Loud, Proud & Prosperous: New Video Features Micro-credit Projects of Women with Disabilities in Southern Africa
"Loud, Proud and Prosperous®" is a documentary about women with disabilities in Zambia and Zimbabwe who are participating in cutting-edge micro-credit programs. Through interviews with disabled businesswomen at their places of enterprise, the video promotes new, more accurate images of women with disabilities in developing countries as micro-entrepreneurs supporting themselves and their families and as agents of economic development.
Produced by Mobility International USA and Dana E. Vion, The Sky's the Limit Productions, the 16-minute video is aimed at micro-finance organizations, international development agencies, women's and disability organizations, and international studies and disability studies programs. For international development organizations, the video provides insights and practical recommendations to more effectively tap the potential of women with disabilities as clients, businesswomen and economic contributors. For people with disabilities, the video offers international perspectives on the economic challenges and strategies of women with disabilities especially in southern countries. The video is open captioned. For more information about Loud, Proud and Prosperous®, please visit http://www.miusa.org/pr/videopr.htm.
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