LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
AMERIQUE LATINE ET LES CARAIBES



A R G E N T I N A  /  A R G E N T I N 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:  Argentina/Bulgaria/Denmark
France/Senegal/Tunisia
Producer:  Producer:  UNESCO/OPI; VREME
1992, English, French, 25', VHS/PAL, SECAM


B O L I V I A  /  B O L I V I E

Un paso en el desarrollo indígena: testimonio

Todos los niños del mundo tienen derecho a la educación. El acceso difícil de la comunidad indígena al proceso educativo por razones fundamentales de cultura diferente, lenguaje distinto y aspiraciones propias, dieron lugar al "Primer Curso de Educación Bilingüe Intercultural" en Ecuador dedicado a todas las poblaciones indígenas de América Latina. El curso fue realizado con la finalidad de formar recursos humanos, desarrollar el curriculum en la educación primaria bilingüe, y desarrollar programas de cooperación para estimular el intercambio de experiencias.

education for all; right to education; curriculum development; intercultural education; bilingual education)

[Code: 0095] Country: Bolivia/Ecuador/Peru/
Guatemala/Mexico
Producer: UNICEF; UNESCO; GTZ
1991, Spanish, 14', VHS/NTSC

Les enfants de la rue

Produit par Humanitas pour Television Trust for the Environment afin de sensibiliser le public au problème des enfants de la rue dans le monde entier. A Nairobi, Port-au-Prince, Rio de Janeiro et en Colombie, les enfants finissent dans la rue parce qu'ils sont orphelins ou abandonnés, exploités et livrés à la violence. Ils ont recours à la prostitution et aux petits délits pour gagner leur vie, sniffer de l'essence ou de la colle et prendre de la cocaÏne pour atténuer la misère de leur vie.

(street children; discrimination; drug abuse; social factors)

[Code: 0220] Country:  Bolivia/Kenya/Haiti/Colombia
Producer:  Television Trust for the Environment
1992, French, 25', VHS/SECAM

La métamorphose de la petite feuille (La Hojita)

Du sud au nord, des enfants parlent de leur quotidien à travers l'histoire d'une même petite feuille. Ce film est l'aboutissement d'un projet de réalisation de dessins animés imaginés, écrits et réalisés par des enfants boliviens et français qui mettent en scène leur parole et leur regard sur la problématique de la drogue. Le film est diffusé par les télévisions et utilisé dans les écoles comme outil d'animation. Il termine avec quatre des dessins animés produits par les enfants.

(preventive education; drug abuse; cartoons; educational television; children, adolescents)

[Code: 0504] Country:  Bolivia/France
Producer:  Atelier Graphoui
1992, Spanish (French sub-titles), 60', VHS/SECAM


B R A Z I L  /  B R E S I L

Gosses de Rio

La vie et la mort des enfants de la rue de Rio de Janeiro (Brésil). L'histoire de Luciano (dit "Le chinois") et de Luis Carlos (dit "Le rat"). Ils racontent leur vie de tous les jours: ils cherchent à vendre les choses récupérées dans les bennes de la ville, ils mendient, ils volent. Ils expliquent pourquoi ils "sniffent" de la colle. Ils vivent entre eux et dorment sous les cartons et les couvertures qu'ils arrivent à voler. Ils parlent de leurs espérances pour le futur - avoir une vie normale, un travail et une famille. Ce film est dédié au "Chinois" retrouvé mort dans un terrain vague avant la fin du film.

(street children; drug abuse; discrimination)

[Code: 0188] Country:  Brazil
Producer:  Films de la Passerelle/Canal +
1990, Portuguese/French, 20', VHS/SECAM

A School for All: In Search of Citizenship

The situation of basic education in Brazil is analysed. It depicts a dramatic reality but at the same time the film shows the possibility of change with examples in the different regions of the country. Educating all children in Brazil is possible with active involvement of the communities in the educational process.

(primary education; early childhood education; international cooperation; rights of the child; educational development)

[Code: 0044] Country:  Brazil
Producer:  UNICEF
1992, English, Portuguese, 15', VHS/PAL

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

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: BrazilIndia/Bangladesh/China/
Indonesia/Egypt/Mexico/Nigeria/Pakistan
Producer: UNESCO/OPI; CNN
1996, English, 2'16", VHS/PAL

Envira

A film produced by Dra. Ruth Cardoso about the UNESCO experience in "Alfabetizaçao Solidària" in Brazil where efforts are undertaken to promote education for all and eradicate illiteracy in youth and adults.

