Celso Magumbe in Mozambique

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Rainmakers, Series 2
Celso Magumbe in Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique - Hearing Impaired

A deaf man fights for the rights of the hearing impaired.

26 minutes
Color
Closed Captioned
Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2000
Copyright Date: 1999
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-827-8

Directed by Patricio Henriquez
Produced by Robbie Hart and Luc Côté, Adobe Productions

Celso Magumbe is deaf and mute. He's leading an inspiring campaign for the rights of the hearing impaired in one of Africa's poorest countries, Mozambique. As a child, he believed that only black people were deaf but now works alongside Europeans to promote his cause.

The other titles in the series are:

Jesus Tecu Osorio in Guatemala - The son of civil war victims leads a campaign for justice.

Tsuyoshi Inaba in Japan - Working to empower the homeless in Tokyo.

Tina Machida in Zimbabwe - A young woman fights for the rights of gays and lesbians against the odds.

Murrandoo Yanner in Australia - An aborigine leads the battle against multinationals for historic land rights and tradition.

Yildiz Temürtürkan in Turkey - A human rights activist risks everything to protest police repression.

Julie De Varennes in Canada - A former sufferer helps kids coping with cancer; giving them hope and inspiration.

Awards:
Bronze Plaque, Columbus International Film & Video Festival
Finalist, Hot Docs
Finalist, Gemeaux Awards
Finalist, Vues d'Afrique

Related Subjects:
African Studies
At-risk Youth
Citizenship
Disabilities
Health
Solutions
Youth activists

Related Titles:
Stop the World, We Want to Get On: Dramatic impact of civil rights organization for disabled people.

Rainmakers - Series 1: Six youth leaders from around the world are making a difference.

Letters from our Lives: Disabled women write open letters to the world about their plight.

Finding Us and Them: Physically and mentally challenged people find community.

Cultivating Opportunity: Hard-pressed farmers in the southeast US and in Mozambique find co-ops work.

The Tree of Our Forefathers: A refugee family makes the long journey home, returning from exile to Mozambique.

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