THE WHY Foundation
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THE WHY Foundation promotes human rights by providing the world with thought-provoking documentary films. THE WHY Foundation works with partners across the world to extend free access to information for everyone. THE WHY Foundation secures free access to reliable information for 600 million people across 200 countries and territories around the world. __________________________________ 750 million people are unable to read and write and 38% of the world's population lack access to the internet. This means that for millions of people across the world free, reliable, information is simply not available. To combat unequal access to information THE WHY produces & donates documentaries to underserved countries and distributes them on a sliding fee scale to other broadcasters around the world. Founded in 2004 by documentary visionaries Mette Hoffmann Meyer (former head of documentaries at DR) and Nick Fraser (founder of BBC's documentary strand Storyville), THE WHY encapsulate their vision of making investigative documentaries available to everyone, everywhere. Engaging our extensive network of broadcasters, filmmakers and journalists, THE WHY now reaches more than 200 countries and territories with over 70 television broadcasters, local non-profit organizations and schools. By securing access to informative documentary films for everyone, we encourage global critical debate on pressing human rights and environmental issues. __________________________________ Music: Deep Haze by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ __________________________________ Follow us and learn more about our work: • https://www.thewhy.dk • https://www.instagram.com/thewhyfound... • https://twitter.com/thewhyfound • https://facebook.com/TheWhyFound
A series on women’s health, equality and democratic rights. Three new documentaries, as well as 10 beautiful short films narrated by oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren.
Inspired by Barack Obamas speech at the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative, this series examines the different shapes modern slavery takes, and the lives it destroys.
The global project that put a worldwide focus on poverty and inequality, won a Peabody Award and was shown by an unprecedented 69 broadcasters in over 180 countries.
Some stories are evergreen and worth keeping alive. With WHY STORIES we try to give great documentaries a longer life.

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