(literacy; community education; education for all)

[Code: 0264] Country:  Brazil
Producer:  UNESCO, Brazil
1997, Portuguese,15', VHS/PAL

MultiEducaçao

"Multi Education" is the name for an educational policy that vitalizes the 1033 municipal schools the mega network of the city of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro. It came into existence in 1992 when the Municipal Government of Rio de Janeiro decided to instigate a Basic Core Curriculum to provide quality education to primary school children nation-wide. This video describes the Multi Education programme, which aims at providing education in the city, respecting cultural pluralism, promotes the use of new technologies to increase access to knowledge, improved management of educational systems, emphasis on social policies and local, national and global education cultures, including a culture of peace to preclude urban exclusion. "MultiRio", a computer technology company, has been involved in providing a wide variety of multimedia programmes to inform, guide and support the work of teachers and students.

(primary education; curriculum development; new information technologies; culture of peace; distance education)

[Code: 0258] Country:  Brazil
Producer:  Secretaria Municipal de Educacao
1997, English, Portuguese, 1h15, VHS/NTSC

Chaire UNESCO en développement durable

Ce film décrit le Programme de dépollution de la Baie de Guanaboa, le projet intégré d'éducation environnementale, la mobilisation sociale et la participation communautaire.

(environmental education; community participation; UNESCO Chairs)

[Code: 0265] Country:  Brazil
Producer:  EICOS
1998, Portuguese, F, 10', VHS/NTSC


C H I L E  /  C H I L I

Chile 1991 - los años del cambio

A pesar de que viven en barrios desfavorecidos, Lucinda y Adriana van a escuelas que ofrecen una educación de calidad. El gobierno chileno ha lanzado un nuevo programa de educación básica, que tiene por objetivo mejorar los resultados escolares en las escuelas más pobres del país. Este programa, titulado "Las 900 escuelas", constituye un excelente ejemplo de acción positiva con miras a dar a los niños pobres una mayor educación: efectivos por clase reducidos, manuales escolares de calidad y maestros motivados.

Chili 1991 - les années du changement

Bien qu'elles vivent dans des quartiers défavorisés, Lucinda et Adriana fréquentent des écoles qui leur offrent une éducation de qualité. Le gouvernement chilien a lancé un nouveau programme d'éducation fondamentale visant à améliorer les résultats scolaires dans les écoles les plus pauvres du pays. Le programme, intitulé "Les 900 écoles", est un excellent exemple d'action positive visant à aider les enfants pauvres à s'instruire mieux, en réduisant les effectifs par classe, en leur fournissant des manuels scolaires de qualité et en choisissant à leur intention des enseignants motivés.

(basic education; educational programmes; educational quality; socially disadvantaged children)

[Code: 0033] Country:  Chile
Producer:  UNESCO/OPI
1992, Spanish, French, 30', VHS/NTSC, PAL, SECAM

SIDA

El propósito de esta película es simplificar la información sobre el SIDA, la cual es a menudo demasiado científica para la mayoría del público. Cómicos y música presentan una serie de preguntas y respuestas sobre la infección del VIH. Se describen la transmisión y prevención, enfatizando que la prevención es un asunto individual y colectivo imposible de llevar a cabo sin información, educación y participación.

(preventive education; drug abuse; health education; women)

[Code: 0510] Country:  Chile
Producer:  Comision nacional del Sida
1993, Spanish, 10', VHS/SECAM

Una respuesta innovadora al fracaso escolar

Documental sobre las innovaciones pedagógicas en las escuelas de la región metropolitana, con introducción de Ernesto Schieffelbein, Representante Regional de la UNESCO en Chile y con testimonios de docentes trabajando en las escuelas básicas de la región.

(basic education; educational innovation; primary education; teaching materials)

[Code: 0249] Country:  Chile
Producer:  UNICEF; UNESCO
1995, Spanish, 20', VHS/NTSC


C O L O M B I A  / C O L O M B I E

Escuela nueva

En 1975, el gobierno colombiano ha lanzó un programa titulado "Escuela Nueva" que tiene por objetivo luchar contra las altas tasas de deserción y la mala calidad de la enseñanza en las escuelas tradicionales. La metodología, activa y flexible, se basa no solamente en los conocimientos académicos, sino también en la imagen positiva que los niños tienen de sí mismos, en la cooperación y la solidaridad. Para reforzar los lazos con la comunidad, el programa tiene en cuenta las necesidades específicas de los niños campesinos, permitiéndoles ausentarse durante los períodos de cosechas.

"New School"

The "New School" programme was launched by the Government of Colombia in 1975 to counter high drop-out rates and low quality of education in traditional schools. An active, flexible methodology is applied, concentrating not only on academic knowledge, but also on the pupil's self esteem, co-operation and solidarity. Aiming at strengthening links with the community, the programme takes into account the specific needs of peasant children, allowing for absences, i.e., during harvest time.

