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Puppets with a Purpose: Using Puppets for Social Change

Summary

This is an online resource offerred by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which includes excerpts from a print publication and video, also available for ordering through this website.

Online excerpted sections include: Why Puppets?; Puppets with Power; Qualities of Puppets; Puppets in Indonesia; Puppets in Iran; and Puppets in Hong Kong.

The video features highlights from a 1996 conference of puppeteers, development specialists and television producers from 25 countries. Produced and directed by Ms. Raman Mann, the video includes examples and demonstrations from a number of countries.

Contact

The Book:
Link
The sales id number is 99.22.2.
To order, contact UN Publications offices:

For North America, Latin America

United Nations Publications
Sales Section, 2 United Nations Plaza
Room DC2-853, Dept. C006
New York, NY 10017
United States
Tel: (212) 963-8302; (800) 253-9646
Fax: (212) 963-3489
publications@un.org

Europe, Africa, Middle East Asia and the Pacific

United Nations Publications
Sales Office and Bookshop
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland
Tel. 41(22)917-2613, 41(22)917-2614
Fax: 41(22)917-0027
unpubli@unog.ch

The Video:

To order, specify NTSC or PAL format and send with US-dollar check or international money order in US dollars made payable to Digital Generation Systems, Inc, to:
Digital Generation Systems, Inc
c/o UNICEF Distribution Unit 3
UN Plaza NY, NY 10017
United States
Attn. Mr Fernando Rey, H9F
Fax 212-326-7375
videorders@unicef.org

Placed on the Communication Initiative site August 28 2003
Last Updated August 14 2006

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