videos tagged women development news videos

Francine recalls the night she woke up as her arms were being hacked off by her husband because she gave birth to a girl. In Burundi, women's limited economic options often keep them in abusive situations. Some Burundians are agitating for changes in the law. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA news. June 20, 2008 VOA release.

The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia has treated over 30,000 women who suffer from a birth injury called a fistula. These women, most of whom are rejected by society, get a second chance at life. Watch NOVA every Tuesday night on PBS. Or join PBS online at: http://www.pbs.org/nova Funding for "A Walk to Beautiful" is provided by the Fistula Foundation, the Marianthi Foundation, The Fledgling Film Fund, and others. 4:22 min

The illegal organ harvesting business in India is active today and filled with crime and corruption. This is the story of one woman who was mislead into giving up her kidney. A National Geographic 4:54 min production. Nov 2007.

Child gender issues for China's women have been part of the history of China for some time now. Today things are beginning to change. A 2008 UNFPA production.

The Mandinaba Womens' Recycling Group is a 14-member association recently started in the small West African village of Mandinaba located in the Western Region of The Gambia. Concerned with the overwhelming presence of plastic bags in the environment this group decided to use crochet hooks to recycle plastic bags into beautiful purses and wallets. The non-profit umbrella for Women News Network - WNN will be offering these items for sale in the next few months. 4:30 min video. Music by Jamma Jenngii.

More than 800,000 people were murdered in 1994 during the Rwanda Genocide. Now two women who survived it tell their personal and important stories. April 2007 YouTube release. 7:59 min.

When adolescent girls in the developing world have a chance, they can be the most powerful force of change for themselves, their families, communities and nations. But while those 600 million girls are the most likely agents of change, they are invisible to their societies and the world. The Girl Effect has just been created to give girls worldwide a platform to speak out about their dreams and ideas via YouTube. May 2008 - 2:23 min release. For more info: http://www.girleffect.org