Broadcast from the Jungle
@ New Meta House - Cambodian German Cultural Center
#37 Sothearos Blvd. opposite of Buildbright / Phnom Penh centre
Tuesday Oct. 26, 19:00
INDIGENOUS MEDIA AND VILLAGE DISASTER MANAGEMENT
More than 20 distinct ethnic groups are living in Cambodia's isolated mountain areas. In 2010, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) piloted a project to support the formation of Village Disaster Management Teams in Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri. The new documentary "RISING ABOVE NATURAL DISASTERS" (2010, 16mins) by Ian White looks at the process and impact of village team creation, as IOM helped indigenous communities plan and prepare to respond to potential natural disasters. Also screening: "FOREST MOUNTAIN VOICES" – an indigenous community media project based in Ratanakiri, Cambodia, staffed entirely by youth from the Tampeun, Jarai, and Kreung tribes.
