Leading NGO co-produces child poverty documentary

In a half-hour documentary called “Running on Empty”, a leading NGO raises awareness about child poverty around the world, and campaigns for a change in aid culture.

The film was produced as part of a Save the Children UK project in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Myanmar, and is due to be broadcast on BBC World this autumn.

Through individual stories, the film draws attention to the hard facts about malnutrition, poverty and hunger around the world.

In her Reuters blog, Jasmine Whitbread, chief executive at Save the Children UK, suggests that instead of food supplies, donor countries should be urging low-income nations to channel cash to families in need. “People want cash because it gives them freedom to choose. It allows families to make their own decisions about what to buy now and what to save for the future.”

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