(dropout rate; educational programmes; educational quality; community participation; rural areas)

[Code: 0031] Country:  Colombia
Producer:  UNICEF
1989, Spanish, English, 17', VHS/PAL, NTSC


Is There Life Before Primary School?

Pre-school care and education offer long term benefits to children. Those children receiving such care will in turn be better parents. This film reviews projects in many countries which involve pre-school children and their parents in learning and shows activities in school and the community. Education begins at home and continues in the community.

(preschool education; parent child relationship)

[Code: 0076] Country: Colombia/Ireland/Trinidad and Tobago/Scotland/Kenya/Thailand
Producer:  Video Hilversum
1990, English, 1990, 16', VHS/PAL

Distance Education: Bringing More, Reaching More

Distance education worldwide. How distance education promotes access to basic education, increases the quality of teachers and classrooms by use of radio in developing countries. Examples of Colombia's Accion Cultural Popular programme and Dominican Republic's radio assisted community basic education project.

(primary education; distance education; teacher effectiveness; educational quality; radio; television; developing countries)

[Code: 0086] Country: Colombia/Dominican Republic
Producer: Creative Associates Inc.,(USA)
1990, English, 17', VHS/PAL,NTSC

Les enfants de la rue

Produit par Humanitas pour Television Trust for the Environment afin de sensibiliser le public au problème des enfants de la rue dans le monde entier. A Nairobi, Port-au-Prince, Rio de Janeiro et en Colombie, les enfants finissent dans la rue parce qu'ils sont orphelins ou abandonnés, exploités et livrés à la violence. Ils ont recours à la prostitution et aux petits délits pour gagner leur vie, sniffer de l'essence ou de la colle et prendre de la cocaïne pour atténuer la misère de leur vie.

(street children; discrimination; drug abuse; social factors)

[Code: 0220] Country:  Kenya/Haiti/Bolivia/Colombia
Producer:  Television Trust for the Environment
1992, French, 25', VHS/SECAM


One World - Rainbow Reports

Seven 10-minute reports produced for Television Trust for the Environment (TTE) an organization working to raise awareness of environment, development and health issues through the media. In Poland 30% of the population is exposed to health-threatening levels of pollution. In Gujarat, India, the rural population is in danger of losing traditional herbal remedies because of deforestation. In Kenya, since the 1980 famine, aid agencies work with Turkana herders to improve their food supply. New Zealand is currently considering applications to mine for radioactive minerals despite its "nuclear free" status. In Jamaica 50% of sexually active teenage women have had at least one pregnancy. "Youth for Education on Sexuality", co-ordinated by IPPF, tries to stem the increasingly high demographic growth rate. In the USA 75% of toxic waste sites are located in "communities of colour". New Mexico has begun the fight to halt this "environmental racism". In Colombia the population of Bogota has doubled since 1972. Local communities participate in health education and environmental issues to raise standards of public health.

(environmental education; educational development; girls education; health education; sex education)

[Code: 0225] Country:  Colombia/Poland/India/Kenya/
New Zealand/Jamaica/US
Producer:  TTE
1992, English, 70', VHS/PAL

Cátedra UNESCO en derechos humanos, paz y democracia

Cátedra UNESCO en derechos humanos, paz y democracia La historia de la Cátedra UNESCO en derechos humanos, paz y democracia del Instituto Luis Carlos Galan para el Desarrollo de la Democracia, Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia. Una breve descripción de la historia de los derechos humanos en el país; unas palabras sobre el proyecto de la Cátedra UNESCO. Vemos intervenciones de los participantes al seminario-taller de Bogotá en 1995, de profesores y filósofos colombianos, y de Guy Hermet, autor de "Cultura y Democracia".

(peace; human rights; democracy; UNESCO Chairs)

[Code: 0266] Country: Colombia
Producer:  Instituto Luis Carlos Galan
1995, Spanish, 25', VHS/NTSC


C O S T A  R I C A

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

Las computadoras en educación

En Costa Rica, el 25% de los alumnos de la enseñanza primaria, entre los 6 y los 13 años, reciben una formación en computación educativa, concebida por el "Massachussets Institute of Technology". Este programa, centrado en la educación básica, tiene como objetivo desarrollar la creatividad, el pensamiento lógico y un nuevo comportamiento frente a la ciencia y a la tecnología.

Computers in Education

25% of primary students aged 6-13 in Costa Rica benefit from a computer education programme developed by the Massachussets Institute of Technology. Aimed at developing creativity, logical thinking and a new attitude towards science and technology, the programme concentrates on basic education.

