Coquitlam Public Library

Disruption

eng

videorecording

Disruption

914226567

Originally produced by New Day Films in 2014

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Disruption explores a groundbreaking initiative that seeks to eradicate poverty by empowering women on government assistance programs in Colombia, Peru and Brazil to “save their way out of poverty.” The film interweaves women?s testimonies to the transformative power of financial education with the story of Fundaci?n Capital, a group of dynamic activist-economists that believes when you invest in women you change society. As women share how economic empowerment led to their growth as local political figures, entrepreneurs, and peer-educators, we follow the team at Fundaci?n Capital while they strive to bring their successful grassroots model to millions more women across the region, collaborating with governments and big banks in order to do so. In a time when many of the world?s problems seem intractable, the stories of the characters in Disruption show us how society can be transformed for the better through community-led change

live action