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FESTIVAL NEWS
We Are The Zaballeen NGO Wins $1 Million Grant From The Gates Foundation
Great news in the social-issue documentary world, as award winning filmmaker Mai Iskander successfully shines a light on a progressive but struggling NGO in Egypt. The Gates Foundation recently awarded a $1 million grant to The Spirit of Youth Association, the NGO profiled in MTM7’s We Are The Zaballeen and the feature documentary version, entitled Garbage Dreams.
The boys featured in MTM7’s We Are The Zaballeen are members of the NGO, which teaches the processes and theories of recycling.
Good luck and congratulations to everyone involved!
Looking forward to hearing updates.
Find out how you can get involved in recycling practices in your neighborhood.
Published on November 17, 2009
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