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Celine Cousteau – Tribes on the Edge

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A grant has been awarded towards the educational work of Celine Cousteau’s ‘Tribes on the Edge’ – impact film and educational campaign.

On the border of Brazil and Peru, the Javari valley is home to the largest concentration of vulnerable uncontacted tribes in the entire Amazon – at risk because of an encroaching developing world.  The indigenous people Vale do Javari help protect an ecosystem that produces 20% of the oxygen WE ALL breathe every day. The film allows us to share their story far and wide – but it is also a catalyst for advocacy and action.

Tribes on the Edge tells the urgent story of the indigenous peoples of the Javari in the Amazon and will serve as a catalyst for change.  A documentary film, produced by CauseCentric Productions, directed, produced, and co-written by Céline Cousteau. The film explores the timely topics of land threats, health crises, and human rights issues of the indigenous peoples of the Vale do Javari in the Brazilian Amazon, demonstrating that the survival of these communities is critical to the planet’s fight against climate change.
The grant will help enable the continuation of video sessions into classrooms and also to other organisations through support of the project’s part-time Manager of Education.  The programme has already hosted video lessons with more than 6,500 students (Year 1 – University level) in 41 countries.

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