Oburoni Wawu

Synopsis: Suggests that aid organisations supplying second-hand clothes to needy people in developing countries may be doing more harm than good, because the market for locally produced garments and textiles is thus destroyed, with potentially catastrophic consequences for fragile economies. In Ghana people say the donated clothes are those of ‘dead whites’ or ‘oburoni wawu’ because they cannot believe that anyone still alive would part with perfectly good clothes.
Language: English
Country: Germany
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)
Subjects: Development studies
Keywords: clothing; developing countries; international aid; textile industries

Name: TVE
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Notes: TVE works with partners globally to produce films on environment and development issues, as well as health and human rights. Most of the 600 films are available for sale on DVD for educational use. Previously known as Television Trust for the Environment.

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