Moolaadé - Protection (2004)

"l am and shall remain a bilakoro!"

In a small African village, female circumcision ritual is still practiced. Six girls escape from the brutal purification ceremonies and four of them ask for protection from Collé who is a fellow wife of a man. Collé was the only woman who had saved her daughter from being cut. She casts a spell on the fugitive girls. Only Collé can dissolve the spell and until the spell is broken no one can come closer to the children from the village.

Between Islam and ancient traditions, one woman opposes the authority, the authority of elders and the authority of husband also.

While this film is presenting a panorama of the rural African life, providing subtle messages for globalization, questioning the dogma and feminism.

Not wrong to think that Collé becomes the first freethinker there. Guess what? She is called as Satan by the elders!

Even thinking the existence of women like Collé in somewhere in the world made a deep impact on me as an atheist.

Senegalese film director Ousmane Sembène gives a brilliant example of powerful filmmaking and the performances are unexpectedly beautiful and charming.

The Elegant Universe (2003)

In this 3-part program, the physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe Brian Greene invites us into a world stranger than science fiction, and makes complex issues such as Quantum Physics and String Theory easy to understand.

Jane Goodall: My Life With The Chimpanzees (1990)

Jane Goodall: My Life With The Chimpanzees (1990)

In the summer of 1960, 26-year-old Jane Goodall set out for Africa. Her mission was to find and observe an elusive tribe of chimpanzees. Today, almost three decades later, Jane has grown from a stranger to the chimp's loyal friend and strongest ally. Her lifelong dedication to the study of chimpanzees has helped to identify them as man's closest relative. In JANE GOODALL: MY LIFE WITH THE CHIMPANZEES, this extraordinary woman shares her personal story of the triumphs and trials that come with leading a life in the wild.

The Jane Goodall Institute

Jane Goodall is on the road more than 300 days per year. At any given time, she could be on any continent. On any given day, she could be speaking to a group of students, meeting with government officials to discuss conservation issues, sitting before television cameras being interviewed, or meeting with donors to raise money for JGI.

Often, Jane holds public lectures during which she discusses her years at Gombe, the state of chimpanzees today, JGI’s programs, and each individual’s power to effect positive change. Jane is in great demand and known as an inspirational speaker who often moves her audiences to tears. Some people say their lives have been changed by Jane’s message and her example.

What about Gombe National Park – Jane’s favorite place on Earth? Does she spend much time there today? Jane generally gets back to Gombe at least twice per year, to “recharge her batteries” and see what her now-famous chimpanzees are up to.

Jane has a special connection to young people. They respond not only to her passion for and curiosity about animals, but to her courage and hope for a better world. Reaching out to these young people is a high priority for Jane, and conservation education, as well as general education, is a critical part of JGI’s work today. Jane hears firsthand the voices of young people -- from Tanzania to China, North America to the United Kingdom – speaking of the need for change, their hopes, and their determination to make a better world. She carries their message to audiences all over the world.

This is Jane’s life today – sometimes exhausting, but always driven by purpose. Jane is determined to use just about every minute she has working to save chimpanzees and to empower people -- young and old -- to do what they can for a better world.

Establishing a Food Forest the Permaculture Way (2008)

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Join Geoff Lawton on a Permaculture adventure as he demonstrates how to grow a food forest from start to finish. Over 90 minutes of quality information to get you on the right track in creating your own garden of Eden.

We start with a 20 minute Permaculture Classroom as Geoff explains the patterns of a Food Forest and the essential principles of "time stacking" your garden with the right mix of support species that feed and protect your fledgling fruit trees into maturity. We then join Geoff in the field as he puts the theory into action, planting the seeds and watching the system grow.

We end up at Tagari Farm -- established by Permaculture founding father, Bill Mollision -- which was abandoned years ago, but planted according to Permaculture design principles. Would this Food Foest survive on its own? You'll be surprised.

Elements covered in the DVD include:

(The Download is DVDRIP, so it probably doesn´t include extras)
* Forest fundamentals
* Legumes
* Chop and Drop
* Pests
* Fungi
* Using Chickens
* Weeds
* Nursery
* Kitchen gardens
* Swales
* Hardwood
* Mature systems
* and much more...

Bonus features include:

* 30 Year Old Food Forest
* 300 Year Old Food Forest
* 2000 Year Old Food Forest

Fix The World - Greening the Desert Project

This half hour video documents the ongoing work of Permaculture Gurus, Geoff and Nadia Lawton, in the Dead Sea Valley. It begins with the famous original 'Greening the Desert' five minute video clip, and then continues into Part II, a 2009 update to the 2001 original.

WATCH ONLINE : Greening the Desert II: Greening the Middle East
You'll get to see and learn about the original Greening the Desert site and see some of the spin-off effects of its influence throughout Jordan, and you'll also be introduced to a new educational demonstration site that was started in 2008.

You can see the video, and more information about it, in its original post here:

permaculture.org.au/​2009/​12/​11/​greening-the-desert-ii-final/​

And the video is also available on YouTube in four parts:

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This is inspiring, practical work - the kind of work that should be encouraged, supported and emulated worldwide. It is the ultimate root-cause type of aid work.