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Catalogue Number: NFB523699
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Dale Phillips, Judith Haiven, Tom Radford
Directors: Peter Raymont
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Agriculture, Documentary, Global Studies, Social Issues, Social Studies
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1985
Running Time: 27:27
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With Our Own Two Hands - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB523699
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: Dale Phillips, Judith Haiven, Tom Radford
Directors: Peter Raymont
Producing Agencies: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Agriculture, Documentary, Global Studies, Social Issues, Social Studies
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1985
Running Time: 27:27
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An inspiring film about sixteen Canadian farmers who, in January, 1985, journeyed to Rivas, Nicaragua, to help fellow farmers rebuild equipment and farms that had been ravaged by civil war. The trip was financed by a unique fund-raising drive organized by farmers in western Canada. Among the formal agencies that contributed to the project were OXFAM, the Mennonite Central Committee, CIDA, and the Alberta government. The film highlights the ingenuity for which farmers are famous. As well, it is an excellent introduction both to some of the realities faced by people in war-torn Third World countries and to an effective model of developmental aid.