The State of the World's Children 2004
Video B-roll
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Duration: 59:42
Keywords: girls, education, Carol Bellamy, peace, state of the world's children, development, schools
Main shooting locations: India, Sudan, Zambia, Afghanistan, Brazil and Egypt
Main sequences:
1. There can be no excuses. An edited, narrated five-minute video introducing the importance of girls' education
2. B-roll sequences and interviews:
India: rural girls are empowered by learning karate at school.
Sudan: peace brings new educational opportunities to the country
Zambia: a rural school teaches children how to avoid HIV/AIDS
Afghanistan: peace brings girls of all ages flooding back to school
Brazil: a unique after-school programme keeps boys in school in the slums of Rio de Janeiro
Egypt: a one-room school in Upper Egypt provides a bright future for a former child labourer
Interview with Carol Bellamy, UNICEF Executive Director
Read the shotlist and script [PDF]
UNICEF provides a variety of broadcast-quality video and audio materials to assist broadcasters in covering children's issues. For a complete list, go to our page for broadcasters.


