(basic education; educational programmes; computer assisted instruction)

[Code: 0032] Country:  Costa Rica
Producer:  Omar Dengo Foundation; Ministerio de Educacion
1990, English,Spanish, 8', VHS/NTSC


D O M I N I C A  /  D O M I N I Q U E

International Literacy Year: Commonwealth of Dominica

The adult education programme in literacy. The ceremony and the celebration of International Literacy Year in Dominica.

(adult literacy; literacy programmes)

[Code: 0094] Country:  Dominica
Producer: Adult Education and Audio Visual Services
1990, English, 15', VHS/NTSC

Ananse and the Pusher

The story of Ananse in song performed by the Kairi School of Music and Dance in Dominica depicting how people are destroyed by drugs and how they destroy the lives of those around them.

(preventive education; drug abuse; music; adolescents)

[Code: 0513] Country:  Dominica
Producer:  UNESCO/CARNEID, Jamaica
1992, English, 30', VHS/SECAM


D O M I N I C A N  R E P U B L I C
R E P U B L I Q U E  D O M I N I C A I N E

Distance Education: Bringing More, Reaching More

Distance education worldwide. How distance education promotes access to basic education, increases the quality of teachers and classrooms by use of radio in developing countries. Examples of Colombia's Accion Cultural Popular programme and Dominican Republic's radio assisted community basic education project.

(primary education; distance education; teacher effectiveness; educational quality; radio; television; developing countries)

[Code: 0086] Country: Dominican Republic/Colombia
Producer: Creative Associates International (USA)
1990, English, 17', VHS/PAL/NTSC


Girls' Education: Benefits and Constraints

From Malaysia to Pakistan, from Mali to the Dominican Republic numerous obstacles hamper the development of women, from family planning to the availability of work. Basic education reduces the inequalities facing these girls, and enables them to join in the socio-economic development of their country.

(girls education; women education; women status)

[Code: 0053] Country:  Dominican Republic/Malaysia/Pakistan/Mali
Producer: Creative Associates USA
1990, English, French, Spanish,
Arabic, 10', VHS/NTSC


E C U A D O R  /  E Q U A T E U R

L'éducation par la radio en équateur

L'Équateur essaie de pourvoir l'éducation pour tous au moyen des programmes éducatifs diffusés par la radio. (Vidéo magazine no. 11 - UNESCO /OPI)

(educational radio; literacy; education for all)

[Code: 0141 Country:  Ecuador
Producer:  UNESCO/OPI
1988, French, 4', VHS/SECAM

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: Ecuador/Yemen Arab Republic/Mali
Kenya/Sri Lanka/Costa Rica/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: Bangladesh/Yemen Arab Republic/Ecuador/Mali/Thailand/ Indonesia
Producer:  UNICEF
1990, English, 17', VHS/PAL

Un paso en el desarrollo indígena: testimonio

Todos los niños del mundo tienen derecho a la educación. El acceso difícil de la comunidad indígena al proceso educativo por razones fundamentales de cultura diferente, lenguaje distinto y aspiraciones propias, dieron lugar al "Primer Curso de Educación Bilingüe Intercultural" en Ecuador dedicado a todas las poblaciones indígenas de América Latina. El curso fue realizado con la finalidad de formar recursos humanos, desarrollar el curriculum en la educación primaria bilingüe, y desarrollar programas de cooperación para estimular el intercambio de experiencias.

education for all; right to education; curriculum development; intercultural education; bilingual education)

[Code: 0095] Country: Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia/Guatemala/Mexico
Producer: UNICEF; UNESCO; GTZ
1991, Spanish, 14', VHS/NTSC

Memorias de la campaña "Pónle tu nombre"

La campaña nacional de alfabetización "Monsignor Leonidas Proaño" ha sido uno de los eventos más significativos en materia social y educativa realizados en el Ecuador durante estos últimos años. Aproximadamente 75.000 jóvenes alfabetizadores y 350.000 personas se inscribieron en los Círculos de Alfabetización Popular (CAP). Los Derechos Humanos fueron adoptados como tema de esta campaña. Tanto el material de alfabetización como el plan de formación de los alfabetizadores tomaron como base los derechos humanos. Los alfabetizadores eran en su mayoría alumnos de ambos sexos de la educación secundaria, y su participación en la campaña constituía una condición indispensable para su graduación. La campaña fue concebida como una primera etapa de un amplio movimiento de reforma de la educación.

