Listen to the Kids! (3/27)
This is also part of this series: Life Series IV (27)
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Subjects:
Anthropology, Asian Studies, Conflict Resolution, Global Issues, Human Rights, Population, Poverty, Youth Issues |
Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: Bullfrog Films
Closed Captioned: No |
Running Time: 25 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: |
Copyright Date: 2005
Available in French: No
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One in five of the world's population is aged between 12 and 18. In developing countries, where the percentage is much higher, children and young people often carry a huge burden of responsibility yet rarely are their views taken into account. This Life program reports on a Unicef initiative to involve children in decisions that affect their own futures, their families and communities. From post-conflict Sri Lanka to the back-streets of New Delhi children are campaigning to be heard: street children forming the Children's Council in New Delhi, a teenage photographer campaigning for girls to be able to stay in school in Bangladesh, a sixteen year-old fighting discrimination against HIV/AIDS sufferers in Nepal. |
Links: http://www.tve.org (The producer's web site)www.tve.org/lifeonline/index.cfm?aid=1406 (Producer's resources)