Tamari and Itai are devastated after the tragic death of their parents. As friends and family turn their backs to them, the children must fend for themselves. It is a time of survival, as they wait for the community to realize that they are everyone’s children. Duration: 85 min Language:
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In a world of growing inequality, Banothile and Sihle are two children who struggle daily for simple things. This poignant documentary shows the children sharing their hopes and dreams as they go about daily activities, like going to school and pumping water from the well. Duration: 16 min Language: English
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In a remote village, a little boy finds a bird. He’s about to kill it, when the bird appeals to him, saying he’ll help him at the snap of a finger. A pact is made and the bird follows through, teaching the villagers about nutrition, community cooperation, fair treatment of
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A Nigerian CEO goes to Ghana to participate in an Energy Commission Forum. When he meets an escort in his hotel bar, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse: to pay her to show him the village where her son lives with her parents. Through this journey, he is
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Cecilia lived with her husband and children in South Africa. He built her a house with two bedrooms and furnished it. They were happy, until he died tragically in a car accident. His family stepped in, and before long, Cecilia found herself roofless. Duration: 17 min Language: English and Swahili
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On Sharing Day, every child must bring something to share with their classmates at school. But Tabitha’s mother is dead, and her auntie barely gives her food to eat herself, let alone share. Tabitha’s health is rapidly deteriorating as the community gathers around to help her. Will sharing day help
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Community health workers work with mothers to avert malnutrition and diarrhea in Sargo, a town distant from any hospitals and clinics. They go from house to house, trying to sensitize and inform people about primary health issues. This is a documentary about the tenacious work of these health workers. Duration:
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Fatuma is a young girl from Southern Tanzania. Despite her mother’s appeal, her father refuses to provide her with basic school needs even though he is capable. Consequently she falls prey to roving young men. Duration: 30 min Language: English and Swahili Producer: Augustin Hatar and GTZ
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This film focuses on the struggles of a Ugandan village to cope with the deepening orphan crisis. Local development and social workers explain how the needs of these children can be met- and their lives protected- by support for community-based organizations rather than institutional care. Duration: 40 min Language: Swahili Producer:
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Pedro is a juggler. Mario is a pickpocket. They are both cunning street kids. When Karate Gil takes them in, he teaches them about the dangers of sexual exploitation and AIDS. They find out that it’s better to earn money slowly and honestly, than to take the fast route. Duration:
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Media for Development International Tanzania (MFDI-TZ) seeks to promote development through socially conscious programming in Tanzania and Africa at large. We produce film, video, television, radio serials and music, in Tanzania, for Tanzania, by Tanzanians.
MFDI-TZ works closely with development agencies, schools, hospitals, faith based organizations, the government and other institutions by providing them with engaging and comprehensive media tools to use in the field.