Literacy Campaign memories "Put your name on it"

The "Monsignor Leonidas Proaño" National Literacy Campaign has been one of the most significant educational and social events to occur in Ecuador in the last few years. Nearly 75,000 young literacy teachers and 350,000 people registered in the "Círculos de Alfabetización Popular (CAP)" (People's Literacy Circles) The campaign adopted Human Rights as its theme and both the literacy materials and training plan for the literacy teachers were structured around the subject. Literacy teachers were mostly secondary school students for whom participation in the campaign was established as a prerequisite for graduation. The campaign was planned as a first step in a wide movement towards education reform.

(literacy campaigns; secondary school students; adult literacy; human rights ; civic education)

[Code: 0125] Country:  Ecuador
Producer:  UNICEF; Ministry of Education; UNESCO
1992, Spanish, English, 20',VHS/NTSC


"Now or Never"

UNESCO San Salvador Culture of Peace Programme, through the project for radio support to non-formal education, training and information for Salvadorian women presents "Now or Never", a 20-minute film depicting the problems of Salvadorian women in breaking with tradition which gives them few rights to equality in the home. It stresses the rights of women to take advantage of family planning to safeguard their health. Pressure to have sexual relationships and how to resist is also touched upon. A totally Salvadorian production, in which many agencies and NGOs, as well as UNESCO and UNFPA , have participated.

(women; non formal education; theatre; family planning; health education; sex education; international cooperation)

[Code: 0193] Country:  El Salvador
Producer:  UNESCO, El Salvador
1997, Spanish (E sub-titles), 20', VHS/PAL


G U Y A N A

Open to a Brighter Future

The CODE (Canadian Organization for Development through Education) programme in Guyana. Founded in 1959 to support literacy and education projects in developing countries to foster self-sufficiency through literacy worldwide, CODE provides paper and printing presses to produce exercise books, as well as donating books for primary and secondary students. It works closely with its national counterpart the Guyana Book Foundation to ensure nationwide delivery of books.

(literacy; developing countries; primary education; secondary education; international cooperation)

[Code: 0210] Country:  Guyana
Producer:  CODE
1990, English, 20', VHS/PAL


G U A T E M A L A

Un paso en el desarrollo indígena: testimonio

Todos los niños del mundo tienen derecho a la educación. El acceso difícil de la comunidad indígena al proceso educativo por razones fundamentales de cultura diferente, lenguaje distinto y aspiraciones propias, dieron lugar al "Primer Curso de Educación Bilingüe Intercultural" en Ecuador dedicado a todas las poblaciones indígenas de América Latina. El curso fue realizado con la finalidad de formar recursos humanos, desarrollar el curriculum en la educación primaria bilingüe, y desarrollar programas de cooperación para estimular el intercambio de experiencias.

education for all; right to education; curriculum development; intercultural education; bilingual education)

[Code: 0095] Country: Guatemala/Ecuador/Peru/
Bolivia/Mexico
Producer:  UNICEF; UNESCO; GTZ
1991, Spanish, 14', VHS/NTSC


H A I T I

Konesans Fammi se Lespwa Timoun

Many Haitian children live in rural areas, but nearly 60 percent live in shanty towns. Safe drinking water is available for only 50 percent of those living in towns and for 30 percent of those living in the countryside. Children die of malaria, tetanus, diarrhoea, tuberculosis and above all malnutrition. The "Knowledge, Family Programme" associates health with education, thereby enlisting the help of parents in this development programme. The "Alpha mission project" in Creole, the principal language of the country, combats illiteracy.
De nombreux enfants haïtiens vivent dans les zones rurales mais presque 60% vivent dans des bidonvilles. L'eau potable est rare et les enfants meurent de diverses maladies et par-dessus tout de malnutrition. Le programme familial de développement associe la santé à l'éducation avec le concours des parents. La "Mission Alpha" qui travaille en étroite collaboration avec Konesans Fammi, dispense des programmes en créole, langue officielle du pays, qui visent à combattre l'analphabétisme.

(health education; literacy programmes; literacy campaigns; children; radio and television)

[Code: 0055] Country:  Haiti
Producer:  UNICEF (Haiti)
1990, French, English, 15', VHS/PAL

Apprendre et travailler

Une série de vidéos en créole et en français montre comment on peut apprendre en travaillant, en utilisant principalement les matières premières locales - comment réaliser des étuves, sécher les fruits et le poisson, utiliser des matériaux de récupération pour en faire de nouveaux produits. Ces vidéos sont accompagnées de livrets illustrés.

(education for all; education and work; environmental education)
[Code: 0280] Country: Haiti
Producer:  UNESCO/EFA
1997, French, Creole, 15', VHS/PAL


H O N D U R A S

Nord-sud

98 % des analphabètes recensés dans le monde vivent dans des pays en développement; la majorité sont des femmes. Vidéo montrant des exemples de projets d'alphabétisation menés dans des pays en développement d'Afrique, d'Asie et d'Amérique latine, les problèmes rencontrés et l'enthousiasme des filles et des femmes qui y participent.

