Women’s World Videos

Helen Keller - An Amazing Life

Collected by Women News Network and 2 other people

Added May 28, 2008

Helen Keller, an amazing woman born blind and deaf, lived a life that illuminated the needs of countless others. She never heard the crowds cheer her or saw the faces of those she met light up as they greeted her. In life, Helen reached far past her own darkness to help all the world. This film e...

Dialog on FGM - Female Genital Mutilation - Ethiopia

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Added June 09, 2008

A discussion among women, men and an account from children in Ethiopia about the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM). Language: Amharic & Somali w/ English Subtitles. Video/film 4:38 min. YouTube release March 29, 2008.

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Modern slavery of women in Israel - trafficking

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Added June 06, 2008

Investigative report reveals the scope and evil of modern slavery of women in Israel today. Appeared on Israeli television news programs "Uvdah" and "Mabat Sheni" in February 2006. Reproduced with full permission. 1:03:35

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Face of Wisdom: Betty Kozasa

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Added May 28, 2008

Japanese internment camps during World War II made life extremely hard for countless Japanese American women. Up to 110,000 "inmates" were sent to US camps and other holding facilities in 1942-1946. This clip shows part of a first-hand account of a one of the forced internment camps by Japanese A...

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A Powerful Noise

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Added May 15, 2008

An official selection of the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, this inspiring documentary follows three extraordinary women -- in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Mali and Vietnam -- as they overcome barriers to lead day-to-day battles against ignorance, poverty, oppression, and ethnic strife. Visit www.apowerfulno...

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Cyber Spaces: Africa

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Added May 08, 2008

Slowly the tide is changing and many women in Nigeria who never were given the chance are now beginning to access a new world through ICT and new technology. Posted to YouTube by Women's Learning Partnership July 25, 2007. 2:17 min.

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Women face high risk of death from childbirth in Afghanistan

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Added May 06, 2008

HIgh mortality rates among women giving birth has become a major health issue in Afghanistan. More and more children are being left as orphans in the war-torn country. In Afghanistan's eastern town of Faizabad, six orphans are left in the care of their aunt, who feeds them rice and bread. The orp...

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Asia/Pacific trafficking - MTV EXIT Special - Christian Bautista

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Added May 04, 2008

MTV EXIT Documentary presented by Christian Bautista to raise awareness of human trafficking. Traffic is a unique and powerful program presented by multiple celebrities in multiple languages that addresses the issue of human trafficking in Asia-Pacific: log on to www.mtvexit.com for more inform...

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Child Brides in Ethiopia

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Added April 28, 2008

This Audio Slideshow was aired on NPR's All Things Considered on January 18, 2007 by Brenda Wilson. Big Thanks for NPR and Brenda Wilson for this report.

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Human Trafficking - Part 1

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Added April 26, 2008

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