ARAB STATES   /  ETATS ARABES



E G Y P T  /  E G Y P T E

Where To?

Although a descendant of Queens Hatchepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra, an Egyptian country girl is likely to grow up without the benefit of education. This video, made up of interviews of villagers, relates how women are perceived mainly in the context of child rearing and family caring. High drop-out and early marriage perpetuate the situation. 77 percent of rural women in Egypt are still illiterate.

(womens education; girls education; right to education; rural women)

[Code: 0034] Country: Egypt
Producer:  UNICEF
1990, English, 20', VHS/PAL

Community Schools

Many of the "ezbah" or hamlets of Upper Egypt have few key services. Schools are far away and parents hesitate before letting their children, particularly girls, walk long distances alone. In 1992, UNICEF and the Government of Egypt began to set up Community Schools. Now over a thousand children, mostly girls, are enrolled in these schools which are in the community, run by the community and facilitators are young women from the area. The film retraces the history of the project from its beginnings and analyses the innovative aspects of this venture which has turned into a movement of empowerment and education.

(basic education; community schools; girls education; women teachers)
[Code: 0152] Country:  Egypt
Producer:  UNICEF; UNESCO
1993, English, 20', VHS/PAL, SECAM, NTSC

Empowering the Billions

Leaders from nine high population countries gathered at the first education summit in 1993. Their aim is to achieve education for all by the year 2000. Through interviews and examples, the commitment of these countries to UNESCO's goal is shown, and it is demonstrated that basic education for all makes not only social but also economic sense.

(education for all; basic education; right to education)

[Code: 0090] Country: Egypt/China/India/Nigeria/
Bangladesh/Brazil/Pakistan/Indonesia
Producer: UNESCO/OPI
1993, English, 22'30, VHS/PAL

Azimuths: Programme 30

"Egypt: Children of the Nile". Egypt has a very high demographic growth rate. This documentary shows the efforts of the State to promote family planning, using televised cartoon information campaigns to promote its birth control message. (Also on this video "Tanzania: SPF66" and "Viet Nam: Death by Black Water").

(health education; community participation; drug abuse; preventive education; children; international cooperation; population education; family planning)

[Code: 0192] Country: Egypt/Tanzania/Vietnam
Producer: WHO, Geneva
1994, English, 20, VHS/PAL

Achieving Education For All

A video to raise public awareness about the importance and urgency of the Education for All movement. Its central message is that education is the key to the development of the individual and society. Describing how education has positively influenced and enhanced the lives of communities and people, the video demonstrates how emerging partnerships between governments, international and bilateral agencies, non-governmental organizations and communities have made it possible to find new, imaginative ways to provide education for all.

Atteindre l'éducation pour tous

Le but de la vidéo est d'éveiller la conscience du public sur l'importance et l'urgence de l'éducation pour tous. Le thème principal du message est que l'éducation est le facteur le plus important menant au développement de l'individu et de la société. Décrivant comment l'éducation a positivement influencé et amélioré la vie des communautés et des individus, la vidéo fait la démonstration des relations qui se sont développées entre les gouvernements, les institutions internationales et bilatérales et les organisations non gouvernementales générant ainsi de nouvelles voies qui permettent à tous d'accéder à l'éducation.

Lograr el educación para todos

La educación para todos es una tarea importante y urgente. La educación es el elemento central para el desarrollo del individuo y de la sociedad. Este video describe como la colaboración entre los gobiernos, las organizaciones internacionales, las organizaciones no gubernamentales y las comunidades han permitido encontrar medios nuevos e imaginativos de impartir la educación para todos. Este programa presenta cinco proyectos puestos en marcha en Canadá, El Salvador, Egipto, Senegal y Tailandia.

(education for all; street children; women; social factors; developing countries; right of the child; international cooperation; community participation)

[Code: 0166] Country: EgyptCanada/El Salvador/
Senegal/Thailand
Producer: UNESCO/ED/BAS
1996, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, 15', VHS/PAL/SECAM/NTSC

International Consultative Forum on Education For All, Amman

UNESCO-CNN news clip reporting on the mid-Decade Meeting of the EFA Forum held in June 1996 in Amman, Jordan, which examined the worldwide review of progress made towards achieving education for all since the World Conference in Jomtien in 1990. The Forum came up with a balance sheet and mapped out the road which lies ahead.

