... Empire (largely avoiding the word ‘Empire’), in which the Africans assumed greater responsibility for their own welfare and government. This is evident in the film, which promotes African leadership and envisages modern (British taught) skills ...

... cases ‘a very recent development’, as housing opportunities were now partially funded by the Colonial Development and Welfare scheme. The housing was constructed and managed by the municipalities, yet Atkinson acknowledged that ‘only a ...

... ;s sponsored books, but it also indicates an increasing emphasis on worker welfare, which was evident in post-war company reports. For ... of British development in Africa and emphasises the companies’ welfare work for its African employees. The film, ...

... as a historical record not just of the widespread community programmes introduced in Nigeria after the war through the Development and Welfare Act, but also of the ways in which the British sought to represent its own role in these developments. The film ...

Great Britain

A rubber plantation in Malaya, showing the production of rubber, and the welfare and living conditions of the workers.

... Sugar the most profitable crop. Cane cut and transported to mills by train and barge. Shots from river of villages. White welfare officer visits village and checks childrens teeth. Children running along the riverbank waving. Band march past in the ...

... on training community leaders – the demonstration team in Togoland included a schoolmaster, a policeman, a medical assistant, and welfare officers – had a political function as well, as administrators hoped that incorporating an educated elite ...

... imperial industrial process.

The film attempts, in common with other industrial process films of the time, to promote the welfare aspects of the industry. The audience sees the West Indian worker in his bed at home with pictures of Hollywood ...

... Britain’s publicly promoted liberal imperialism and came at a moment when Britain was increasing its expenditure on colonial welfare and development as well as seeking to retain influence and support within its African colonies. However, the British ...

... begun in February 1949 with a 35mm unit stationed in Nairobi. Finance was secured under the Colonial Development and Welfare Act for a year, with the hope that local governments would subsequently assume responsibility. However, Rosaleen Smyth indicated ...

... and the Social Development branch of the Department of Social Welfare, at which they decided to co-operate in forming a Mass ... , promoted a form of colonial governance predicated on social welfare and hygiene.

Promotional materials and reviews ...

... customs and songs, before showing the modern developments and welfare services available.

The film opens with a map as ... the town and local market, the film outlines the welfare developments provided by the British. This includes improvements to local ...