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Listen to the Children
“UNICEF
firmly believes that through participation
children learn to respect others,
to express themselves constructively,
to negotiate differences, to make
responsible life choices, and to
grow into informed, optimistic citizens”
...Carol Bellamy
UNICEF Executive Director
A documentary capturing
inspiring stories from four South
Asian countries on ensuring child
participation.
One in five of the world's population
is aged between 12 and 18. In developing
countries, where the percentage
is much higher, children and young
people often carry a huge burden
of responsibility at work and in
the home.
Yet despite this,
rarely are their voices heard and
their views taken into account.
This programme reports on a Unicef
initiative to involve children in
decisions that affect, not only
their own futures - but those of
their families and communities.
Listen to the Children travels from
post-conflict Sri Lanka to the back-streets
of New Dehli to talk to children
involved in the Children's Council
of street children, in adolescent
education in Bangladesh, and in
fighting discrimination against
HIV/AIDS sufferers in Nepal.
Length : 21 min
Language : Urdu (dubbed)
Director and Producer : Di Tatham
Production Co. : TVE International
and UNICEF Regional Office for South
Asia (ROSA)
Urdu Version Produced by : WWF –
Pakistan TV Center
A local launch event
of the programme was organised on
24th April, 2004 at the Press Club
Lahore. More than 60 people participated
in this launching event which includes
journalists, NGOs, Civil society
organisations representatives and
children.
The versioned programme
was aired from ARY-Digital on 26th
& 27th April 2004 at 1300 hrs
(Pakistan Standard Time).
For more information,
contact:
Muhammad
Farooq
Incharge TV Center
WWF - Pakistan
P O Box 5180, Ferozepur Road
Lahore-54600
Tel: 00 92 42 5862360, 5869429,
5882069
Fax: 00 92 42 5862358
tvcenter@wwf.org.pk
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