In the heart of rural Zambia, Halumba Munachonga and his dedicated team at NNO are transforming lives by helping communities access healthy, sustainable food. Through innovative education programmes and village savings clubs, they empower local families to grow their own food and make informed nutritional choices. This six-minute documentary highlights NNO's impactful work with individuals and families affected by HIV and AIDS, made possible through the vital support of The Egmont Trust.

A 6 min 45 sec film made for The Egmont Trust about a peer eduction programme run by an Egmont partner in Western Kenya, The Nasio Trust. The film focusses on Riziki, a dedicated peer educator who educates young people in her community about HIV & AIDS and teenage pregnancy (Producer/Director/Camera/Editor: Isa Jacobson)

A 5 minute film made for the Future Skills Platform (FSP), which helps school-leavers increase their computer literacy skills and be work-ready in three months. In a country with over 60% youth unemployment, the fight for job opportunities is real and solutions like FSP are life-changing. The film follows Cape Town residents, Isaac from Mitchell's Plain and Maryam from Khayelitsha. (Producer/Director/Editor: Isa Jacobson, Camera/Sound: Grant Atkinson)

Commissioned by Harambee Youth Unemployment Accelerator, this 4min 30 second film showcases DigiLink, a powerful digital skills initiative aimed at supporting South African unemployed youth who have struggled to find jobs without prior work experience. The programme has been hugely successful, helping candidates into full time employment in digital jobs in 12 months. The film focusses on Runita, a beneficiary from Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. (Producer/Director/Editor/Camera2: Isa Jacobson, Camera1/Sound: Grant Atkinson)

A 7 minute film that focusses on the work of Girl Child, a community based organisation operating in Western Kenya that is supported by the Egmont Trust. At the helm of the organisation is Ruth Njihia, a local woman determined to make a difference to the lives of young people in her area. (Producer/Director/Camera: Isa Jacobson)

A 3 minute film made for d-lab, a unique work-readiness programme for unemployed young people that focusses on digital skills. (Producer, Director, Camera, Editor: Isa Jacobson).

Kwa Wazee is an organisation based in rural western Tanzania. Faced with rising levels of sexual abuse in her community, Kwa Wazee's founder, Lydiah Lugazia embarked on two ambitious projects: one to educate boys and men about violence against women and the other to help girls and women protect themselves through self-defence classes. The projects proved to be transformative. This 7 minute film was made for the Egmont Trust. (Producer/Director/Camera: Isa Jacobson, Editor: Sara Dane)

The Butterfly Art Project is based in Vrygrond, Cape Town, South Africa. The organisation focusses on healing trauma through art. This inspiring programme is helping communities deal with the ramifications of deprivation and abuse by training community members to pass on these vital skills. This is a 4 minute 30 second film. (Producer/Director/Editor/Camera: Isa Jacobson)

This 8 minute film focusses on the work of TICAH, the Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health in Nairobi, Kenya. TICAH teaches people living with HIV and AIDS in Nairobi's slums how to eat healthily so that they can take their ARV's. This film is about two women whose lives changed when they encountered TICAH and met Mary Elias, whose own life's circumstances drove her to do the work she does for TICAH. TICAH's Healthy Households programme is entirely funded by The Egmont Trust. (Producer/Director/Camera: Isa Jacobson, Editor: Sara Dane)

Just outside Cape Town, lies 3000 hectares of farmland called the The Philippi Horticultural Area. Underneath it is a precious water source, the Cape Flats aquifer. With the aquifer under threat by developers and local government, the PHA Food and Farming Campaign went to court to fight for its preservation. This is a 3.5 minute film made in the run up to the court case to increase awareness and support for the Campaign's case. The Campaign won the case. (Producer/Director/Editor/Camera: Isa Jacobson, Camera2: Hloni Coleman)

In 2017, SACBC's Justice and Peace Commission began working with coal miners suffering from coal mine dust lung disease, an incurable chronic disease caused by long-term exposure to coal dust. This is the story of one coal miner, Mfanyana Gasa. (Producer/Director/Editor/Camera: Isa Jacobson)

In 2004, The Egmont Trust began funding Vukoxa, an organisation that supports the elderly in Chokwe District, Western Moçambique. After young people began dying from HIV & AIDS, grandparents were left to look after their orphaned grandchildren. The fear generated by the HIV & AIDS pandemic had terrible consequences for the elderly, but Vukoxa supported them and gave them strength. This is the story of one village, Machua, and its resilient elderly community. ((Producer/Director/Editor/Camera/Sound: Isa Jacobson, Editor: Sara Dane)

This is a short film about a group of hospital workers in Northern Malawi who volunteer in their community in their spare time. They have made an enormous difference to people living with HIV and AIDS. Their outreach programmes are entirely funded by The Egmont Trust. The documentary-style film was shown at the Egmont 2017 fundraising event in London. (Producer, Director, Camera: Isa-Lee Jacobson, Editor: Sara Dane)

In 2007 The Egmont Trust, a UK-based charity that helps children in Africa living with HIV and AIDS, began funding Meninos de Moçambique, an organisation that supports street children in Maputo. This film follows the life story of Aida, a young woman who was once a street child herself. The film was commissioned by Egmont in 2016 and is being used as a fundraising film. (Producer, Director, Camera/Sound: Isa-Lee Jacobson, Editor: Sara Dane)

A short film shot in Lesotho as part of Habitat for Humanity's global campaign to highlight the work they do. Lesotho has one of the poorest populations in the world and has a desperate need for decent housing. (Producer, Director, Camera/Sound: Isa-Lee Jacobson, Editors: Sara Dane, Isa Jacobson)

Kenya Poverty Elimination Network (KPEN) is based in Homa Bay, Western Kenya, an area ravaged by HIV/AIDS. Through the efforts of one woman, Dolly Rajuai, life-changing initiatives have been implemented to assist people living with the disease. This is the story of just one family that KPEN has helped. (Producer, Director, Camera/Sound/Editor: Isa-Lee Jacobson)

Part of a series of films commissioned by Habitat for Humanity to highlight the work they do globally. This film was shot in Mulanje, Malawi, an area that was severely affected by floods in December 2014, leaving many people displaced (Producer/Camera: Isa Jacobson)

This film is about a literacy programme that has empowered a group of women from Balaka, southern Malawi. The project is organised by NASFAM, a large agricultural organisation that helps rural Malawians, and is funded by the Egmont Trust. (Producer, Director, Camera/Editor: Isa-Lee Jacobson)

An early childhood development programme, called Smart Start, aims to give all 4-5 year olds in South Africa access to the foundation they need in order to succeed at later learning. (Producer/Director/Camera/Sound/Editor: Isa Jacobson)