Raised Voices

Synopsis: Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, every child has a right to express his or her opinion. Shows how children in four countries are speaking up for their rights: in South Africa children of all races draw up a children’s charter; in the USA an HIV-infected teenager tells her story in schools; children in Liverpool work with their local council to combat envrionmental hazards; the National Movement for Street Children in Brazil takes its grievances to the National Assembly and wins a new code of children’s rights.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £10.50 (inclusive) UNICEF London
Uses: Primary: Key Stages 3 & 4.
Subjects: Education; Social welfare
Keywords: children’s rights

Name: UNICEF
Notes: programmes on children and development distributed by Television Trust for the Environment (1995)

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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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