(womens education; literacy programmes; developing countries)

[Code: 0088] Country:  Angola/Botswana/Pakistan/
Philippines/Honduras/Malaysia/Kenya
Producer: Rampen, Léo, Radio Quebec
1990, French, 16', VHS/PAL


J A M A I C A  /  J A M A I Q U E

H E A R T

The Jamaican HEART (Human Employment and Resources Training) Programme, part of the Ministry of Education's non-formal education programme, provides vocational skills training for students over 17 years old having left school with no special skills. Since 1978, HEART has built up an island-wide network of vocational skills training academies, as well as a Craft programme and a Solidarity programme whereby young people receive business training and are granted loans to start up their own small businesses.

(education and employment; skills training; non formal education; economic development; youth)

[Code: 0209] Country:  Jamaica
Producer:  Videomax Productions Ltd
1990, English, 30', VHS/NTSC

One World - Rainbow Reports

Seven 10-minute reports produced for Television Trust for the Environment (TTE) an organization working to raise awareness of environment, development and health issues through the media. In Poland 30% of the population is exposed to health-threatening levels of pollution. In Gujarat, India, the rural population is in danger of losing traditional herbal remedies because of deforestation. In Kenya, since the 1980 famine, aid agencies work with Turkana herders to improve their food supply. New Zealand is currently considering applications to mine for radioactive minerals despite its "nuclear free" status. In Jamaica 50% of sexually active teenage women have had at least one pregnancy. "Youth for Education on Sexuality", coordinated by IPPF, tries to stem the increasingly high demographic growth rate. In the USA 75% of toxic waste sites are located in "communities of colour". New Mexico has begun the fight to halt this "environmental racism". In Colombia the population of Bogota has doubled since 1972. Local communities participate in health education and environmental issues to raise standards of public health.

(environmental education; educational development; girls education; health education; sex education)

[Code: 0225] Country:  Jamaica/Poland/India/Kenya/
New Zealand/US/Colombia
Producer:  TTE
1992, English, 70', VHS/PAL

Under the Mango Tree

Teenage (Caribbean) puppets act a fictional scenario of an adolescent's possible introduction to drugs and another's first drug dealing activity. The film encourages responsible behaviour, truthfulness and peer solidarity. It points to the reasons why young people start to use drugs - impress parents and peers, improve sporting performance, curiosity, etc.

(preventive education; drug abuse; puppets; peer relationships; adolescents)

[Code: 0586] Country:  Jamaica
Producer:  UNESCO/CARNEID; UNFDAC
1992, English, 29', VHS/SECAM

AIDS Education Training Video

Extracts of an AIDS Education Training Seminar conducted in Jamaica within the framework of the UNESCO/WHO pilot project to develop innovative approaches for AIDS education in school, the longer term objective being to integrate the most successful educational strategies into school curricula.

(preventive education; AIDS; school education; teacher training)

[Code: 0595] Country:  Jamaica/Interregional
Producer:  UNESCO, ED/PRE
1992, English, 38 ', VHS/PAL

The Teen Years: Life Skills in the Caribbean

In this lively Caribbean video, animated figures act out a fictional scenario presenting factual information to promote adolescent skills training and responsible behaviour by young people in respect of drugs, AIDS, sexual relations, peer pressure, etc.

(preventive education; cartoons; adolescents; sikills training; behaviour; drug abuse)

[Code: 0164] Country:  Jamaica
Producer:  UNICEF; UNESCO
1994, English, 10', VHS/PAL


M E X I C O  /  M E X I Q U E

Aspectos de comunicación y aprendizaje en el aula

Un proyecto multinacional latino-americano de formación de docentes sobre la comunicación en el aula. Ejemplos de experiencias en escuelas mexicanas muestran que la comunicación verbal y no verbal es esencial para una educación de calidad.

Communication and Learning in the Classroom

A multi-national Latin American teacher training project focused on the process of communication in the classroom. With examples from experiences in Mexican schools, it shows that both verbal and non-verbal communication are essential to good education.

