videos tagged united

Life of the Sisters of Ladakh. On a high altitude plateau, many young women are choosing to become buddhist nuns, living in monasteries on the mountaintops. Aside from being afforded the opportunity to develop their spirituality, these young women are gaining some independence and freedom that they would otherwise not have had in their rural lives. The nuns are benefiting from efforts to improve their literacy and secular eduction, as well as the opportunity to use modern technology, including the internet.

Women in Northern Pakistan's Hunza area are accessing a global marketplace for their handicraft through the web. A (TVE-AP) Television for Education - Asia Pacific release March 22, 2007. 4:56 min.

"Fistula is a condition of poverty," said Dr. Salamatou Traore. Dr. Traore has been at the forefront in the fight to protect the rights of women suffering from obstetric fistula, who are often rejected by their communities and husbands. As head of the organization Dimol, which translates to "dignity," she runs a center that supports women through fistula repair and prepares women to return to their communities and to become health advocates for other women. Film/video 2:02 min. Jan 2008.

UNICEF correspondent Steve Nettleton reports on a new project encouraging young girls in Bangladesh to educate themselves before getting married. Film 1:44 min. UNICEF TV 2006.

Kurdish women have played many important roles in Kurdish history, society and politics. This film is a tribute to the resiliency of the Kurdish women. Music by Dilsad. For more information: http://womennewsnetwork.net/2008/02/14/suffering-without-a-nation-%E2%80%93-the-plight-of-kurdish-women-in-the-diaspora/ Film 3:33 min. Oct 2007.

Why are women better borrowers? Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus tells how he and his colleagues at Grameen Bank came to focus on women as borrowers. 3:44 min film. Jan 2008

Mary Robinson was the first woman president of Ireland 1990-1997 and former UN High Commisioner for Human Rights. As a member of "The Elders", Mary Robinson speaks about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, gender oppression and what we can do to help the world. For more info: http://www.theelders.org/elders/robinson.aspx