Topic: Wealth & Poverty

Paul’s Story: How I Became Homeless

Paul tells the story of how he became homeless. He discusses the difference between how he used to see money, and how he sees it now.

Paul’s Story: How I Became Homeless

Video length - 3.04

Published date - Mar 2009

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Fighting Suppression

Wai Hnin is an asylum seeker from Burma, who fled to England for the chance to study freely. Her father is a political prisoner in Burma, because of this she is constantly under threat in her homeland.

Fighting Suppression

Video length - 04.37

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Human Rights: The Global Outlook

Eulette Ewart, a spokeswoman for Amnesty International, sets out their global vision for universal human rights. She explains how the organisation puts its beliefs into practice.

Human Rights: The Global Outlook

Video length - 03.51

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 4

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People on the street give their views on human rights: what are they, who has them, who enforces them, what do they mean for us and where does the media fit in?

Human Rights: What Do You Think?

Video length - 03.35

Published date - Aug 2008

Keystage(s) - 4

UK Trafficking

We don’t always associate trafficking with our own country. This video investigates how much of a problem people-trafficking is in the UK.

UK Trafficking

Video length - 03.07

Published date - Jul 2008

Keystage(s) - 4

Crisis At Christmas – In this documentary we learn about a Christmas appeal run by the homelessness charity Crisis. The film features interviews with many people whose lives have been changed by the charity, with more information about their cause.

Crisis At Christmas

Video length - 03.41

Published date - Jan 2008

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

Christmas in a Gutter – TrueTube takes to the streets to ask if Christmas makes people think more about those who live in poverty. The general public answer questions concerning how guilty they feel around the seasonal celebrations for the homeless, those less fortunate and the poor.

Christmas in a Gutter

Video length - 01.58

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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City Vs Countryside – One boy from the city and one boy from the countryside, two completely different lives. TrueTube follows both boys to find their opinions on where they’ve grown up, what they want to do with their lives and how their money should be spent.

City Vs Countryside

Video length - 2.46

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

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Five Go To India – The winning team of Linvoy Primus’s ‘Football and Faith’ head over to India to see how their money is being spent. During their journey they experienced poverty on a level they didn’t think possible, and talk of people in terrible conditions in comparison to England.

Five Go To India

Video length - 02.17

Published date - Dec 2007

Keystage(s) - 3 and 4

So You Think You’re Poor? – TrueTube hits the streets asking the general public how much money they think they would need to last a week, and what essentials do they feel they could not live without. We then watch their reaction after learning how much half the world’s population gets to live off.