Project for all seasons

describes a project funded by Canada and the World Bank to aid agriculture, grazing and road building in Africa. The project also built an administration centre and a town of 85 houses. They helped to provide employment so that their menfolk working down mines in South Africa could return home.

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Credits

director

Jim White

production company

Canadian International Development Agency

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313722

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Africa

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic assistance

Places → South Africa

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1977

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