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The Global Village Project (2011)

Documentary  -   15 February 2011 (USA)
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The Global Village School (GVS) in Atlanta GA is a small nonprofit organization with a mission to '... See full summary »

Directors:

Ella Jane New, David Rey

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Ella Jane New, David Rey

Stars:

Matthew Lillard, Amy Clare Lockwood and Alexandra New
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The Global Village Project -- There are 70,000 refugees legally relocated to the United States every year in hope for a better future. The families have relocated from some of the worlds worst humanitarian disasters such as Somalia, Sudan, Thailand, Burma, Afghanistan, Iraq and Northe The Global Village Project -- There are 70,000 refugees legally relocated to the United States every year in hope for a better future. They arrive in America after having fled war and surviving in refugee camps facing starvation, sickness, and no education for the children. In Decatur GA thirty refugee girls have the opportunity to attend the unique, Global Village School. Told through the eyes of the girls, join their journey of survival, friendship and hope for an education, for a promising future in reaching their dreams.
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The Global Village School (GVS) in Atlanta GA is a small nonprofit organization with a mission to '...provide adolescent survivors of war, whose formal education has been significantly interrupted by war and prolonged stays in refugee camps, with the enhanced educational and social services they need to become fully participating citizens in the democratic process of the United States'. The school opened in August 2008 and currently provides a unique education to 30 girls from around the globe, aged 13 yrs - 23yrs. It is a haven for these displaced young women from Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Burma and Thailand, who have recently entered the US, through the United States Refugee Relocation Program. The multi-cultural environment of GVS offers an alternative to the larger public schools, in which most refugee children are usually placed on arrival to the US... Written by Ella Jane New  

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Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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"Song For Another"
Written by Amy Clare Lockwood
Performed by Amy Clare Lockwood and The Global Village School students See more »