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Visual media

From initial idea to film distribution

Weltfilme.org funds and facilitates film projects in developing countries

Ensemble Modern

Composers and performers

Innovative German-Indonesian project for contemporary music

Film director
Ochan Hannington
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Risking my life

South Sudanese filmmaker Ochan Hannington speaks about his dangerous work and why he loves it anyway

Street art
Sebastián Vargas

Seizing public space

Politically relevant street art has a long tradition in Latin America

The arts
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

A human right

Why the arts need and deserve freedom

Visual arts
Ellen Thalman

Lives drifting on the water

Vietnamese artist Mai Nguyen Thi Thanh tackles social issues

Performing arts
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Proud parents

Jorge Cruz Quispe discusses his cultural programme for indigenous students in El Alto, Bolivia

Refugees
Martina Sabra

More than food and shelter

Art project with and about refugees from Syria and Palestine

Visual arts in China
Florian Arnold

Art as a reflection of cosmic harmony

Interest in western art and in freedom of expression first emerged when the Chinese empire collapsed

African perspectives
Yvette Mutumba
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Stepping into the light

Art from Africa has long been neglected by the international art scene – but that is slowly changing

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts