Ciné-Fȇte - The Children Parliament of Rajasthan

The Children Parliament of Rajasthan Newly Added

Episode of : GEOlino +
Product code : A259-S03-05
Category(ies) : Human Geography +, Citizenship +, Children and Youth +, Communities +, Lifestyles +, Asia +
Level(s) : Elem. (ages 8-9) +, Elem. (ages 10-11) +, Inter.-Sec. (ages 12-13) +, Sec. (ages 14-17) +
Duration : 13 min.
Production year : 2011
Director(s) : Thomas Uhlmann & Anja Freyhoff
Producer(s) : Arte & Medien Kontor
Version(s) : French +

Description

During the day, 13 year old Neraj Jath takes care of the family's goats in the dry landscape close to the Thar Desert in India, on the border of Pakistan. In the evening, she visits the school in her little village. In her spare time, she is the minister for agriculture at the Children Parliament of Rajasthan.

The aim of the parliament is, to teach children about democracy and the rule of law. About 3000 children from 150 schools attend the annual session of parliament each year. In her function, Neraj is amongst other things responsible for the school facilities and the water supply in the villages.T

he main problem of the area is the long lasting drought. Neraj's idea is to use the traditional Puppet Theatre to call attention to this problem. But in the old traditions of the village, the word of a woman means almost nothing. Will the 13 year old girl be able to convince the council of elders?