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 Why Women Count is a series of 41 x 5 minute programmes made by broadcasters and producers in 41 countries focusing on the theme of empowerment - and what it means in the lives of ordinary women and men around the world. The series aims to inspire, increase awareness and stimulate debate about the key role that women's rights and gender equality play in the social, economic and political development of their countries, communities and families.
 'The MDGs in Focus' project includes a package of television, DVD/video programmes and internet resources, produced in partnership with European and non-OECD broadcasters and producers and designed to increase interest in, and understanding of, international development priorities in general - and of the Millennium Development Goals in particular.
 Snapshots of Change is a groundbreaking series of short films made
in 31 countries around the world to mark the 10th anniversary of
the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing +10). Ten
years ago the leaders of 189 countries who attended the Beijing
Conference signed up to a landmark agreement, the Beijing "Platform
for Action", committing themselves to women's rights, equality
and empowerment - including, inter alia, the end of violence
and discrimination against women, universal education for girls,
and promoting more women in government, parliament and management
positions.
 As the leaders of the world's richest nations congregate in Gleneagles, Scotland, for the historic G8 meeting, Channel 4 will broadcast eight compelling short films in TVE's new series Africa Calling each night of the week from July 4-8th.
 Reel to Real is a TVE project conceived at the last, spirited meeting of 25 broadcasters and film makers in the Women Broadcasting for Change group who met in Paris in February 2002, and decided to join forces on the production of a new series of short films reflecting progress since the International Conference on Population and Development [ICPD] in Cairo ten years ago. The result is a series of 22 wide-ranging, often hard hitting programmes exploring what has, and hasn’t, happened in different countries worldwide to deliver on the Cairo promises.
 Changing Currents is a series of 11 documentaries on a range of global water issues and solutions. The programmes, with backup information and links on dedicated webpages were broadcast in the
run-up to the 3rd World Water Forum in 2003.
 Since 1985, OUTREACH has been helping to improve the health and the
environment of the poor, especially youth, in the developing world by
providing relevant and easy-to-adapt learning materials to educators and
communicators. These materials focus on real-life issues; help youth
develop practical problem-solving skills; and provide youth with the
knowledge base that can equip them to deal with environmental and health
realities. Visit OUTREACH's new website at outreachworldwide.org to find
out more about OUTREACH, its publications and its network. The website
also features a Youth-Take Action page.
 From Rhetoric to Reality is a TVE project resulting from a spirited meeting of around 40 women broadcasters from 27 countries who met in Paris in February 2000. Top of their agenda was the creation of a series of short films, reflecting the lives of women and progress made, since the noble promises issued five years ago at the Beijing International Conference on Women. From Rhetoric to Reality examines women's progress on the road to equality, and assesses how much further there is to go.
 Last Plant Standing is a multi-media project highlighting the need to conserve diversity of the world’s food crops, to ensure global food security. The project was initiated and funded by the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), with generous additional funding from: NHK, (through TVE Japan); International Development Research Centre; the UK Department for International Development; Danida, the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Project development was supported by the European Commission.
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