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The
Truth Talking Project is a regional media
initiative to strengthen civil society
organisations in selected Asia Pacific
countries to better address issues of
social justice, sustainable development
and good governance. The Project covers
the work carried out by Asia Pacific Video
Resource Centres that are affiliated with
TVE. |
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2001-2002, the Truth Talking Project of
TVE Asia Pacific supported indigenous
film-makers in six countries across the
region to produce half hour documentaries
that look at how local communities are
responding to natural or man-made crises
that threaten to destabilise their lives,
lifestyles and livelihoods. The resulting
package offers a glimpse of the multitude
of issues and complexities confronted
by the world's largest region, home to
more poor people than all other regions
combined. These programmes portray stories
of resilience, extraordinary courage,
leaps of human faith and glimmers of hope.
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Bangladesh:
Facing the Future ( 25' )
Women have come increasingly under
acid attacks as a form of retaliation,
killing some and disfiguring many
for life. Now, survivors have joined
hands with CSOs to raise awareness
on the issue. Working at community
level, they hope to reduce and eliminate
this horrendous crime. |
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Cambodia:
Small Arms, Big Problems ( 26'
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After three decades of armed conflict,
Cambodians have ready and easy
access to small arms - and many
don't hesitate to use them to
settle disputes. Women and children
are the worst affected by growing
violence, which the government
and CSOs hope to reduce by rounding
up as many weapons as possible.
But some trigger-happy Cambodians
are not easily convinced. |
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India:
Rebuilding Hope ( 26' )
After the devastating earthquake
in January 2001, life would never
be the same for millions of people
in Gujarat state. After the dust
settled, the local people started
rebuilding their lives slowly
but steadily. They worked sometimes
with the government, and at other
times in spite of it. |
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Laos:
Roads to the Future ( 25' )
Poverty-stricken and ill-prepared
to cope with the modern world,
young Laotians become easy prey
to narcotics, crime and prostitution.
Many end up in jail; some are
killed in the prime of their youth.
Community groups have recently
moved in to help those affected,
and to prevent thousands more
who are headed in the same direction. |
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Nepal:
Love for a Longer Life ( 26' )
With more and more people living
with HIV, traditional Nepali society
is slowly coming to terms with the
disease, and beginning to integrate
the affected back into the community's
fold. In cities and villages, courageous
men and women with HIV are raising
awareness, counselling others and
leading positive lives. |
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South
Pacific: Voices from the Waves (
25' )
Global warming will raise sea levels,
wreaking havoc on small island nations
in the South Pacific. Some will
be submerged completely; others
will be impacted in ways that will
change traditional lifestyles and
their natural environment forever.
Pacific islanders tell the world
that simple relocation is not a
viable option. |
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