Grades 7-12, College, Adult
Produced by Nupur Basu Productions with TVE
DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45
US Release Date: 1996
Copyright Date: 1995
DVD ISBN: 1-94154-509-2
VHS ISBN: 1-56029-666-6
Subjects
Anthropology
Asian Studies
Developing World
Humanities
India
International Studies
Substance Abuse
Women's Studies
Dry Days In Dobbagunta
Literacy program spurs anti-liquor campaign in rural India and empowers women.
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"Fast paced, yet informative...has a place in all video collections." Belinda L. Robinson-Jones, MC Journal |
In a village in southern India, rural women enrolled in a national literacy program began to discuss domestic problems, the root of which was their husbands' addition to 'arak', the local alcohol. This was the beginning of an anti-liquor campaign that has spread across the entire state of Andhra Pradesh, empowering women.
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Teach a Woman How to Fish and... - Sea farming empowers women in Fiji.
A Healthy Start - The debate over women's health care in South Africa.
The Alarm Rings Softly - Caribbean women use drama and reggae to fight domestic violence.
The Amahs of Hong Kong - Filipino women exploited as maids in Hong Kong.
Footprints of Sorrow - Guatemalan war widows fighting for human rights.
Reviews
"Express(es)...women's desire for independence, self-sufficiency and the important role of having a voice in the process of decision-making...Fast paced, yet informative... Geared toward the advanced high school student and above...Has a place in all video collections in the areas of Women's Studies, History, Sociology and Anthropology. Highly Recommended."
Belinda L. Robinson-Jones, MC Journal