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Ujamaa (1971)

Ujamaa poster
Directed by
Ole Neesgaard
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
26 min

How it feels

A documentary about development work in Tanzania that focuses on small village communities. It shows efforts to control pests, provide schooling, and improve healthcare along with coffee farming and discussions of industrialization.

observationaleducationalinformativesubduedstraightforwardneutral

What happens

Ujamaa er en film instrueret af Erik Odde. Ujamaa er den tanzanianske betegnelse for familiefællesskaber i små landsbysamfund, hvor man deler alt med hinanden. Filmen viser hjælpearbejde i form af kamp mod tæger, der tager livet af husdyr, skolegang, de 2-3 årlige sundhedsbesøg i landsbyerne. Tillige får man et indblik i kaffedyrkning. Og industrialisering. Men det er den tanzanianske regerings ønske at fokusere mindre på industrialisering efter vestligt forbillede og støtte de tropiske småbønder ved at vende tilbage til Ujamaa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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