YC02790851
LIFE APPS: FAVELA FARM (BRAZIL)
Directed by Rodrigo Mac Niven

In Brazil can Pedro build a Life App to help the secret world of urban farms and gardens in Rio's shanty towns?

Pedro is part of a collective of young people in Rio de Janeiro working on new mobile phone technology. Social network apps can serve a dual purpose: They can increase awareness about a cause, and enable users to take action. Social apps help users feel they're making a difference. Pedro goes to Rio and meets Cadu and Dinho, who work on community projects in the Mare and Alemao favelas.

The massive and uncontrolled growth of favelas is a major environmental issue in Rio. In Alemao and Mare alone there are more than 200,000 people, with few proper facilities. Cadu and Dinho are taking Pedro to meet young people from Rio's North Zone, learn about their lives, and research the possibilities for a new "Life App" that can help with green business initiatives in the favela community.
DVD
Grades 7-12, College, Adult
27 minutes
2013
USD 195.00
 
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