(teacher education; nonverbal communication; verbal communication)

[Code: 0035] Country:  Mexico
Producer:  I.L.C.E; UNESCO/ED/BAS
1990, Spanish, English, 19', VHS/NTSC

Un paso en el desarrollo indígena: testimonio

Todos los niños del mundo tienen derecho a la educación. El acceso difícil de la comunidad indígena al proceso educativo por razones fundamentales de cultura diferente, lenguaje distinto y aspiraciones propias, dieron lugar al "Primer Curso de Educación Bilingüe Intercultural" en Ecuador dedicado a todas las poblaciones indígenas de América Latina. El curso fue realizado con la finalidad de formar recursos humanos, desarrollar el curriculum en la educación primaria bilingüe, y desarrollar programas de cooperación para estimular el intercambio de experiencias.

education for all; right to education; curriculum development; intercultural education; bilingual education)

[Code: 0095] Country: Mexico/Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia/
Guatemala
Producer: UNICEF; UNESCO; GTZ
1991, Spanish, 14', VHS/NTSC

Before Disaster Strikes

Almost every day a disaster occurs somewhere in the world, and the continuing deterioration of the environment means that more can be expected in the future. This video portrays natural and manmade disasters in different parts of the world, highlighting the health emergency facing refugees in the Horn of Africa, community preparedness against cyclones on the South coasts of India, the impact of the Mexico earthquake on health facilities and the long-term consequences of the chemical disaster in Bhopal.

(environmental education; emergency programmes; health education; international cooperation; refugees)

[Code: 0214] Country:  MexicoAfrica/India/
Producer:  WHO
1991, English, 20', VHS/PAL

Diálogo y compromiso por los niños de las Americas

Después de la Reunión del 30 de septiembre de 1990, realizada en Nueva York, los países asistentes concluyeron un acuerdo para supervisar, protejer y desarrollar la infancia. Un plan de acción para la salud de los niños y sus madres, así como el acceso al agua, la educación de base y los niños en situaciones difíciles fueron expuestos.

Declaración de Tlatelolco en México y la cumbre mundial en favor de la infancia

En México, Octubre de 1992 el Gobierno realizó la 4a. Reunión de Evaluación y la continuación del Programa de acción presidida por el Presidente de México, el Director de la UNICEF y el Director de la OMS.

(rights of the child; health education; basic education; educational programmes)

[Code: 0040] Country:  Mexico
Producer:  UNICEF
1992, Spanish, 7, 6', VHS/NTSC

Non-formal Initial Education in Mexico

Recognizing that family background and early childhood socialization are key factors to a child's capacity to function in any learning environment, the Mexican Government in co-operation with UNICEF has launched a non-formal initial education programme for children under 5 designed to develop physical, cognitive, emotional and social potential in the very young to prepare them to benefit fully from their later formal schooling. The programme operates through local promoters, selected from the community, responsible for training parents and resource persons. The programme was designed to be implemented at a national level. In 1989 it reached 210.000 children in some 5.200 communities.

(early childhood education; community participation; parent participation; educational programmes)

[Code: 0063] Country:  Mexico
Producer:  UNICEF; Secretariat of Public Education
1993, English, 10', VHS/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: Mexico/India/Bangladesh/
China/Brazil/Indonesia/Egypt/Nigeria/Pakistan
Producer: UNESCO/OPI; CNN
1996, English, 2'16", VHS/PAL

Di No! a la tortura

Video realizado con motivo de la Exposición Instrumentos Europeos de Tortura y Pena Capital. Desde la Edad Media hasta el Siglo XIX, la Academia emprende una campaña de educación en derechos humanos con el propósito de fortalecer el rechazo a la tortura en todas sus formas. Decir "No! a la tortura" y denunciar cualquier tipo de violación a los derechos humanos es una exigencia ética y un medio eficaz para construir una sociedad más justa y democrática.

(human rights education; democracy; peace; tolerance)
[Code: 0250] Country:  Mexico
Producer:  Academia Mexicana de Derechos Humanos
1996, Spanish, 9', VHS/NTSC


P E R U  /  P E R O U

Adela

The Bernard van Leer Foundation currently supports Early Childhood Care and Education projects in 40 developing and industrialized countries to enable disadvantaged children to benefit fully from education and social development opportunities. In Andahuaylas in the Apurimac province, Peru, the Early Childhood Care and Education Centre prepares children of indigenous farmers for entry into primary school. Adela, wife of a local farmer and mother of three, has been selected as Early Childhood Care and Education teacher by the community.

community education; community participation; community schools; rural areas; rural women)

[Code: 0056] Country: Peru
Producer:  Bernard Van Leer Foundation
1990, English, 24', VHS/PAL

Un paso en el desarrollo indígena: testimonio

Todos los niños del mundo tienen derecho a la educación. El acceso difícil de la comunidad indígena al proceso educativo por razones fundamentales de cultura diferente, lenguaje distinto y aspiraciones propias, dieron lugar al "Primer Curso de Educación Bilingüe Intercultural" en Ecuador dedicado a todas las poblaciones indígenas de América Latina. El curso fue realizado con la finalidad de formar recursos humanos, desarrollar el curriculum en la educación primaria bilingüe, y desarrollar programas de cooperación para estimular el intercambio de experiencias.

