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Film credits for poor

THE story of how the AIDS virus threatened to rob a Zulu mother of seeing her child’s first day at school is to be shown in Belgrave.
The story is set to be told to cinemagoers as part of a local push to beat global poverty.
The United Nations has declared 2005 the International Year of Microcredit to encourage the lending of small funds to poor people for sustainable business opportunities.
On a local level, Belgrave’s Cameo Cinemas and residents belonging to notforprofit groups have organised a public screening of Yesterday on Sunday, 23 October at 4pm at the Cameo Cinema, Belgrave, to coincide with World AntiPoverty Week.
Results Australia representative Emmanuelle EmileBlake said the goal of screening Yesterday and providing information about microcredit was to raise community awareness of the effectiveness of the credits in providing help to poor people.
Mr EmileBlake said he hoped public knowledge would pressure the Federal Government into directing some of its $1 billion 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami aid into microcredit programs.
Microcredit is a small amount of money which is lent to poor people to help provide a savings pool.
Most organisations, including banks and governments, can lend the money, in amounts as small as $100, which allow poor people to develop sustainable businesses and, as a result, generate sustainable incomes.
For tickets to Yesterday contact Emmanuelle EmileBlake on 9752 5868, Oxfam Dandenong Ranges representative Judy Wolff on 9754 7090, or Tear Australia representative Tim Allchin on 9754 8545.