we all need to work together to truly flourish, One of the tribe connects indigenous and modern world peoples. By sharing the best of both worlds, all of us [...]
SafeHands for Mothers is an international charity, founded in 2003 and dedicated to reducing maternal and infant mortality. SafeHands’ focus is on education through the production of quality films and visual materials to support government and non-governmental training and advocacy programs in developing countries. Fourteen films have been made to date, each tackling a taboo subject such as fistula, child [...]
One World Chorus, based in Portland, Oregon, serves children ages 8-13 in diverse communities. Through the use of the performing arts, One World Chorus focuses on the support and facilitation of lifelong communities, educational opportunities, and authentic self expression. In addition to providing arts education to the greater Portland area, Aaron and Diedre Smith conduct residencies and workshops throughout the [...]
Named in memory of Linda Ann Moore and started by her three daughters, Amanda, Kelley, and Summer, Linda’s Voice was established to help women find the strength to leave abusive relationships and lead productive and fulfilled lives. Linda was only 40 years old when her second husband, after years of emotionally abusing her, murdered her in cold blood. Linda left [...]
Anneliese Vandenberg and Austin Peck are the founders of Village Beat. Their first project- a documentary film called Tough Bond – follows the lives of three, teenage Kenyan street kids from the nomadic Turkana tribe. A generation ago, Turkanas grazed cattle and goats and survived as a village. Today, left with no choice, their children flee the starving villages and head [...]
DEEDA is a documentary production company specializing in the non-profit, humanitarian aid and global development sector. DEEDA Productions aims to further a dialogue for more responsible aid initiatives and catalyze discussions in households, classrooms, political and community forums world-wide. By showing the conditions and circumstances that affect the lives of people in developing countries today and raise questions about the [...]
RSS
Newsletter
Twitter
Facebook
Flickr
YouTube
