We have just finished a new 10 part series for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street. The 10 films feature the muppets Kami and Zobi with Ghanaian TV star Matilda Asante. Filmed on location in Nigeria and South Africa, the series will be used for teacher training across west Africa.
Class of 2015 – one year on
A film for the “Send my Friend to School” initiative. This is part two of a series that will track a single class of pupils over 5 years.
Kaltume, Hadiza and Rukaya live in central Nigeria. Follow their experiences and the progress of class two of Kabiji Primary School, who are due to finish their primary education in 2015.
Class of 2015
Kaltume, Hadiza and Rukaya live in central Nigeria. Follow their experiences and the progress of class two of Kabiji Primary School, who are due to finish their primary education in 2015.
Girls’ in the Class – A story of women teachers in Nigeria
In Nigeria an estimated 7 million children of primary school age are out school and the majority of these children are girls.
This film is the story of Grace Bumba who is the first women from her community to ever go to college.
The Girls’ Education Project is a joint initiative between the Federal Government of Nigeria, the UK’s Department for International Development and UNICEF which aims to get more girls into school and to improve their quality of life.
Increasing the number of female teachers in rural schools can lead to an increase the number of girls enrolled. So the Girls’ Education Project through a trainee teacher scholarship programme is encouraging more women into the classroom.
Rwanda: 15 years on – Hope beyond HIV
This film tells the story of Marceline, a survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, whose life has also been changed by DFID-funded a five-year, £4.25 million programme. The programme is helping genocide survivors infected with HIV/AIDS to lead decent and fulfilling lives.