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Gr 8 Up—While the opening minutes focus on fern fronds, bird song, and the dwindling rainforest footprint in Paraguay, the documentary quickly zeroes in on how teenage girls are saving themselves, guided by caring boarding school teachers at Centro Educativo Mbaracayú. Dedicated school personnel meet with Indigenous families one by one, making the case for parents to help their daughters break the cycle of poverty and early pregnancy with education and meaningful work. At the agroforestry school deep in the Mbaracayú Nature Forest Reserve, Bianca, Valvina, Numila, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More