A Generation of Hope

Orphans of the AIDS Crisis in Zimbabwe

The documentary "A Generation of Hope" highlights the resilience of children whose parents have died of AIDS. It is an inspiring story of how Zimbabwe's children fight to keep their families together and struggle to make a future for themselves.

Watch this moving film online.Click on one of these three links:
Low (28K) Medium (128K) High Bandwidth (300K)
Film length: 10 minutes.

"A Generation of Hope" is also available offsite in Quicktime format. In order for you to view this film on our web site, RealPlayer must be installed on your computer. Two versions of RealPlayer are offered, one is free. After you click, Look for 'FREE RealPlayer' in the upper right hand corner of the page and click on that link.

Order the DVD

Filmed in 2001, "A Generation of Hope" was reissued in Fall 2004 as a DVD with study guide. It is available free from UMCOR. Print and send the order form, available in WORD (305K) or PDF format (35K), to "A Generation of Hope" DVD, United Methodist Committee on Relief, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church Room 330, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.

"A Generation of Hope" was produced for the General Board of Global Ministries by DLR Films, Stories of Faith for People of All Beliefs, 415 West 46 St., New York, NY, 1-646-325-8325,

Additional Resources

AIDS in Zimbabwe: Background, Facts and Figures, Church Programs and Projects.
Faces of Hope: Biographies of some of the people in the film.
Major Gift Assures Education for 2,000 AIDS Orphans. The gift-- about $3 million-- plus $500,000 from the General Board of Global Ministries, will cover costs of African childrens' primary and secondary education, including vocational skills training, for six years.
Four Ways to Participate in United Methodist Global HIV/AIDS Ministries.
Printable Church Resources.
Bulletin Insert: How the Children Hold On in the Midst of the AIDS Pandemic.
Leaders' and Participants' Guides for "A Generation of Hope" Discussion Questions, Action Ideas, and Worship Resources.
United Nations Resource.
Children on the Brink 2004, A joint report of new orphan estimates and a framework for action from UNAIDS, UNICEF and USAID.

Photo Credit, DVD Cover: Mike Dubose/UMNS.

Get the DVD "A Generation of Hope"! Send orders to for this free DVD and study guide to: "A Generation of Hope" DVD, United Methodist Committee on Relief, General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church Room 330, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115.