Video Archive
These short films and audio clips help to illustrate some of the key events and work of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Videos
The Treaty Bodies (45 mins)
A film produced by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), Directed by Daniel Calderon, Tlaloc Films Productions, Isabelle Gattiker, 45 min. DVD PAL/NTSC © United Nations 2006
Making Waves - Caka Ua (15 mins)
Young entrepreneurs in Fiji Islands are putting into practice new skills learned on an innovative retail skills development programme run by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Building Buea (7 mins 18 secs)
In the shadow of a volcano lies the University of Buea in Cameroon. Three Commonwealth funded lecturers worked there, helping to set up the physics department, teach computer science and train accountants.
Training (2 mins 34 secs)
More than 3,000 people im member states participate in training courses run by the Commonwealth Secretariat every year. This short film illustrates one of these courses.
Exports to Build Prosperity (2 mins 43 secs)
Malta is recognised as a Commonwealth centre for excellence in training and therefore many pan-Commonwealth courses are run on the island. This film highlights a training course on export promotion.
Creating New Entrepreneurs (3 mins 20 secs)
Nauru, one of the world's smallest states, has a population of 11,000 people. A Commonwealth expert was sent to teach people how to start and run their own businesses.
IT for Youth (6 mins)
The Commonwealth name is a big draw to an annual course that trains young people in India in information technology.
Delivering Diamonds (5 mins 52 secs)
The Commonwealth assisted the Government of Namibia in negotions with De Beers, the world's largest diamond company.
Providing Expertise (3 mins 50 secs)
Commonwealth-funded marine pollution expert Trevor Gilbert worked at the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme HQ in Apia, Samoa.
Roofs Over Our Heads (3 mins 36 secs)
As a result of the civil war in Sierra Leone tens of thousands of homes were destroyed and millions were displaced. A Commonwealth project reduces the cost of building homes by 30%.
Tea for Tomorrow (4 mins 11 secs)
The Commonwealth funded Dr I Singh to work at the country's Tea Research Institute at Talawakelle to broaden the genetic base of the island's tea.
Making E-Business Work (2 mins 17 secs)
This Commonwealth training course in Singapore is one of many run in the country; it teaches civil servants and private sector workers the latest e-business strategies.
Milk for More (4 mins 19 secs)
This innovative project for small-scale farmers in Jamaica helped them start and run a milk marketing programme.
Modernising Traditional Medicines (3 mins 13 secs)
The Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine, in Ghana: the Commonwealth is assisting this unique herbal medicine research centre.