(education for all; street children; basic education; literacy; lifelong education; distance education)

[Code: 0160] Country: Egypt/India/Bangladesh/China/
Brazil/Indonesia/Mexico/Nigeria/Pakistan
Producer: UNESCO/OPI; CNN
1996, English, 2'16", VHS/PAL


J O R D A N  /  J O R D A N I E

Inclusive Schools

This video, part of the teacher education resource pack "Special Needs in the Classroom" consists of five sections presenting field experiences from schools in Spain, England, Portugal, New Zealand and Jordan. What the schools have in common is their philosophy of catering to all students including those with special needs. The video identifies the different methodologies used and experiences made in trying to make schools 'inclusive'.

(special education; teacher education)

[Code: 0181] Country:  Jordan/New Zealand/Spain/Interregional
UK/Portugal
Producer:  UNESCO/OPI
1993, English, 55', VHS/SECAM


M O R O C C O  /  M A R O C

L'éducation et la formation au Royaume du Maroc

Le développement de l'éducation au Maroc à travers des campagnes d'alphabétisation et l'éducation primaire.

(educational development; literacy programmes; primary education)

[Code: 0049] Country:  Morocco
Producer:  Ministère de l'éducation
1990, French, Arabic, 16', VHS/SECAM

Studying Literacy in Morocco

A joint American-Moroccan study looks at pre-school and primary school learning in two contrasting areas of Morocco: Marrakech, where children and their families speak a dialect of Arabic, and El Kassour, a rural village in the Atlas mountains, where the community speaks Berber. The lliteracy needs and relative achievements of boys and girls in both areas are examined, and the importance of pre-school learning emphasized. Koranic pre-schools, where most lessons consist of rote learning of the Koran, were found to be a valuable educational building block for achieving Arabic literacy.

(preschool education; primary education; literacy programmes)

[Code: 0108] Country:  Morocco
Producer:  University of Pennsylvania
1990, English, 22', VHS/PAL,NTSC


P A L E S T I N E

Construction, Furnishing and Equipping of a Model Kindergarten in Gaza City

The "Series on Architecture in Education" presents the Palestinian Authority "Construction, Furnishing and Equipping of a Model Kindergarten in Gaza City", funded by Daimler-Benz and implemented by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Background to project 570/RAB/10 to build a model kindergarten for 50 disadvantaged children between the ages of 3 and 6 and also be used for practical training of early childhood teaching personnel and a report on its successful outcome.

(school buildings; teaching materials; primary education; secondary education; emergency programmes)

[Code: 0245] Country:  Palestine
Producer:  UNESCO/OPI; UNESCO/ED/EAR
1995, English, 7', VHS/PAL

Rehabilitation of Schools in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

The "Series on Architecture in Education" presents the Palestinian Authority "Rehabilitation of Schools in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank", funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and implemented by UNESCO and the Ministry of Education, following a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 1994. Background to project 505/RAB/10 and a report on the achievement of it's three main objectives: maintenance and repair of buildings, supply of furniture and provision of teaching materials to elementary, preparatory, and secondary schools for boys and girls in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

(school buildings; teaching materials; primary education; secondary education; emergency programmes)

[Code: 0247] Country:  Palestine
Producer:  UNESCO, OPI, ED/EAR
1995, English, 17', VHS/NTSC


S A U D I   A R A B I A
A R A B I E   S A O U D I T E

Higher Education in Saudi Arabia

The background to higher and university education in Saudi Arabia, which is based on the precepts of peace and education for all. Students discuss their experiences at university, and the film goes on to describe a number of universities throughout the country. Mention is made of the fact that there are equivalent numbers of male and female students in higher education.

(higher education; universities; education for all)

[Code: 0273] Country: Saudi Arabia
Producer: Saudi Arabian TV
1997, English, 45', VHS/PAL


T U N I S I A  /  T U N I S I E

Preparing the Future

The UNESCO Associated Schools Project in Argentina, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Senegal and Tunisia presenting a programme of international understanding to pupils the world over.

Préparer l'avenir

Un film sur le projet UNESCO des écoles associées en Argentine, en Bulgarie, au Danemark, en France, au Sénégal et en Tunisie pour présenter un programme de compréhension internationale aux écoliers dans le monde entier.

