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Crisis in Syria, part 3: Video and FAQs

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The civil war in Syria has entered its third year, and the number of refugees fleeing the country has doubled in the past three months. Today’s post — the third in our series about the crisis — offers a list of the most frequently asked questions to offer our readers some background to the growing humanitarian needs....
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Girl Rising: Screenwriter finds talent living on the street

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Girl Rising: Screenwriter finds talent living on the street | World Vision Blog
Celebrated screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala wrote the script for the Indian segment of Girl Rising — a new film about girls in the developing world who are struggling to get an education. Her previous work includes the screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film Salaam Bombay. In Girl Rising, Sooni tells the story of 11-year-old Ruksana — a girl who lives on the streets of Calcutta. She spoke with World Vision about her experience....
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Girl Rising: Producer meets girl revolutionaries

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Girl Rising: Producer meets girl revolutionaries | World Vision Blog
When director Richard Robbins got the idea for Girl Rising — a film about girls struggling to get an education — he was determined that it should be part of a social action campaign to improve the lot of girls around the world. Critically-acclaimed producer Martha Adams helped make the film and subsequently became the creative director for the campaign. She spoke to World Vision about both roles....
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Film Director Ditches Convention to tell Girls’ Stories

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Film Director Ditches Convention to tell Girls’ Stories | World Vision Blog
The director of a soon-to-be-released film charting the lives of girls struggling to get an education in some of the world’s toughest places deliberately abandoned the techniques of conventional documentary filmmaking. The film Girl Rising, whose narrators include Meryl Streep, Kerry Washington, and Selena Gomez, is due for theatrical release in March....
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