GIRL STARS: RAJASTHAM 207195 - KIDS FIRST! Film Festival

Approved by KIDS FIRST! http://www.kidsfirst.org for ages 8 to 12, Adult-Approved and Kid-Tested from GOING TO SCHOOL FUND.

Includes: "Bhanwari, the Policewoman" - Bhanwari Malavat is a police constable in Bikaner district in Rajasthan, India. Bhanwari was married when she was a child, but she still went to school. Although Bhanwari failed and had to repeat one school year, she persisted, and one day at school she heard about the famous policewoman called Kiran Bedi. Bhanwari decided she would be a police officer too ? she thought this way she could begin to change the world. Now 24 years old, Bhanwari is part of the police force and she has a ?women's desk' where she listens to the problems of women in her district and tries to help as much as she can. "Anuradha Rathore, Medical Student" - Anuradha Rathore is studying medicine in Jodhpur Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. When Anu was young she contracted Polio ? and although the disease affected the way she walks, it has not slowed Anu down in any other way. She has studied very hard and won a place at medical college under a reservation for students with physical disabilities. Anu failed once at school and she still finds college challenging, but she is determined to be a doctor so she can prevent other children from contracting Polio. Anu is from Jaipur, Rajasthan, and is now 19 years old. "Durga Bai, Health Worker" - Durga Bai is a health worker who travels by herself by bus to 22 villages every month, talking to 20,000 women about how to improve their health and the health of their children.
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The KIDS FIRST! Film Festival has become the largest traveling children's film festival in the world by collaborating with more than 100 venues nation- and worldwide. The Festival showcases children's films, TV shows and DVDs from studios, independent and student filmmakers. This year, the Festival will have more than 10,000 screenings of individual films throughout the year. Youth are given a true voice - as curators of the Festival, panelists critiquing films, volunteer staff and as filmmakers and videographers showing their work. Critical to the impact of the Festival is providing educational programs that help children develop critical viewing skills. Once a year, in the fall, awards are given to films in more than 19 categories as well as five "Best of the Best" films at the annual KIDS FIRST! Best Awards Celebration.

Category:

Film & Animation

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