1.
LV PAN TO CU, WOMAN AND CHILD CARRY BUCKETS - REAR V, WOMAN AND CHILD WALK THROUGH VILLAGE
0.16

2.
GV MOUNTAINS
0.21

3.
SV CHILDREN LOOK IN THROUGH BARS - REAR V THROUGH BARS, OLD WOMAN WALKS UP STREET
0.33

4.
LV WOMAN AND DOG WALK PAST, ENTER HOUSE
0.44

5.
LV PAN SHACKS
0.52

6.
REAR V WOMAN WASHING IN STREAM
1.02

7.
SV GIRL DRIVES SHEEP TOWARDS CAMERA (2 SHOTS)
1.25

8.
SV CAR UP MOUNTAIN ROAD - LV CAR IN CLOUD OF DUST
1.46

9.
SV MEN DIGGING - GV MEN DIGGING TERRACES
2.15

10.
SV MR R.K. BRITTON (OXFAM) WITH SCHOOL-GIRLS - SV BISHOP WITH SCHOOLGIRLS
2.34

11.
CU GARMENTS MADE BY SCHOOL, ON WALL
2.52

12.
SV NUN AND GIRLS WASHING CLOTHES (2 SHOTS)
2.58

13.
GV PAN CITY OF RIOBAMBA
3.10

14.
PAN DOWN AERIAL OF RADIO STATION
3.17

15.
REAR V, SCU, SV (3 SHOTS) NUN IN STUDIO
3.30

16.
SV BELGIAN & TECHNICIAN CU (2 SHOTS)
3.35

17.
SV BISHOP AND & TECHNICIAN CU (2 SHOTS)
3.50

18.
SV TECHNICIAN AT CONTROLS
4.04

19.
CU LEADER SUMMONS CLASS BY HORN - LV MOUNTAIN VILLAGE, CLASS ASSEMBLES IN FOREGROUND
4.17

20.
SV INT., CLASS
4.22

21.
CU GIRL WRITING, LISTENING TO RADIO
4.31

22.
CU GIRL WRITING, LISTENING TO RADIO
4.31

23.
SV GIRLS AT DESK & WRITE SCU (2 SHOTS)
4.44

24.
SV MAN WRITES
4.49

25.
REAR V AND SV WOMAN WITH BABY WRITES ON BLACKBOARD
5.00

26.
GV MOUNTAINS, CLASS LEAVE SCHOOL BUILDING
5.14



Initials



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Background: OF THE 4 1/2 MILLION PEOPLE OF ECUADOR, MORE THAN HALF LIVE IN THE SIERRA - THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VILLAGES OF THE ANDES. THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE AMERICAN INDIANS. MANY OF THEM ARE ILLITERATE, AND MOST LIVE VERY CLOSE TO STARVATION.

THIS FILM, SHOT ON BEHALF OF THE BRITAIN VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION OXFAM (THE OXFORD COMMITTEE FOR FAMINE RELIEF) SHOWS SOME OF THE PROJECTS NOW UNDER WAY TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THESE MOUNTAIN PEOPLES. THE GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR, WHICH HAS A TEN-YEAR DEVELOPMENT PLAN, INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION, AND THE INTER-AMERICAN "ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS" ARE TAKING PART, AS WELL AS VOLUNTARY BODIES SUCH AS OXFAM.

THE PROJECTS ARE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH TRAINING: TRAINING IN IMPROVED FARMING METHODS, IN AGRICULTURAL AND DOMESTIC CRAFTS, AND IN ELEMENTARY READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC. FILM SHOWS TWO OF THESE PROJECTS IN PARTICULAR: ONE IS A COMMUNITY LEADERS' SCHOOL, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TRAINED WITH THE INTENTION THAT THEY SHOULD PASS ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO THEIR VILLAGES; THE OTHER IS TEACHING BY RADIO.

ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE GATHER AT MORE THAN 120 VILLAGE HUTS AND CHURCHES TO HEAR THESE RADIO LESSONS. THEY ARE BROADCAST IN SPANISH AND THE LOCAL INDIAN LANGUAGE, QUITCHUA. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE BROADCASTING CENTRE AT RIOBAMBA ARE BELGIANS, RECRUITED BY THE EUROPEAN PEACE CORPS. THEY ARE TRAINING LOCAL TECHNICIANS TO TAKE OVER WHEN THEY RETURN HOME.