LATIN AMERICA / INDIGENOUS

The World Bank study’ Indigenous Latin America in the Twenty-First Century’, says that because of a combination of economic growth and good social policies, over 70 million people were lifted out of poverty. WORLD BANK

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:43
• Production Date: 18 February 2016
• Asset Language: Spanish
• Corporate Name: WORLD BANK
• Subject Topical: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
• Geographic Subject: LATIN AMERICA
• MAMS Id: 1566971
• Parent Id: 1566971
• Alternate Title: unifeed160218g

Description

STORY: LATIN AMERICA / INDIGENOUS
TRT: 01:43
SOURCE: WORLD BANK
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ NATS

DATELINE: 1, 3 FEBRUARY 2016, GUNA YALA, PANAMA

Shotlist

1 FEBRUARY GUNA YALA, PANAMA

1. Med shot, Kuna men harvesting corn in the fields
2. Med shot, man hoeing the ground
3. Med shot, Kuna girls fishing
4. Med shot, Kuna woman making a craft
5. Close up, Kuna woman’s face
6. Med shot, Kuna women bringing wood to the Usdub community
7. Med shot, Kuna women at a town meeting

3 FEBRUARY 2016, GUNA YALA, PANAMA

8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Germán Freire, Social Development Specialist, World Bank:
“Indigenous peoples are now participating more in the political process in all levels, from the lowest level of government to the highest levels, including to the presidency of Bolivia.

1 FEBRUARY USUDUB, GUNA YALA, PANAMA

9. Wide shot, Kuna fishing community
10. Med shot, Kuna fishermen

3 FEBRUARY 2016, GUNA YALA, PANAMA

11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Germán Freire, Social Development Specialist, World Bank:
“Indigenous peoples in Latin America are the poorest of the poor in every country in the region. Although there has been progress, there are new gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in terms of access to basic services in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

1 FEBRUARY USUDUB, GUNA YALA, PANAMA

12. Close up, Kuna woman pouring water in bucket
13. Med shot, Kuna women cooking
14. Med shot, Kuna women sitting in chairs
15. Med shot, Kuna woman sewing in chair

Storyline

The World Bank study’ Indigenous Latin America in the Twenty-First Century’, says that because of a combination of economic growth and good social policies, over 70 million people were lifted out of poverty.

Poverty of indigenous households decreased in countries like Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador, while in others, such as Ecuador, Mexico and Nicaragua, the educational gap that for decades excluded indigenous children was closed.

However, the report presented in Panama this week indicates that while indigenous peoples make up 8 percent of the population in the region, they represent approximately 14 percent of the poor and 17 percent of the extremely poor in Latin America. Also, they still face challenges to gain access to basic services and the adoption of new technologies, a key aspect of increasingly globalized societies.