This programme visits an isolated rural community in Tamil Nadu to look at the causes of rural poverty. The resource covers the role of land ownership, subsistence farming, the caste system, climate, globalisation, lack of access to basic services, and the plight of women. The programme shows the impacts of this poverty and what life is like in a poor rural area. It goes on to look at various ways this poverty can be alleviated, including: providing better access to education, health, improving farming methods, micro-credit schemes aimed at women and care of the 'orphan Elders' left behind as the young migrate to the city.
Contains teachers’ notes and a programme summary so you can stop the film and ask the students questions to check for understanding.
Release Date: 2009
Duration: 30 mins
Target age range: 14-19
Redkite Order Code: GD171