(education for all; right to education; curriculum development; intercultural education; bilingual education)

[Code: 0095] Country: Peru/Ecuador/Bolivia/Guatemala/
Mexico
Producer: UNICEF; UNESCO; GTZ
1991, Spanish, 14', VHS/NTSC

Wiñarisun

How to achieve education for all when whole groups of society speak a different language? In the Andean regions of Peru, indigenous groups are in the majority and have little or no knowledge of Spanish. To bring literacy skills to these groups, a technical process has been used, involving teaching in the mother tongue, resulting in the setting up of a unique movement of literacy carried out in local languages. By the time learners complete the project, the impact on the community is already visible and these people now feel they can take part in the process of national development.

Wiñarisun - Vamos a crecer

Cómo realizar la educación para todos cuando capas enteras de la sociedad hablan un idioma diferente? En las regiones andinas del Perú, grupos indigenas son mayoritarios y tienen poco o ningún conocimiento del Español, el idioma oficial. Para alfabetizar dichos grupos, se ha optado por utilizar un proceso técnico, la enseñanza en la lengua materna a través un movimiento único en pro de la alfabetización. Finalizado el proyecto, ya es evidente el impacto sobre la comunidad y los habitantes tienen el sentimiento de poder desempeñar un papel activo en el desarrollo nacional.

(language instruction; bilingual education; literacy)

[Code: 0158] Country:  Peru
Producer:  UNESCO/ED/BAS; UNESCO/OREALC; DANIDA
1994, English, Spanish, 20', VHS/PAL/SECAM/NTSC


S T  V I N C E N T  AND THE G R E N A D I N E S

Willing to Learn

This drama grew out of the real life experience of many Vincentian women. This is the story of Dacia, an illiterate woman, who didn't know how to provide for her children before her enrolment in an adult literacy programme in Saint Vincent.

(literacy programmes; adult literacy; women education)

[Code: 0054] Country:  St Vincent and the Grenadines
Producer:  UNICEF; CIDA (Canada)
1992, English, 27', VHS/PAL


T R I N I D A D AND  T O B A G O
T R I N I T E - ET - T O B A G O

Is There Life Before Primary School?

Pre-school care and education offer long term benefits to children. Those children receiving such care will in turn be better parents. This film reviews projects in many countries which involve pre-school children and their parents in learning and shows activities in school and the community. Education begins at home and continues in the community.

(preschool education; parent child relationship)

[Code: 0076] Country: Trinidad and Tobago/Colombia/Ireland/
UK/Kenya/Thailand
Producer:  Video Hilversum
1990, English, 1990, 16', VHS/PAL

The SERVOL Experience

In co-operation with the government, SERVOL runs pre-schools and adolescent training centres, supported by the community. SERVOL pre-schools are characterized by community choice of pre-school teachers, and involvement of parents in school activities. The objective of SERVOL adolescent training programmes is to teach young people, who have been neglected or abused, professional skills, and motivate them to take control of their lives.

(educational programmes; preschool education; preprimary teachers education; parent participation)

[Code: 0081] Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Producer:  Bernard Van Leer Foundation
1993, English, 41', VHS/PAL

SERVOL in CNN World Report

In 1994, Servol's founder, Father Pantin was awarded the alternative Nobel Prize (the Best Livelihood Award) for his work in social development in Trinidad and Tobago. This CNN spot illustrates some of the organizations' many activities.

(educational programmes; preschool education; teacher education)

[Code: 0150] Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Producer:  UNESCO/OPI; CNN
1994, English, 3', VHS/SECAM



LATIN AMERICA / AMERIQUE LATINE - REGIONAL

Educacion básica de adultos: la otra education

Resultado de la investigación regional sobre la educación básica de jóvenes y adultos realizada entre 1988 y 1990 en 13 países de la región de América Latina. Los estudiantes de la EBA pertenecen principalmente a los sectores marginados de las grandes ciudades. Sus carencias educativas son resultado de su condición social y, éstas a su vez, reducen las posibilidades de participación en la comunidad y en la sociedad global. Los estudiantes que no se han incorporado al mundo del trabajo ingresan a la EBA impulsados principalmente por el deseo de ser alguien en la vida.

(adult literacy; basic education; social issues)

[Code: 0217] Country:  Latin America
Producer:  UNESCO/OREALC
1992, Spanish,50', VHS/NTSC