The challenge of the South Pacific. Fiji has a coconut based economy which has produced new wealth and new problems for the people; learning the value of labour and the use of money. Tells of the combined efforts of government officials and missionaries to solve these problems. Graduates of the Seventh Day Adventist Medical Training College in Lae, New Guinea, help village people learn personal hygiene, and sanitation as well as how to overcome fears and superstitions.
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ACMI Identifier
322140
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Fiji - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Missionaries
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Oceania
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Village communities
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Missionaries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Village communities
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - Developing countries
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)