World Wide Fund for Nature-India presents "Once a Nomad – Life Apps" & "Mobile Harvest" film screenings at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 20th December 2014

Time : 6:30 pm Add to Calendar 20-12-2014 18:30:00 20-12-2014 19:30:00 68 World Wide Fund for Nature-India presents "Once a Nomad – Life Apps" & "Mobile Harvest" film screenings Event Page : http://goo.gl/ypeFYl C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Venue : C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : World Wide Fund for Nature-India presents "Once a Nomad – Life Apps" and "Mobile Harvest" film screenings as part of the 'Films on Wildlife and Environment' Series.

"Once a Nomad – Life Apps

You cannot be more isolated than Namibia's Himba people, a nomadic tribe, following their cattle herds around the harsh, arid landscape of northern Namibia. They do not wear western clothes, preferring traditional attire and striking hairstyles. Most Himba cannot read or write, and yet they do use mobile phones - often travelling for days to try and decipher a text. They are dubious that a life app can help, but Windhoek-based mobile software developer Dalton wants to try…

Director: Abius Akwaake
Duration : 28 mins 
Language : English
Year : 2013
Video : goo.gl/FhsfOc

Mobile Harvest
In New Delhi, Sachin Gaur keeps computers safe from hackers – but now he has an even tougher challenge. Disturbed by the wave of farmer’s suicide, Sachin wants to help. The film follows him as he travels to Andhra Pradesh where he meets with poor farmers and hears first - hand the major obstacles they face. With a firm grasp of some of their real-life problems, he's ready to start working on a "Life App" to help spread the farmers' ideas…

Director : Arjun Pandey
Duration : 26 mins 
Language : English
Year : 2013

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