Watch and Learn

Posh Abilities strives to make it EZ and interesting to stay informed and engaged in the issues that impact women and girls in our world today. Our Watch and Learn program was designed to connect you with a regular list motivational, inspiring and directional documentaries, short films and movies that promote the global humanitarian issues related to the Health, Education, Livelihood and Protection of women.

You can get many of these titles for free from you local library and all are available on NetFlix. Check this page to for a regularly updated list of diverse and thought provoking titles, watch them with your friends and family and connect with our social media to share your thoughts.

God Grew Tired of Us

Three young men leave behind a land in chaos to find new lives in a throughoy different culture. This is a great film to make you appreciate all that you have in your life.

Sand and Sorrow

Learn about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sand and Sorrow offers sobering information in an accessible way of this mass-scale human tragedy. This HBO Documentary is narrated by George Clooney. Visit official website for the movie and watch it on Netflix.

One Peace at a Time

A film about a messed up world and how we can fix it. Contemplating the possibility of ensuring that every child receives basic human rights, filmmaker Turk Pipkin travels to 20 countries seeking insight from Nobel Laureates Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Yunus, Steve Chu and many others. This compelling documentary also features comments from Queen Rania of Jordan and musician Willie Nelson, along with music by Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, Cat Stevens and more.  Visit official website and watch it.

China's Lost Girls

Accompanied by her team from her travel show, "National Geographic's Ultimate Explorer," reporter Lisa Ling ("The View") flies off to China with American parents set to adopt baby girls, the casualties of the country's long-standing one-child policy. In hewing to this strict rule, families wind up aborting, abandoning or hiding their daughters, many of whom end up in the United States, brought by couples longing for children. Watch it now.

10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

This fascinating documentary blends an interview with the Dalai Lama with a look back at the history of the spiritual leader and an exploration of the culture of the small city of Dharamsala, India, where His Holiness was exiled 50 years ago. After emailing the Dalai Lama to set up an interview, filmmaker Rick Ray spent the three months until the meeting getting a firsthand view of living conditions in Dharamsala and capturing it all on camera. Watch it now.

Triage: A Humanitarian Dilemma

Writing a book about his past experiences and the current situation in Africa, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former head of Doctors Without Borders Dr. James Orbinski travels to Somalia, Rwanda and the Congo, where he confronts disturbing truths. This documentary follows Orbinski's incredible journey as he recalls troubling memories of violence and despair but also finds signs of solidarity, compassion and true humanitarianism. Watch it now.

Ghosts of Rwanda

A decade after the genocide in which Hutu extremists killed some 800,000 Rwandans, PBS's Frontline series takes a hard look at how such an atrocity occurred through the lens of social, political and diplomatic factors. The program provides firsthand accounts of the situation through interviews with officials, relief workers, U.N. peacekeepers, diplomats and survivors, and explores whether a similar situation could occur again. Watch it now.

The Constant Gardner

Inspired by true events. Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), a member of the British High Commission based in Africa, launches a quest for the truth and begins his own international investigation when his wife (Rachel Weisz, in an Oscar-winning turn) is murdered. Not even the rumors of his wife's infidelity will stop him from uncovering what really happened to her -- a conspiracy that's much more dangerous than he ever imagined. Visit official website and watch it.