The New Silver, filmed in Bolivia, illustrates how "Access to Capital" can change the lives of both poor individuals and poor nations. Against the background Bolivia's "Gas War" micro-credit and macro-credit are tools of change.
In The Price of Cotton, filmed in Mali, we meet small cotton farmers in Mali and second-generation cotton farmers in Texas who all worry about the gathering international storm around cotton subsidies.
Made In China, filmed in China and Minnesota, shows how "Access to Jobs" is pulling millions out of poverty in China, while changing life in America. In Minnesota some workers seek new jobs while friends return to work in a mine reopened because of demand from China.
The Strongest Link, filmed in South Africa, shows how "Access to Healthcare" can make a real difference in the future of a family and a community in South Africa. Bulewla Cima, a young woman with AIDS labors to keep the disease from infecting her unborn child.
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Global Development Matters is pleased to announce the U.S. release of the "A Dollar a Day" documentary series! Each film tells the story of individual poor people, each struggling with a different aspect of global poverty.
Choose the film whose issues speak to you. Click on one of the films at the right to get the details for your home screening.
You can also consider taking the $2 a Day Challenge, an innovative
new campaign from Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) to
raise awareness about global poverty and to raise funds to
support small, locally-run organizations doing great work in
low-income countries.