(associated schools project; international understanding; tolerance; children)

[Code: 0005] Country:  TunisiaArgentina/Bulgaria/Denmark
France/Senegal
Producer:  Producer:  UNESCO/OPI; VREME
1992, English, French, 25', VHS/PAL, SECAM

Azimuths: Programme 22

"Tunisia - Women's Stories". In Tunisia, men and women have equal rights in law since independence in 1956. This document traces the lives of women from various walks of life in Tunisia, compares conditions of women in rural and urban areas, mentioning the role of the UN in the emancipation of women. (Also on this video, "Haiti - Profession Survival" and "Switzerland - Facing up to Global Warming").

(environmental education; economic development; women; international cooperation)

[Code: 0189] Country: TunisiaHaiti/Switzerland
Producer:  WHO, Geneva
1993, English, 20', VHS/PAL


Y E M E N

Education For All

Education is a human right. We have the means, the power, the structure, the technology to achieve this right - yet do we have the will to provide education for all? Examples from Yemen, Mali, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the United States of America illustrate how countries are trying different approaches to spreading literacy, health education, computer training, and environmental education; issues that are crucial for a better world and an equitable development.

Education pour tous

L'éducation est un droit de l'homme. Nous avons les moyens, le pouvoir, la structure, la technologie nécessaires pour satisfaire ce droit - mais en avons-nous véritablement la volonté? Les exemples de pays tels que le Yemen, le Mali, le Kenya, le Sri Lanka, le Costa Rica, l'Equateur et les Etats-Unis d'Amérique illustrent la façon dont divers pays adoptent des approches différentes pour dispenser l'alphabétisation, l'éducation sanitaire, la formation en informatique et l'éducation environnementale; toutes ces questions sont vitales si l'on souhaite créer un monde meilleur et assurer un développement équitable.

Educación para todos

La educación es un derecho humano. Nosotros disponemos de los medios, el poder, la estructura y la tecnología necesarios para satisfacer este derecho - pero tenemos verdaderamente la voluntad de hacerlo? Ejemplos de Yemen, de Kenya, de Sri Lanka, de Costa Rica, de Ecuador y de los Estados Unidos de América ilustran cómo varios países adoptan enfoques diferentes para difundir la alfabetización, la educación sanitaria, la formación en computación y la educación ambiental; todos estos asuntos son fundamentales si deseamos crear un mundo mejor y asegurar un desarrollo equitativo.

(basic education; literacy; health education; environmental education; computer assisted instruction)

[Code: 0020] Country: Yemen Arab Republic/Mali/Kenya/
Sri Lanka/Costa Rica/Ecuador/ United States
Producer:  Dick Young Productions
1989, English, French, Spanish, 18', VHS/NTSC

Foundation of Human Learning

Learning begins at birth and the period from 0-6 years is very formative for children who need a stimulating environment, encouragement and the chance to experiment in order to reach their full potential. As children grow older, carers must be sensitive to this fact. Parents who help their children along the exciting journey of discovery share in the joy.

(early childhood education; parent child relationship; child welfare)

[Code: 0128] Country: Yemen Arab Republic/Bangladesh/Ecuador/
Mali/Thailand/ Indonesia
Producer:  UNICEF
1990, English, 17', VHS/PAL


ARAB STATES  /  ETATS ARABES - REGIONAL


Facts and Information about AIDS

Prepared by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Global Programme on AIDS this video, with an introduction in English, provides factual information about AIDS prepared by Ministries of Public Health in (i) Saudi Arabia - questions about AIDS from a layperson and answers from a doctor; (ii) in the Lebanon by means of a round table discussion on causes and effects of AIDS; (iii) in Syria with an exposé on AIDS and its prevention; and (iv) in Morocco by means of an information programme which has been integrated in schools.

(preventive education; AIDS; information campaigns; TV spots; secondary education)

[Code: 0651] Country: Lebanon/Morocco/Saudi Arabia/Syria
Producer:  WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
1992, English, Arabic, 45', VHS/PAL

TV Spots on AIDS

Prepared by the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Global Programme on AIDS this video, with an introduction in English, gives examples of AIDS prevention campaigns within the region illustrated with selected TV spots produced in the Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco.

(preventive education; AIDS; TV spots)

[Code: 0650] Country:  Egypt/Lebanon/Morocco
Producer:  WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
1992, English, Arabic, 20', VHS/PAL