Why Poverty? is a groundbreaking cross-media event reaching more than 500 million people around the world. TVO is proud to be one of 70 participating broadcasters stimulating national and global debates about poverty in the 21st Century. Learn more →
Special Features
Every Monday and Friday at 10pm (April 8 to May 3), TVO is featuring eight award-winning documentaries that take an unconventional look at poverty in the world today – from the upper east side of Manhattan to the deserts of Jordan. For short documentaries that examine poverty issues in Ontario, click here. This site also highlights info graphics that help contextualize the impact of poverty in Canada:
- Poverty in Ontario & Canada
- Aboriginal Poverty
- Hunger in Ontario
- The Working Poor
- The Changing Face of Poverty
- Poverty & Education
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News
Doc Studio: Poverty in 5 Contest
TVO is proud to announce that Ottawa filmmaker Craig Allen Conoley's short film "4 Kids" is the winner of the 2013 TVO Doc Studio Contest.
Mixing poetry, performance and documentary, 4 Kids examines poverty through the prose of Just Jamaal, a spoken-word and hip hop artist from Ottawa. As an early childhood educator, night-shift caretaker, part-time artist and father of four, Jamaal Rogers is a testament to the pride that can exist despite one’s circumstances and the power of art to liberate oneself from those circumstances. Watch the documentary →
