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Photo: Kids learning about nutrition. ©Vibeke Muasya

In the film, we follow a 12-year-old boy from the Sauti Kuu The foundation supports and assists the children and young
Foundation Learning Program. We are brought back to his rural people in actively participating in the development of their
home, where he tends to the crops, which he has learned to communities. Most importantly, they help them and their families
grow. Finally, we see him at the market, earning his first money in utilizing local resources to improve their living conditions.
from crops he grew, harvested and stored. The film touches on During the process, they make sure that the children and young
nutrition, child education, sustainable, small-scale economy, and people realize that they do not need to be victims of their social
environmentally sustainable farming, including water catchment backgrounds or their environments.
and pesticide control. The short documentary will have its
premiere late in 2017.

About Sauti Kuu Foundation – Powerful Voices

Sauti Kuu’s goal is to create a platform for disadvantaged chil-
dren and young people worldwide, allowing them to uncover
their strengths and realize their full potential to live independent
successful lives.

Their aim is to help children and young people, in particular
those from rural communities and urban slums, in discovering
the strength of their own voices and the power inside them,
which they can use in positively changing their lives.

Sauti Kuu works together with the children and their families
to develop sustainable, socio-economic structures that will
guarantee financial independence.

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