This sounds like a great movie to see. I have a friend who lives in Haiti trying to help the communities there by building dry toilets and making the water drinkable. Her goal is not to go in there and do these things herself even though she is capable. Instead , her goal is to show the people how to empower themselves so they can do it. She also runs a photography group with the children. She has them take photos of their community of the things they like, don’t like, makes them happy, makes them sad, etc… She does this to empower the people, so that change can come form within. When I was reading your post it reminded me that something as simple as photography can give people the power to adjust their focus and see things a little clearer through their personal lens. They can be proud of their way of life through the lens. She doesn’t have these photos up yet but they made a film from them to show people their work. The photos are absolutely stunning and these are children taking the photos. They also bring tears to your eyes.

You know what, she does have something about it on her site but the movie they made with the photos is really beautiful. Here is more about the photography project in Haiti:
http://www.oursoil.org/Looking_Through_Their_Eyes.php